Spanish powerhouse Garrigues posts steady global revenue as LatAm turnover up 82%
Garrigues, the largest firm in continental Europe by number of fee-earners, has recorded a 3% rise in global revenue in 2016, growing to €349.4m.
HSF claims victory as judge rules White & Case partners free to join
An Australian Supreme Court judge has ruled that the eight partners who quit Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in September 2016 to join White & Case will be able to join immediately, but are prohibited from soliciting their former client bases.
Court documents revealed: Inside HSF’s battle with White & Case bound partners as judgment looms
As judgment is expected tomorrow in a court battle between a group of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners and their former colleagues who quit for White & Case, the documents from case reveal how the group quit, and what HSF wants to do to restrain them.
Hill Dickinson closes Sheffield office as claims team jumps ship to Kennedys
Kennedys has hired a 24-strong casualty claims team from Hill Dickinson’s Sheffield office, resulting in the closure of the latter’s operations in the region.
Hogan Lovells ousts NRF to join Bond Dickinson on Crown Estate energy portfolio
The Crown Estate has awarded the legal mandate for its energy, minerals and infrastructure portfolio to LB 100 firms Hogan Lovells and Bond Dickinson.
Revolving doors: DLA Piper pensions partners exit as Freshfields loses Paris real estate head
In a big week for lateral recruitment, a two partner pensions team has quit DLA Piper‘s Leeds office, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s Paris real estate head has left for a US firm. Meanwhile, Dechert and Debevoise & Plimpton have made key hires.
More for less: NHS ups legal spend but offers fewer spots in latest panel review
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) is reviewing its panel of law firm advisers with a total legal spend of £544m. The health body last had a legal spend of around £400m when it unveiled its last panel in 2013.
Changing sides: London arbitration star Miles QC swaps Boies Schiller for Debevoise
Two-and- a-half years after joining US dispute specialist Boies, Schiller & Flexner’s nascent City practice, experienced arbitration specialist Wendy Miles QC will move to rival US firm Debevoise & Plimpton from the beginning of March.
‘A hub for the firm’s key sectors’ – Fieldfisher realises Dutch ambitions with five-partner Amsterdam office
Fieldfisher has continued its expansive start to 2017 by opening a five-partner office in Amsterdam. The new office, which will focus on corporate and finance, will open on 1 May.
Law Society under pressure as LSB launches probe into independence from SRA
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has commenced a probe into the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regarding its independence from the Law Society.