Flat partner promotions round at Eversheds Sutherland a year after merger

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Flat partner promotions round at Eversheds Sutherland a year after merger

Eversheds Sutherland’s international business has made 20 partner promotions globally, the same as last year, with more than half outside the UK. In the UK the firm made up nine partners across Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and London, where four were promoted. The 11 promoted outside the UK are in Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Milan, …

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Addleshaw Goddard seeks material Asia growth with former BLP region head hire

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Addleshaw Goddard seeks material Asia growth with former BLP region head hire

Addleshaw Goddard has brought in the former Asia head of legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner as it looks to triple the size of its presence in Asia. Bob Charlton is joining Addleshaws after leaving BLP, now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) following its US merger in February, where he was the legacy firm’s head of Asia …

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Back on track: DLA Piper revenue rebounds past $2.6bn as 62 lawyers make partner

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Back on track: DLA Piper revenue rebounds past $2.6bn as 62 lawyers make partner

DLA Piper has bounced back from last year’s global turnover drop with double-digit percentage growth in net profit and promoted 62 lawyers to its partnership. The firm’s global revenue rose to $2.63bn in 2017, up 7% on last year when turnover dipped below $2.5bn because of exchange rate fluctuations across its international business, which is …

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Eversheds and HFW disclose gender pay gaps for partners but calls mount for an end to cherry-picked stats

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Eversheds and HFW disclose gender pay gaps for partners but calls mount for an end to cherry-picked stats

The one-upmanship and tactical disclosures from law firms are gradually revealing more about entrenched gender pay gaps. Next up, Eversheds Sutherland has reported that its female equity partners are paid 10% more on average, while top 50 UK firm HFW has provided breakdowns for its entire workforce. Eversheds’ report, published today (28 March), reveals its statutory …

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Real estate, real estate, real estate: Bryan Cave? Questions surround BLP’s transatlantic union

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Real estate, real estate, real estate: Bryan Cave? Questions surround BLP’s transatlantic union

Hamish McNicol and Thomas Alan canvass the market on the latest UK/US tie-up ‘Next year all our troubles will be out of sight,’ sang Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me In St Louis. You wonder whether the leadership of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was singing those words from ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little …

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Gordon Dadds acquisition sweep continues but breakthrough deal remains illusive

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Gordon Dadds acquisition sweep continues but breakthrough deal remains illusive

Hamish McNicol speaks to chief executive Adrian Biles about tubthumping, going public and frustration Gordon Dadds managing partner and group chief executive Adrian Biles talks ambitions for nearly an hour before recalling a story about a businessman who never smiled in photos. The reason being those photos were always the ones that would accompany any …

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‘Our values are imperatives’: Pinsents chief on diversity, success and being bolder

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‘Our values are imperatives’: Pinsents chief on diversity, success and being bolder

Legal Business (LB): How do you create a clearer picture of what Pinsents is doing on diversity? Richard Foley (RF): You’ve got to be consistent in highlighting it as a priority. We’re clear about the programmes we have and we’re vocal about successes. We’ve just been ranked second of all UK corporates in this year’s …

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Striking out… or how to lose a client in ten minutes

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Striking out… or how to lose a client in ten minutes

A 23-year-old became the most sought-after baseball player last year when he announced he would leave Japan to play in the US. Shohei Ohtani was already a phenomenon. Able to pitch and hit – a skillset as rare as hens’ teeth in the game and infinitely more prized – league rules limiting his initial pay …

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Pinsents calls for level playing field and more transparency as it reveals partners gender pay gap

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Pinsents calls for level playing field and more transparency as it reveals partners gender pay gap

Pinsent Masons has disclosed the earnings gap that hands male partners 22% more than female colleagues on average as it calls for changes to the gender pay reporting regime ahead of next year. The top 25 UK law firm has taken the unusual step of disclosing its gender pay gap figures with reference to its partnership …

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Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip

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Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip

Pinsent Masons has lifted its 2018 partner promotion numbers after a slight dip last year, but the proportion of female promotions has fallen ahead of its target of a 30% female partnership by 2020. The firm has made up 23 partners, effective 1 May, up from last year’s 16. A quarter of the promotions are female, …

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