Addleshaws chosen as Celesio’s preferred adviser in Scotland as HBJ merger goes live
Top 20 firm Addleshaw Goddard has finally secured a long-awaited Scottish presence as the firm’s merger with HBJ Gateley goes…
Financials 2016/17: OC posts double-digit growth in global revenue despite Brexit woes
Osborne Clarke (OC) has posted double-digit growth in global revenues, up 12% from €219.6m to €245.1m, while UK revenue rose…
Gateley turnover soars 15% to £77m as group plans further growth
AIM-listed Gateley has seen turnover soar 15% for the financial year ending 30 April 2017, from £67m in 2016 to…
Linklaters advises technology giant SoftBank on launch of $100bn investment fund
Linklaters has landed a significant mandate acting for SoftBank Group Corporation on the launch of the SoftBank Vision Fund, the…
In-house: Uber searches for new EMEA GC as Callaghan to step down
Uber’s European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) general counsel Jim Callaghan will step down from his role in June this…
Clifford Chance, BLP and DLA among firms named on AIG’s new UK roster
Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berwin Leighton Paisner and DLA Piper are among firms named on American International Group’s (AIG)…
Back in-house: Bevan Brittan ends outsourcing agreement to bring 90 admin staff into the firm
LB100 firm Bevan Brittan has brought 90 administrative staff back into the firm, ending its six-year agreement with Intelligent Office…
‘We need to be stimulated’: Disruptive GC group asks law firms to pitch to host its events
While pitching to general counsel (GCs) is hardly a foreign concept for private practitioners, an elite group of GCs for…
Life during law: Tom Usher, Macfarlanes
My father, who sadly died last year, did his articles. Absolutely hated it. Left as soon as he could. He…
‘We need to be stimulated’: Disruptive GC group asks law firms to pitch to host its events
Baker McKenzie and Wilson Sonsini first sponsors for in-house legal club While pitching to general counsel (GCs) is hardly a…
Gateley makes approaches to secure new Scottish tie-up
With the merger between its former Scottish arm and Addleshaw Goddard due to go live on 1 June, Gateley is…
DLA Piper resolute as it shuts down three minor offices in a month
Senior management discuss closures in non-essential markets Simon Levine, DLA Piper’s global co-chief executive, has said that the firm’s recent…
Gateley makes approaches to secure new Scottish tie-up
With the merger between its former Scottish arm and Addleshaw Goddard due to go live on 1 June, Gateley is…
Partner promotions: Eversheds Sutherland promotes half outside the UK in reduced round of 20
Eversheds Sutherland has made 20 partner promotions, with 50% of these promotions outside the UK in countries such as Austria,…
In-house: Kelly takes group GC role at Network Rail following Wise’s departure
Stuart Kelly has been appointed as group general counsel and company secretary at Network Rail, following the departure of Suzanne…
Weightmans and Ward Hadaway ‘mutually withdraw’ from merger discussions
Weightmans and Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway have ended merger discussions which would have created a £130.8m national firm after ‘both firms…
In-house: Legacy Gala Coral’s GC Harry Willets departs merged Ladbrokes Coral
Legacy Gala Coral’s general counsel (GC) Harry Willets has departed the merged entity Ladbrokes Coral Group, four months after Lindsay…
Down under: third office closure in a month for DLA as it shuts in Canberra
DLA Piper has closed its Canberra office, marking the firm’s third office closure in a month following its exit from…
In-house: IKEA launches review to assemble new UK panel
Scandinavian furniture giant IKEA has launched a UK panel review, Legal Business has learned. The review is thought to be…
RBS’ Dan Williams resurfaces as APAC and wealth management GC at UBS
Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) Dan Williams has resurfaced at UBS as the bank’s general counsel (GC) for wealth management…