‘Major consolidator’: Work Group raises £20m as it gears up to list Gordon Dadds in August
Following Work Group’s conditional £18.8m reverse takeover bid for West-End firm Gordon Dadds, Work Group confirmed it has successfully raised £20m, as the…
Disruptive GC Cordon exits Secret Escapes for new role in venture capital
Disruptive general counsel (GC) Christine Cordon has departed her role at luxury travel company Secret Escapes to become head of…
Santander appoints firms including Slaughters and Ashurst to UK legal roster
Spanish banking giant Santander has appointed a host of firms including Slaughter and May, Ashurst and Reed Smith to its…
Financials 2017: Gateley posts double-digit revenue and profits rise in another strong year for listed firm
AIM-listed law firm Gateley has posted a double-digit increase in revenues for this financial year, with turnover up 16% from…
Rebels with a clause – a new kind of group for a new kind of client
Tech-savvy, dynamic and fast-growing – the Disruptive GC group is on every law firm’s radar. Legal Business meets the hustling…
Gordon Dadds in ‘advanced negotiations’ to list on AIM following reverse takeover bid
LB100 firm Gordon Dadds is in ‘very advanced negotiations’ to become an AIM-listed law firm by August this year, following a…
City’s big four rides churning forex markets as A&O leads the Magic Circle on results
Double-digit fee growth for A&O, Links and CC but Freshfields stalls Dramatic swings in foreign currencies against Brexit-battered sterling have…
Life during law: Juan Picón, DLA Piper
I come from a big family. The only male. I have four sisters and was exposed to the talent and…
Addleshaws, Ashurst, DLA and Eversheds Sutherland chosen for DfT’s first rail panel
Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, DLA Piper and Eversheds Sutherland were selected last month to tier one of the Department for Transport…
‘It’s the clothes on top that matter’: how much does structure affect the Swiss Verein firms?
DLA Piper, the world’s second-largest Swiss Verein-structured law firm, saw global turnover in 2016 drop 3% to $2.47bn from $2.54bn.…
London calling: the client view
‘I prefer to use the Magic Circle rather than US firms. They are, if anything, becoming better-run businesses.’ Philip Bramwell,…
In-house: Daily Mail’s GC Claire Chapman departs after five years
Claire Chapman (pictured), the general counsel (GC) and company secretary of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has left…
Co-op Group kicks off panel review as former Dixons Carphone GC takes top legal role
The Co-operative Group has begun reviewing its corporate and commercial legal panels, as well as its property law and litigation…
‘A bit unsettled’: Lloyds legal team to report to finance arm after latest restructure
The legal team at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) will now report to the bank’s finance team in the group’s latest…
Financials 2017: Weightmans posts stable turnover with 21% profit increase to £11m
Top 50 national firm Weightmans has today (6 July) posted a flat turnover of £95m, while profit is up 21%…
Financials 2017: HSF reports ‘volatile’ year with 11% turnover hike as profit dips
It has been a mixed financial year for Anglo-Australian firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), which recorded double-digit revenue growth bolstered…
Financials 2017: Shoosmiths posts 9% hike in revenue while PEP remains flat
National firm Shoosmiths has posted a 9% rise in revenue from £107m to £116.7m, but profit per equity partner (PEP)…
Financials 2017: Pinsents breaks £400m barrier to post double-digit PEP growth in strong year
After a subdued 2015/16 financial year, Pinsent Masons has broken the £400m barrier with revenues up 11% from £382.3m to…
‘A complementary fit’: Kennedys acquires Manchester outfit Berg & Co
Kennedys, which yesterday (28 June) announced an 8% rise in revenue, has acquired Manchester-based Berg & Co, bringing the firm’s…
DLA builds up African presence with Tunisia and Senegal firm buyouts
DLA Piper has continued its expansion in Africa with the acquisitions of Tunisian firm El Ajeri Lawyers, based in Tunis…