‘Steadily building’: Debevoise ramps up Asia practice with Sullivan corporate hire
In a rare move, Debevoise & Plimpton has picked up Hong Kong based corporate partner William Chua from US elite firm Sullivan & Cromwell.
US partner promotions: Sidley Austin makes up just one in London in reduced round
Sidley Austin is the latest US firm to announce its partnership promotions, electing 24 new partners, but making up just one in London in a reduced partnership round.
US bonus season: Skadden ups the ante with bonus as Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss and others match Cravath associate pay
Wall Street’s top firms have announced their bonuses for associates, with many matching the levels of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, which became the first US firm to set the benchmark for US associate bonuses this year.
Kennedys obtains Scandinavia cover with Danish merger and Norway and Sweden alliances
After spending most of 2015 launching new offices and forming international alliances, Kennedys has announced one merger and two formal alliances with three Scandinavian firms in a bid to boost its European presence.
Cravath kicks off bonus season with associates in line for up to $100,000
Cravath Swaine & Moore has set the benchmark for US associate bonuses becoming the first major law firm to announce its end-of-year awards.
Taking Manhattan: Freshfields hires Skadden Arps specialist in US leveraged finance boost
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has continued its recent push in the US with the hire of experienced Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom counsel David Almroth as a partner to boost its US finance practice.
Siri meets GC? Riverview bets big with the launch of a ‘virtual assistant’ for clients
After spending the last 18 months investing in automated services for in-house teams, Riverview Law has created a virtual assistant to help legal teams make ‘quicker and better decisions’.
Freshfields closes German IT support as Manchester hub grows to 70
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is stripping back its global support network in favour of its new Manchester back-office centre as it closes its IT support function in Germany. The news comes as figures finally emerge from the firm around how many staff currently reside at the firm’s new support and legal outpost in Manchester. The new …
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‘Challenging to maintain’: German market has volatile November
Germany saw a flurry of activity last month, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case pulling out of several markets and consolidating their operations, while Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) went the other way and set up shop in Düsseldorf. Freshfields announced plans to cut one of its six offices in the region, with its …
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Freshfields closes German IT support team as Manchester hub set to hit 300 staff in 2016
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is stripping back its worldwide support network in favour of its new Manchester back-office centre as it closes its global IT and helpdesk function in Germany.