King & Wood Mallesons City departures continue as K&L Gates recruits tax partner
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) continues to see partner departures from its London office as K&L Gates has recruited longstanding tax partner Giles Bavister.
Winston & Strawn elects corporate partner Ashcroft as London board member as Madden steps down from global executive
US firm Winston & Strawn has shaken up its global executive committee, and replaced London board member and disputes partner Michael Madden with corporate partner Zoe Ashcroft, signalling a shift in focus for the global 100 firm.
‘Differing practice interests’: strategic tensions emerge as 11 Stone Buildings votes to dissolve
London commercial and chancery chambers 11 Stone Buildings (11SB) is set to dissolve on 30 October 2015.
Keeping up with the Joneses – will A&O’s pay overhaul keep top talent?
Sarah Downey looks at the £20k pay boost and whether the market will follow suit Allen & Overy (A&O)’s decision to award lucrative associate salaries similar to some US firms in July, as part of a wider overhaul of how it rewards junior lawyers, has sparked renewed debate in the City about how best to …
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Roaring back – Corporate activity has soared in Ireland
Earlier this year, Ireland’s prime minister (An Taoiseach) Enda Kenny made an appeal to emigrants who had departed the country in the aftermath of the economic crash to return home. Speaking at the launch of an official government policy paper, ‘Global Irish: Ireland’s Diaspora Policy’, the appeal was aimed at encouraging educated Irish people to …
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Clifford Chance bolsters City disputes practice with Debevoise public law specialist
Having endured a spate of high profile departures from its corporate offering in recent years, Clifford Chance (CC) has made a notable recruit with disputes lawyer Jessica Gladstone joining as a partner from the City office of US firm Debevoise & Plimpton.
PwC Legal targets £100m turnover by 2018 as revenues rise 15%
PwC Legal has performed solidly for the financial year ending 30 June 2015 with revenue rising 15% to £41m, while the firm has set itself an audacious target of £100m to reach by the end of 2018.
Mishcon, A&O and Matthew Arnold Baldwin win places as The Co-op Bank unveils 11-strong inaugural legal panel
The Co-operative Bank has appointed 11 firms to form its legal supplier panel with firms including Clifford Chance (CC) and Pinsent Masons winning places after a ‘competitive tender and detailed interview process.’
EY Law recruits competition chief from CC to spearhead state aid, antitrust and trade practice
Big Four accountant EY continues to enhance its international legal offering and has recruited Clifford Chance’s (CC) competition-focused counsel Steven Verschuur to lead its EU State aid, competition and trade law practice.
Justice Eder returns to Essex Court after early retirement from the bench
Having taken early retirement from the bench in April after just four years of service, former High Court judge Sir Bernard Eder has returned to private practice at his former set, Essex Court Chambers, where he will serve as an arbitrator or mediator in disputes.