Ince & Co replenishes Singapore hub with senior appointments
Ince & Co‘s Singapore venture, Ince Law Alliance, has hired three more lawyers and has appointed a new managing director to its Singapore team as it rebuilds its Asia offering.
‘Challenges ahead’: Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow takes on top CLLS job
Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow has taken on the chairman post at the City of London of Law Society (CLLS), amid a turbulent time for legal representative bodies.
CMA plucks from Freshfields and Hogan Lovells in ongoing restructure
As part of an ongoing restructure, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made three key appointments to its legal team with hires from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells.
Ashurst braces for £55m fit-out hit as City office move looms
As Ashurst partners digest a year of tumbling profits and turnover, delayed profit distributions and a rising number of senior exits, the firm faces an estimated £55m cost to fit out its new Spitalfields office.
Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst get the call up for O2’s listing
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have won roles advising Telefonica on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its UK business O2.
ABS rising: Burford Capital launches its own law firm with Akin Gump hire
After receiving a licence in January, Burford Capital has launched its own Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Burford Law, with the hire of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld‘s Tom Evans.
Ashurst braces for £55m fit-out hit as City office move looms
Firm prepares to sub-let up to 40% of new London headquarters As Ashurst partners digest a year of tumbling profits and turnover, delayed profit distributions and a rising number of senior exits, the firm faces an estimated £55m cost to fit out its new Spitalfields office.
Olswang exits continue as merger claims swirl around TMT player
More than 30 partners have left the firm in the last 18 months Having emerged as one of the worst performers in the Legal Business 100 last month and strongly touted to be in the market for a merger, September saw further departures from Olswang, adding to a steady stream of exits in recent months.
Pressure piles on Ashurst as ten partners quit last month
Paul Hastings, A&O and PwC heap further woe on City stalwart A beleaguered Ashurst has suffered another wave of partner exits, with ten partners leaving in September to join global competitors.
Freshfields and Baker Botts take pole position on F1 sell off
Over 100 lawyers involved as PE firm sells sport to Liberty Media Just six months a partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Charles Hayes has led the firm’s team advising Formula One Group (F1) and CVC Capital Partners on the £6.4bn sale of F1 to Liberty Media Corporation, advised by Baker Botts.