‘Much busier than expected’: White & Case and Freshfields advise Alfa Financial Software on IPO
White & Case’s City growth strategy is seeing results with the US firm and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer winning places advising…
Linklaters and Osborne Clarke latest to make moves in Shanghai
Magic Circle firm seeks local joint venture as OC opens fledgling practice Linklaters and Osborne Clarke (OC) are the latest…
A new venture: Ashurst replenishes Singapore offering with alliance
After losing three partners in Singapore last year, Ashurst has launched a formal alliance with local law firm ADTLaw following…
Ashurst and A&O score roles on Saudi Aramco’s JV with Lamprell to develop $5.2bn maritime yard
Ashurst and Allen & Overy (A&O) are acting on Saudi Aramco and oil rig construction business Lamprell’s new joint venture…
Freshfields and Skadden win roles on LSE’s $685m buyout of Citi yield book
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom have won places advising on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s…
Gibson Dunn, Latham, Slaughters win roles on Ensco’s $839m buyout of Houston’s Oceanics
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Latham & Watkins and Slaughter and May have won places advising on London-based offshore drilling contractor…
‘Forward-looking changes’: A&O introduces new management structure
Following a consultation period, Allen & Overy (A&O) has introduced a new executive committee and client group in a bid…
‘A landmark transaction’: Macfarlanes advises UK tech start-up Improbable on $502m financing from SoftBank
Macfarlanes has advised UK based virtual simulation start-up Improbable on its $502m financing raised from Japanese telecoms group SoftBank.
‘Some firms do it very well’: Top City outfits embrace flexible working
The City’s leading firms have formally embraced flexible working, with the percentage of fee-earners working part-time at the top ten…
Survivors – the battle to improve the working lives of lawyers
‘Management is the most noble of professions… No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and…
‘Some firms do it very well’: Top City outfits embrace flexible working
The City’s leading firms have formally embraced flexible working, with the percentage of fee-earners working part-time at the top ten…
Ashurst launches formal alliance with Singapore firm ADTLaw
Ashurst has launched a formal alliance with law firm ADTLaw following approval from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore.
‘You have to go with one brand’: CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang ditch legacy names as merger goes live
CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have merged together under the CMS brand, ditching the names of their legacy firms.
Ashurst promotes 19 to partnership following a year of departures
In an increased round, Ashurst has promoted 19 to partnership with a roughly even spread across its European and Asia…
White & Case makes capital markets play with Ropes rising star Chris McGarry
White & Case has continued to strengthen its capital markets capability bringing on London based Ropes & Gray partner Chris…
A&O makes up 24 partners in largest promotion round since 2008
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 10 partners in London with banking, international capital markets and corporate each seeing…
To the hilt – Meet the US firms going all in to dominate the City’s leveraged finance scene
Nowhere has the battle for City legal talent been more intense than in leveraged finance. Will the Americanisation of Europe’s…
‘We won’t stop’: A&O management team on building out in the US and breaking lockstep
Allen & Overy (A&O)’s management is bullish about the Magic Circle firm’s US expansion plans, having broken lockstep twice in…
‘It has been an obstacle’: Ashurst launches European high-yield practice
After losing a number of finance partners in the last 12 months, Ashurst has made moves to re-strengthen its City…
Freshfields and A&O latest in the Magic Circle to post spring trainee retention rates, keeping on 84% and 82% respectively
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both kept on 31 members of their spring trainee intake, with…