Boutique boost: Stewarts in talks to pick up Enyo to create £80m firm
Litigation boutique Stewarts Law is in discussions to buy Enyo Law in a deal which will see about £20m added…
A $50m hike sees Akin close on $1bn mark but City revenues slide; Cads shrinks again
US restructuring and energy leader Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld piled $50m on to its top line in 2016 to…
‘Tremendous energy and leadership’: Hale re-elected Travers senior partner
Travers Smith senior partner Chris Hale has been re-elected for a second term to run from 1 July this year.…
‘Serious issues’: City lawyers raise concerns as MoJ pushes ahead with corporate liability reform
Top City lawyers have outlined their concerns as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pushes ahead with law reform for corporate…
Crown Estate turns to BLP for lucrative central London portfolio
Following a review process announced last year, The Crown Estate has given Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) the sole mandate for…
Back from the bench: Tomlinson to rejoin 7KBW as an arbitrator following CoA retirement
Sir Stephen Tomlinson will retire from the Court of Appeal and re-join 7 King’s Bench Walk (7KBW) as a full-time…
In-house: BP promotes veteran Nitcher to group GC as Bondy exits
BP has appointed Eric Nitcher as group general counsel, effective from 1 January. The 26-year-veteran of the oil giant replaces…