DLA Piper and Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners have picked up mandates as Italy’s Atlantia launched a bid of €16.3bn cash-and-share offer for its Spanish rival Abertis, in an effort to create the world’s biggest operator of toll roads.
After going months without a global managing partner, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed Australia chief executive partner Sue Kench to the role, effective 1 June 2017.
Incumbent defeats Asia head Paul Li to win third term in leadership A leadership contest at Simmons & Simmons has ended with senior partner Colin Passmore (pictured) re-elected for a third term, after six years in the role.
While its Magic Circle peers have made significant progress with modifying their locksteps to attract and retain talent, Clifford Chance (CC) is dragging its feet on implementing proposals voted in nearly two years ago. In 2015 CC made amendments to its pay structure to allow leading partners to go up to 130 points, while plateau …
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Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm stating it is working towards three clear 2020 targets to address the diversity concerns. The targets include having 20% female partners; at least 30% women in each promotion round; and 30% of women in its …
As Theresa May’s call for a general election on 8 June came as a surprise to many in the City, law firm partners say their UK clients will be dogged by yet more uncertainty. The announcement last month came as the polls suggest a clear lead for the Conservative Party, while May said she is …
Super-exam to be used from September 2020 Despite some considerable hostility, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced last month that its planned Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), dubbed ‘the super exam’, will be used from September 2020.
Simmons & Simmons plans to double its fee earner count in Bristol over the next two years to reach 100 fee-earners, as it has grown its partner count to ten today with its latest hire, pensions partner James Dean from TLT.
Following its recent agreement to combine with Norton Rose Fulbright to create a $2bn firm, Chadbourne & Parke has lost the head of its Moscow office, Andrei Baev, to Reed Smith.
PwC Legal has hired Marcus Fink, London head of pensions in Ashurst‘s small pensions practice. Fink moved to Ashurst from Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 2008 as a senior associate, and was made up to partner in 2012.
