The Client Profile: Jelena Madir, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Jelena Madir’s career to date has been defined by two crises. The 2008 financial crash saw her out of a…
Revolving doors: Linklaters loses three as Macfarlanes takes Sidley funds head
The City lateral market has been abuzz with activity, as major moves in the infrastructure, corporate, funds and real estate…
Revolving doors: Losses for Shearman as City elite target investigations
Globally speaking, it has been a tough week for Shearman & Sterling, which lost several partners amid rumours of merger…
‘A super guy’: Cleary hires Travers PE head Shawyer as City hiring spree continues
Cleary Gottlieb has brought in Travers Smith’s respected head of private equity Ian Shawyer (pictured) to strengthen its City practice,…
Quinn shrugs off partner departures with 10% City profit boost
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s London office has released a solid set of 2022 financials, headlined by a 10% increase…
Revolving doors: Winston & Strawn builds City restructuring team as Linklaters makes disputes play
The festive season has not deterred firms from making significant lateral moves, with disputes, restructuring, competition and tax among the…
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks legal feeding frenzy, but leaves more questions than answers
Ask any City partner about the current state of the market, and they will point to a softening in the…
In with the new: Big Law rings in the changes amid City leadership shake-up
For many law firms, the end of the year marks elections for various leadership positions. This year has been no…
CC votes in capital markets head Cartwright to succeed Ouwehand as senior partner
Partners at Clifford Chance (CC) have voted in head of capital markets Adrian Cartwright as the firm’s new senior partner,…
Dechert unveils new global management team with longstanding leaders stepping down
Dechert has unveiled a new-look leadership team, with David Forti and Mark Thierfelder elected as new co-chairs, and Sabina Comis…
Revolving doors: MoFo brings in IP team as Osborne Clarke makes double UK partner hire
The approaching festive period has not led to a cooling of the recruitment market, with corporate structuring, M&A, tax and…
Perspectives: Mark Watts, Bristows
Throughout school, science seemed to be the direction I was heading in. I did the undergraduate piece and went on…
Startups: Upstarts
‘At the early stage, companies get lots wrong. Their corporate governance is often non-existent. Their contractual framework and intellectual property…
‘People are at the core’: ESG-focused Butterworth named TLT senior partner
TLT has elected a new senior partner, with head of pensions Sasha Butterworth set to assume the role at the…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters establishes US energy head as Macfarlanes takes Hogan Lovells pensions partner
This week’s round up has an overseas focus, as firms prioritised international moves over the London market. The headline City…
Cleary makes rare City M&A lateral play with hire of Linklaters deal star Rumsby
Cleary has turned to Linklaters M&A partner Nick Rumsby to boost its corporate offering in the City, in what will…
Partner promotions: Cleary makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round
Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London,…
Revolving Doors: King & Spalding adds London funds partner as White & Case launches Australia debt finance practice
There is a financial focus to this week’s round up, with investment funds, debt finance and financial services regulation among…
‘People are our biggest asset’: Linklaters’ incoming Paris head Maigrot outlines strategy
Linklaters has elected its head of real estate in France, Françoise Maigrot, as its new managing partner in Paris. Taking…
30 years of LB100 – 1992-2002: Teen spirit
‘Thirty years ago, the legal press didn’t exist,’ says Pinsent Masons managing partner John Cleland. ‘Deals were sometimes reported and…