Three steps forward… will Tyco-style deals ever sweep the market?
As infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty signs up Pinsent Masons as its sole legal adviser for general matters, Legal Business asks…
Insurance giants move into legal services market
Three insurance companies announced significant moves into the legal services market in April after sealing alternative business structure (ABS) joint…
Merger fever grips mid-market
The trend of mid-market consolidation continues apace, with two major non-City players, Mills & Reeve and Thomas Eggar, announcing separate…
Nabarro’s talent programme reaps eight partner promotions
Nabarro has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, with the majority of appointments in the firm’s City office. The promotions,…
Insurance giants move into legal services market
Three insurance companies announced significant moves into the legal services market in April after sealing alternative business structure (ABS) joint…
Hill Dickinson to review its business to maintain profitability
Unusually for a firm that has averaged 10% growth over the last five years and posted a 22% leap in…
Pinsents boosts partnership by fourteen
Pinsent Masons has promoted 14 lawyers to its partnership with a further 11 awarded the position of legal director. The…
DAC Beachcroft boosts professional negligence practice with hire of team in Wales
DAC Beachcroft has announced the appointment of a five-strong professional indemnity (PI) team from Morgan Cole to its Newport office.…
Irwin Mitchell promotes four non-lawyers in record partnership round
Irwin Mitchell announced yesterday (17 April) that it is to promote to partnership four non-lawyers in a bumper round of…
Clydes opens in Madrid with DAC Beachcroft insurance team
Clyde & Co yesterday (16 April) confirmed it is to open a Madrid office following the appointment of a four-partner…
Bar Council launches nursery service following six-year campaign
The Bar Council yesterday (16 April) launched the first ever Bar nursery at Smithfield House, in a bid to support…
Clifford Chance partner takes up governance role at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank today (17 April) announced the appointment of Clifford Chance partner Daniela Weber-Rey as chief governance officer and deputy…
Nabarro’s talent programme reaps eight partner promotions
Nabarro has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, with the firm’s City office awarded the lion’s share. The promotions, effective…
First partner appointment for newly merged Bond Dickinson
Addleshaw Goddard real estate partner Paula Dillon is to join newly merged Bond Dickinson in its first post-merger hire. Dillon,…
Redundancies: Pinsent Masons to lose 13 fee-earners in employment reshuffle
Pinsent Masons is to cut 13 fee-earners from its employment practice in a third round of redundancies since the firm’s…