Chief adviser: Eversheds wins Specsavers preferred supplier tender
Following an extensive tender process, Eversheds has been appointed as preferred supplier for Specsavers across multiple practice areas.
Big Bar boost: Fountain Court makes seven strong team hire, including two silks
Leading set Fountain Court Chambers has boosted its commercial offering and with the recruit of two silks and five junior…
US focus: Columbia Threadneedle restructures legal division post-merger
Following its US merger, international asset manager Columbia Threadneedle has carried out a restructure of its UK legal team, scrapping…
Baker & McKenzie doubles City promotions, making up six in 85-strong global round
Baker & McKenzie has promoted six in the City in this year’s 85-strong global round, with a focus on building…
Holman Fenwick continues recruitment drive with HSF litigator Foster
Holman Fenwick Willan has recruited another key lateral to its City practice, this time with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) solicitor…
‘A transformed business’: Mishcon de Reya unveils ten-year strategy
Following a year-long consultation with the partnership and external advisers, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has revealed a refreshed…
Focal points – Law boutiques and the art of focus
The recent rise of the high-end boutique has redefined the legal industry. We chart the last 12 months for the…
Proskauer makes real estate push in London with DLA hire as Latham taps Kirkland in Asia for another PE specialist
Proskauer Rose has made a strategic play to capture work in London’s burgeoning real estate market with the hire of…
‘Rather tiresome tricks’: BP orders panel firms to pitch for $1m-plus instructions ahead of 2017 review
Ahead of its UK legal panel review scheduled for 2017, energy giant BP has informed its current external advisers they…
Freshfields loses another Paris partner as Norton Rose Fulbright takes tax specialist
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a key appointment with tax partner Antoine Colonna d’lstria from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer moving…
Macfarlanes makes up six partners in male-only round
Macfarlanes has made up six new internal partner promotions across its tax, real estate, corporate and disputes practices, with senior…
Tough times predicted for mid-tier firms, says NatWest report
Law firms across the UK with revenues below £46m ‘should expect tougher conditions in 2016’ despite generating a 6% increase…
A change of mind: 3VB’s Beltrami QC pulls out of move to One Essex Court
Confirmed just days ago, 3 Verulam Buildings‘ (3VB) heavyweight silk Adrian Beltrami QC has pulled out of moving to One…
Wall Street elite go head to head in largest ever Chinese acquisition
Continued interest in European assets by Chinese investors peaked last month, as Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Davis Polk &…
Derivatives experience helps Ashurst join Magic Circle on Credit Suisse UK legal roster
A strong reputation for derivatives work has seen Ashurst selected to join the Magic Circle’s big four international firms on…
Dundas & Wilson acquisition helps boost CMS turnover by more than 25%, accounts reveal
CMS Cameron McKenna has revealed a 26% rise in group turnover to £259.2m from £206.1m, boosted by the acquisition of…
1COR tops QC appointments table as female applicants remain ‘stubbornly low’
One Crown Office Row (1COR) saw six of its barristers take silk in this year’s round of Queen’s Counsel (QC)…
Cutting out the middle man: Capital Law opens £50m litigation fund
Welsh firm Capital Law has launched a £50m commercial litigation funding service, marking the first time a UK law firm…
International moves: Bonelli recruits A&O Italy senior capital markets partner while BLP makes double Dubai hire
Italian firm BonelliErede, the European best friend of Slaughter and May, has made a key hire with Allen & Overy‘s…
Arbitration investment: Jones Day construction head Lal departs to join Akin Gump
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has made a key hire to enhance its international arbitration offering in London with…