In a move that goes against its accelerated global expansion this past year, Dentons has promoted just 47 associates to partner in its 2016 round – with a hefty 79% located in the US and Canada – but just two in the UK.
In its third year post-merger, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s LLP has revealed flat turnover of £391.7m while overall pre-tax profit rose by 2% to £112m from £109m for the year to 30 April 2015.
Dentons LLP accounts for the UK, Middle East and Africa have revealed the firm’s revenue increased by 6% for the 2014/15 financial year to £157m from £148m, while overall profit before taxation climbed about 12% to £42.4m from £37.9m.
Two of the founders of Clifford Chance‘s (CC’s) Australian arm, including the firm’s Sydney managing partner, are stepping down from their roles at the Magic Circle firm.
Australia-listed Slater & Gordon‘s UK chief, Neil Kinsella, has retired and will be succeeded by the firm’s UK head of general law, Siri Siriwardene.
The high-profile professional negligence dispute taken against Mishcon de Reya by former Queens Park Rangers chairman Antonio Caliendo has been dismissed by London’s High Court.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has won a key argument over document disclosure in an ongoing £2m professional negligence claim against it taken by Commodities Research Unit International (CRUI) at London’s High Court.
Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) following a review.
CMS, Eversheds and NRF also picked as Ashurst, Simmons and HSF miss out Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) following a review.
One Crown Office Row (1COR) saw six of its barristers take silk in this year’s round of Queen’s Counsel (QC) appointments, as those selecting new QCs remain concerned at the low level of female applicants. With this year’s 107 appointments marking a rise on last year’s round of 93, notable appointees included 1COR junior Marina …
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