The beginning of 2018 has brought a further slew of lateral moves both in private practice and in-house, with Fieldfisher, Kennedys, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Dentons, Bird & Bird, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF), Osborne Clarke (OC) and Aon all making major hires. In the UK, Kennedys has boosted its London insurance practice by hiring …
Often trumpeted as a potential disruptor to the UK legal market, the last of the Big Four accountancy firms, Deloitte, is primed to enter the fray as an alternative business structure (ABS). The global professional services giant confirmed yesterday (10 January) that it would be using technology such as automated document review and contract management …
It takes a brave soul to tackle the issue of extortionate disclosure in the UK, and finding the happy medium required to satisfy both fretting clients and sceptical lawyers is difficult. But that is exactly what the Disclosure Working Group is attempting to do, introducing a wave of reforms in November that will run as …
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Commercial set Quadrant Chambers has secured a major team addition with the arrival of four banking barristers from 2 Temple Gardens (2TG). Leading the team making the switch is Paul Downes QC, a seasoned commercial litigator ranked across four areas in the Legal 500: banking and finance, commercial litigation, financial services and civil fraud. In …
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After an eminent career in later years dominated by picking up the pieces of the post-Lehman world, former Slaughter and May corporate veteran Charles Randell has been appointed chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Randell, who is currently an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England, will take up …
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It has become established in recent years as one of the most potent performers in the UK top 50 but recent accounts illustrate just how much that means for a select few partners at Fieldfisher. Most strikingly, on the back of a year of substantial financial and geographic growth, Fieldfisher’s top-earning partner took home over …
The 13-strong executive leadership team at Clifford Chance (CC) took home £16m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to its latest LLP accounts filed with Companies House. While the combined remuneration package is up 7% on the previous year, it represents only a slight per head increase on last year’s figure, where the 12-person executive …
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Capping off another busy year for European buyouts, Linklaters lined up opposite Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Dentons as Unilever agreed to sell its spreads business to private equity giant KKR for €6.8bn (£6bn). Corporate partner Matthew Bland (pictured) led the Magic Circle law firm’s team for the consumer goods group, which announced on Friday …
Watson Farley & Williams has capped off an impressive year of financial growth with international expansion, securing a formal law alliance (FLA) with Singaporean firm Wong Tan & Molly Lim (WTL). The tie-up, which will be known as WFW & WTL, will allow WFW integrated marketing, billing, client and legal services thanks to the FLA. …
A raft of transatlantic firms have won roles advising on The Walt Disney Company’s $52.4bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox, including Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Allen & Overy and Hogan Lovells. The deal includes the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, as well as the company’s cable and international TV businesses, in addition to …
