Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made headlines around the world when her Olympic bout against Italy’s Angela Carini ended after just 46 seconds, prompting a heated public debate about gender and eligibility in women’s boxing. Khelif had been permitted to fight at the Olympics despite being disqualified from the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in March …
Transport for London (TfL) is in the process of shortlisting firms for its new legal services framework, as the current roster enters the last year of its existing line-up. The government body is reviewing submissions from firms to draw up a shortlist of bidders to be invited to tender. The successful firms are expected to …
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Davis Polk has hired an A&O Shearman corporate real estate partner in London, while Milbank and Kirkland pick off talent from Latham.
Leading the high-profile moves this week, Paul Weiss hired Akin restructuring partner Liz Osborne in London for its much-anticipated European practice launch. Leaving Akin after almost a decade at the US firm, Osborne will join Paul Weiss as the head of European restructuring.
Latham & Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and A&O Shearman are among the most-nominated firms at the 27th annual Legal Business Awards, the shortlist for which has been unveiled today (click here for the full list of nominees). The trio, which have a total of 18 nominations between them, are all up for the prestigious Law Firm …
Shopping centre owners have weathered a difficult few years, with the rise of e-commerce, Covid and the cost of living crisis causing much grief for those with stakes in bricks and mortar retail. There is cause for optimism, however, with private equity firm L Catterton’s acquisition of Hammerson’s £1.5bn stake in Value Retail – owner …
Simmons & Simmons and Bird & Bird have both posted revenue growth of 10%, as major UK firms continue to report healthy results for the last financial year.
Kirkland & Ellis is overhauling its equity partner exit terms – ushering in new policies to withhold compensation for departing partners, as well as slashing notice periods and speeding up the time it takes those leaving to be repaid their capital.
Linklaters has leapt to first place in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2024 list, while last year’s number one Clifford Chance has dropped outside of the top ten for the first time since 2020 and is ranked 14th.
A clutch of major law firms have continued the trend for strong 2023-24 results, with Brodies, Shoosmiths, Clyde & Co and Watson Farley & Williams among the latest to reveal healthy financial figures.
