Comment: What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’
The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
Life during law: Patrick Sarch, White & Case
I started at Paisner and then on qualification went off to Norton Rose. I joined Clifford Chance in 2000, which…
As the City elite gets coy on associate salaries, US rivals are winning the battle for young talent
Madeleine Farman assesses the impact of another round of pay rises on the City market As US firms continue to…
What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’
The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
Ashurst pulls the plug on ill-fated 2009 move into US finance law with NY restructuring
Five New York-based partners left Ashurst in July for US finance firm Chapman and Cutler, with a sixth partner departing…
Legal Business 100: The second 25 – Faster, pussycat
While the second quarter of the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has seen a 7% increase to £2.93bn in its combined…
Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse
Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…
Freshfields freezes associate pay bands after 2016 largesse but battle for top juniors to intensify
Amid a simmering market for junior City lawyers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to hold the line on associate salaries following a…
Trainee retention: Linklaters, Gowling, Macfarlanes and Ince keep rates high for the autumn
Linklaters is the latest Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention numbers, retaining 84% of its 56-strong cohort. This proportion…
Ince’s new partner bonus pool sees top of equity jump 28%
Ince & Co has made use of its new bonus pool for the first time, with the firm allocating around one…
Trainee retention: Latham and Kirkland report contrasting City rates as Magic Circle firms start to post 2017 figures
Latham & Watkins has managed to retain 95% of its City trainees in its latest round, contrasting with Kirkland & Ellis, which…
Linklaters and Addleshaws among the runners on William Hill’s leaner UK panel
Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper, Ashurst and Bird & Bird have all missed out on William Hill’s latest UK adviser panel,…
‘Takes us to a new level’: Hogan Lovells picks up Freshfields investment funds veteran Baird in latest partner exit
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the departure of a member of its corporate team with the exit of investment funds…
Paying its way: TheCityUK report says law and accounting firms contribute £15.5bn of UK taxes
Over 60,000 legal and accounting firms contributed £15.5bn worth of taxes in 2015/16, representing 2.5% of tax receipts in the…
Baker McKenzie brings in three City lawyers from Freshfields, Morrison Foerster and Travers Smith
Baker McKenzie has appointed three new City lawyers, taking on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer banking partner Geoff O’Dea, Travers Smith finance counsel…
Freshfields co-managing partner Pugh steps down a year and a half into role
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s joint managing partner Chris Pugh (pictured) is stepping down less than half way into his term, the…
Morrison & Foerster and SullCrom gear up on Landis+Gyr’s electric smart meter $2.4bn initial public offering
Morrison & Foerster and Sullivan & Cromwell have both advised on major Swiss electricity smart meter producer Landis+Gyr’s $2.4bn (£1.84bn) initial public offering (IPO),…
‘Exciting growth journey’: White & Case advises Polish telecoms company Play on €1bn IPO
White & Case has again advised Polish telecoms group Play Communications and its shareholders, Novator and Olympia, this time on Play’s…
Ashurst to retain 95% of autumn trainees as newly-qualifieds as junior pay boosted
Ashurst has retained 95% of its 20-strong second year trainee cohort, with 19 of those in London accepting permanent newly-qualified…
The Global 100: The Zone – The US elite turns up the pressure
The gap between top US firms and the middle-tier masses continues to widen as pressure to secure top-decile talent intensifies.…