Brettle bows out as White & Case London head to focus on going toe-to-toe with the Magic Circle
Oliver Brettle has stepped down as White & Case’s London executive partner after a decade, with US securities partner Melissa…
Comment: Deal view – Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors
The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Deal watch: International firms find cure for Takeda’s £46bn pharma takeover as CMS and Pinsents tie up giant wind farm disposal
Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Davis Polk and Ashurst are among the firms to have won major mandates on Japanese pharmaceutical…
‘Some difficult decisions’: Ashurst set to cull up to 80 City secretaries
Ashurst has launched a redundancy review which could result in 80% of its 100-strong secretarial team in London being axed,…
MoFo and Wachtell lead on T-Mobile’s $26bn ‘seismic shift’ buyout of Sprint
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Morrison & Foerster have taken the lead on T-Mobile’s takeover of fellow US telecoms operator Sprint,…
SRA admits to A&O Weinstein probe as MPs turn up the heat on regulator for ‘cosy’ interview with City giant
City heavyweight Allen & Overy (A&O) is under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for its conduct in the Weinstein…
‘A walk in the park’: Linklaters and A&O launch tech solutions to traverse the margin minefield
As increasing numbers of derivatives players face a scramble to comply with Initial Market (IM) regulations, Linklaters has become the second…
Allen & Overy makes up just two women partners in scaled back global promotion round
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up only two female lawyers to partner as part of a 20-strong round unveiled in…
‘Top of our list’: A&O hires white-collar specialist Giles from Kingsley Napley
As the demand for criminal defence lawyers intensifies amid increased scrutiny from regulators, Allen & Overy has bolstered its firepower…
Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round
While other US rivals beef up their London partner headcount, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has for the second…
Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected five London-based lawyers to its partnership from its dispute resolution and corporate practices as part…
Different origins, same excuses: Kirkland, Bakers, Weil Gotshal and Mayer Brown reveal UK gender pay gap stats
US-based firms Kirkland & Ellis, Baker McKenzie, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have revealed the gulf between male…
Deal view: Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors
The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
‘A morally-lacking agreement on every level’ – A&O squirms as Parliamentary committee turns up pressure on NDAs
Some awkward headlines are inevitable for Allen & Overy (A&O) thanks to its role in the Weinstein saga after one…
Reborn supremacy – inside the unlikely White & Case revolution
‘Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!’ exclaims Oliver Brettle, White & Case’s London executive partner, before getting up…
Deal watch: Magic Circle gets clean bill to lead on $13bn GSK healthcare takeover as Addleshaw ties up JD Sports US acquisition
Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have rejuvenated longstanding client relationships to win lead roles on…
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m
Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to overtake Latham & Watkins as the world’s highest-earning law firm,…
Freshfields trounces rivals as Global 100 firms release gender pay stats
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the penultimate Magic Circle firm to publish statistics on the disparity between male and female…
A&O recruits fintech specialist in rare City lateral while Freshfields loses one in Germany to Latham
The old days when the only ways in and out of a Magic Circle partnership were promotion and retirement (forced…
#MeToo: HSF latest firm to axe partner after sexual harassment allegations
The string of sexual harassment scandals that are blighting the legal profession shows no sign of stopping, with Herbert Smith…