Watching the watchmen – at the sharp end with the lawyers on public inquiries
Public inquiries have the power to seek truth in tragedy and scandal, but could a rigid process and weak leadership…
Squires continues German growth with three-partner Frankfurt team from WilmerHale
Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has recruited three litigation and competition partners from US firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &…
Dentons Australia combination goes through at last after three offices break away
Dentons long-awaited tie up with Australian law firm Gadens has officially gone through, although three of the firm’s offices will split…
‘Change of direction’: Bevan Brittan refuses to retender for SRA legal panel
LB100 firm Bevan Brittan has declared it will not retender for the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s legal panel, after reviewing the…
‘Under one roof’: Nabarro and Olswang confirm move to CMS’ Cannon Place
Nabarro and Olswang have signed up to move into CMS Cameron McKenna‘s offices at Cannon Place, taking on two additional…
‘One of the top teams’: Milbank takes A&O US senior partner in real estate group hire
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has taken on a three-partner team from Allen & Overy (A&O) in New York, including…
Nabarro slashes pension deficit ahead of three-way merger, LLPs reveal
Nabarro has more than halved its pension deficit from almost £31.9m to £12.2m, according to its latest LLP filing for…
Former child abuse inquiry judge Goddard enlists Carter-Ruck
The chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has attacked retired New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard QC…
Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce and other firms take home £63m as government foots legal bill
The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989…
Exclusive: Morgan Lewis holds talks with KWM as Camerons circles
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has emerged as a potential partner to King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), despite the US giant…
Dentons Nextlaw becomes largest global referral network of more than 290 firms
Dentons has officially launched its free-to-use Nextlaw Global Referral Network, signing up 291 firms to make the largest referral network…
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped
Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in…
Bird & Bird election revealed: Less than half of firm’s partnership voted for Kerr
Bird & Bird chief executive David Kerr received support from less than half the firm’s partnership as almost 30% of…
Nabarro drops out of European alliance as three-way merger talks continue
Nabarro is to lose its seat in the five firm Broadlaw Group as a consequence of its merger plans with…
Dentons Australia tie-up delayed as Melbourne office expected to break off
Dentons is still working to finalise its tie-up with Australian firm Gadens almost a year after announcing the merger, and…
Baker & McKenzie bolsters Swiss offering with ten-lawyer team hire
Baker & McKenzie has hired 10 lawyers including five partners to its Zurich office, boosting the firm’s presence in the…
Freshfields acts for the BBC in battle over presenters tax payments
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the BBC ahead of an investigation into the employment status and tax avoidance claims against…
Rain men – goodbye Harvard Kool-Aid, hello plain speaking at Linklaters’ c-suite
With high-billing duo Charlie Jacobs and Gideon Moore taking the helm at Linklaters there is renewed swagger on Silk Street.…
Jones Day pulls off significant Middle East coup with hire of HSF heavyweight Khan
Jones Day has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ Middle East finance head Nadim Khan, who joined the firm to launch its…
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs
Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.