Partner moves: Morgan Lewis and Ashurst make hires in London and New York
US firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius continues its firm wide hiring spree with Covington & Burling corporate partner Simon Currie…
‘Unfulfilled client demand for alternative resourcing’: A&O launches Peerpoint in Asia
Following the success of its high-end contract lawyer service Peerpoint in London, Allen & Overy (A&O) is now extending the…
Six frontrunners emerge from pack in A&O management race
With next year set to be senior partner David Morley’s and global managing partner Wim Dejonghe’s final terms at Allen…
US firm partner given the boot after insulting Liverpool football fans on social media
US firm Goldberg Segalla has parted ways with London insurance partner Clive O’Connell after he was filmed recently delivering an anti-Liverpool…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher lead as AstraZeneca takes over ZS Pharma for $2.7bn
Wall Street leaders Davis Polk & Wardell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are lead advisers on Anglo-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca’s…
Worldpay IPO to spark London fintech boom after £2.2bn float
Dealmakers predict end-of-season deal flourish in Q4 London’s goal of becoming a hub for tech companies to list took a…
Life During Law – Edward Sparrow
The legal market has become more competitive. One way of measuring yourself is profit share. For some partners, the size…
Game over: Debevoise, A&O and Fenwick & West lead on Candy Crush maker’s sale for $6bn
Debevoise & Plimpton, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Fenwick & West have scored roles advising video game maker Activision Blizzard…
The conservation game – up close with New York’s original inner circle
Amid a changing global legal market, three storied Wall Street firms retain commanding reputations. Legal Business assesses New York law’s…
Allen & Overy gears up to replace its C-suite as Morley to retire in 2016
It will be the end of an era at Allen & Overy (A&O) come May 2016 when senior partner David…
Allen & Overy gears up to replace its C-suite as Morley to retire in 2016
Morley and Dejonghe near end of terms as Magic Circle management shuffle continues It will be the end of an…
Clydes sees run of departures after City corporate team comes under scrutiny
Several corporate partners have resigned from Clyde & Co’s London office after what has been described as a ‘shoulder tapping…
A&O, Ropes and Latham advise on £1bn Ibstock flotation
Allen & Overy (A&O) is advising new client Ibstock, alongside US firms Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins as…
Allen & Overy closes in Toronto one year after launch as office head quits
Allen & Overy (A&O) is closing down its Canadian office, one year on from becoming the first Magic Circle firm…
Weil Gotshal, A&O and Freshfields advise on Worldpay float
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all picked up work advising card payment services…
‘A hole in the market’: Scott + Scott opens in the City with plans to exploit conflicts and cash in on competition class actions
In anticipation of a boom in competition-based disputes as the Consumer Rights Act comes into force, US firm Scott+Scott is…
Asia: US firms chase disputes work as Kobre & Kim and Alston & Bird launch new offices and Reed Smith builds in Singapore
The past week has continued to see law firms invest in Asia with US litigation outfit Kobre & Kim chasing…
Big four pacesetter A&O maintains expansive form to launch in much-hyped Seoul
Global firms continue to pile into South Korea with Allen & Overy (A&O) the latest to announce it will launch…
LB100: The Second Quartile – The first shall be last…
The City’s mid-tiers defied the critics to achieve market-leading pace through 2015, cementing the gains of recent years. How big…
LB100: The Second 50 – More or less
Specialist practices and focused City firms in the second 50 thrived in what remained an uncertain market. The second 50…