Revolving doors: City lateral market’s big freeze means hires further afield
Lateral recruitment was largely left in the cold last week after a flurry of activity in late February, as London…
Panel beaters – Balfour revamps Pinsents partnership as Barclays’ buying shake-up signals its last panel contest
Is big business turning its back on the conventional legal panel? This month at least sees two prominent examples, with…
Another legal IPO? Simpson Millar’s new owner advances £50m to law firms in two years
As expansive West End firm Gordon Dadds talks up its ambition to become a £100m business after going public last…
Revolving doors: new teams for DLA Piper and Dentons while IP specialists find new homes
Firms have launched new teams in Paris and Milan on the back of a strong week for European lateral recruitment,…
BLP and Bryan Cave back deal to forge top 50 global player but will combined firm have potency?
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s quest for a US merger is over after its proposed transatlantic tie-up with Bryan Cave was…
Firepower: £100m revenue a ‘natural target’ for acquisitive Gordon Dadds
West End firm Gordon Dadds has its sights set on becoming a ‘nine-figure’ business after making its fourth acquisition since its…
A long time in law: DLA Piper hires SJ Berwin tax escapees from Reed Smith
A trio of tax partners who joined Reed Smith in a 17-partner move from collapsed legacy SJ Berwin have moved…
‘A wonderful opportunity’: Network Rail begins long journey to new £70m adviser panel
Network Rail has begun its longest-ever panel review process for external adviser work, which could be worth up to £70m…
CC hits Newcastle for surprise takeover of Carillion’s volume legal arm
Get your Magic Circle-meets-Geordie Shore quips ready as Clifford Chance (CC) has made a surprise acquisition of Carillion’s pioneering in-house legal…
DLA whittles senior partner race to three-way contest as elections grip the City
Hamish McNicol looks at the frontrunners amid a bumper season of senior leadership changes DLA Piper is making up for…
On a roll: Eversheds Sutherland sees December deal flurry carry over
Eversheds Sutherland corporate head Richard Moulton cannot remember a busier December than in 2017 and believes the January deal market…
Deal view: Eversheds deal team – so much promise but so much steady
Newcomers to London quickly learn the rules of the escalator: stand still on the right or keep moving on the…
Hill Dickinson cites focus on growth areas as it ships off insurance business to Keoghs
National insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson has completed the sale of part of its insurance business group to fellow LB100…
Natural selection: Darwin’s evolution to DLA Piper senior partner ‘only fitting’
DLA Piper has elected firm veteran Andrew Darwin its new senior partner after last year’s surprise departure of Juan Picón sparked…
LLP latest: Taylor Wessing tightens its belt as Pinsent Masons gets expansive
The latest round of LLP accounts show profit, management pay and remuneration for the highest earning member all fell at…
LLP accounts: Addleshaw Goddard boasts ‘underlying’ growth as top-earner takes a haircut
LLP accounts show Addleshaw Goddard’s top earner took a 30% pay cut as both profit and income fell in a…
‘Enormous’ £75.5m currency boost flatters DLA Piper LLP accounts
The dramatic impact of currency markets during the 2016/17 period has significantly bolstered another law firm’s LLP accounts, with…
And then there were three: DLA Piper senior partner finalists named
DLA Piper’s first senior partner contest in a decade is down to three candidates after the first round of voting…
In-house: Former Aviva leader Risam lands at Blackstone wealth management firm
The highly-regarded former Aviva UK Life general counsel (GC) Monica Risam has joined Luxembourg wealth-structuring company Lombard International Assurance as…
Societe Generale names a dozen firms to new global law roster
French financial services group Societe Generale (SocGen) has named 12 law firms to its new international panel, with a further…