Shattered – The final days of ‘SJ Berwin’
‘When I initiated discussions on our culture at partners’ meetings, I could see the faces of many of my former…
The Finance View – repositioning DLA’s finance team for the firm’s global ambitions
It has already been a headline-grabbing start to the year for DLA Piper’s finance team. The firm turned heads with…
Addleshaws settles £5m arbitration against former partner
Management at Addleshaw Goddard has settled arbitration proceedings against former head of real estate Mark Haywood, two years after he…
‘Overwhelming support’: Ashurst votes for annual profit payouts
Partners at Ashurst have voted in favour of a single yearly profit payment to replace quarterly distributions.
White & Case advises as Canadian firm buys UK’s five pound note maker
White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard have picked up lead roles as Canadian firm CCL Industries said it would buy…
CC and Latham take lead roles as Electra sells Parkdean Resorts
Clifford Chance (CC) and Latham & Watkins are among a raft of firms which advised on the £1.35bn acquisition by…
BLM to cut almost half of support staff in Leeds in ongoing restructuring
LB 100 firm BLM has confirmed it will axe 19 out of 40 business support roles in Leeds as it…
The $1bn club: Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer confirm merger
Just a day after the US elected Donald Trump as its new president, New York and Washington firms Kaye Scholer…
Allen & Overy fills finreg gap with Herbert Smith Freehills Bradbury
Six months after financial regulatory head Bob Penn quit for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Allen & Overy (A&O) has…
Ashurst changes another mind as James Perry gives up move to Gibson Dunn
Ashurst has confirmed London regulatory partner James Perry will remain at the firm, after resigning in April for Gibson, Dunn…
Recasting finance at Freshfields: high ambition married with gently lowered expectations
Victoria Young and Madeleine Farman analyse the changes in Freshfields’ finance practice ‘I could have spent another ten years punching…
In the bank: Global 100 firms bill £14.5m on mega ARM acquisition
US and Magic Circle advisers on the mega acquisition of ARM holdings by Japanese group SoftBank will together rake in…
A tale of two law firms: Charles Russell sees PEP grow 20% as Trowers records dip in profits
Top 50 Legal Business 100 firms Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) and Trowers & Hamlins have posted mixed results this reporting…
Welcome to the John Joyce show: Addleshaws’ head aims to push national firm centre stage
Victoria Young and Kathryn McCann talk mergers, leaks and pay with Addleshaws’ no-nonsense head For a firm until recently associated…
A new triangle: Fieldfisher targets three key sectors in latest strategy
Echoing its trademarked ‘virtuous triangle’ strategy of the past, Fieldfisher has picked three sectors to ‘turbocharge’ as it rolls out…
‘Last piece of the UK and Ireland jigsaw’: DAC Beachcroft forms association with Belfast’s McKinty and Wright
Top-25 firm DAC Beachcroft has signed a three year ‘best friends’ agreement with Belfast’s McKinty and Wright in a bid…
American dream: Addleshaws eyes US play with Hunton & Williams merger talks
After failing to secure further consolidation in the UK recently, Addleshaw Goddard has turned to the US for a potential…
‘A landmark transaction’: Allen & Overy and Linklaters take roles on £1.3bn Dudgeon wind farm financing
Teams from Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have advised on the financing for the development of…
Stephenson Harwood and Charles Russell Speechlys promote nine to partnership in bumper rounds
Both Stephenson Harwood and Charles Russell Speechlys have promoted nine partners, with the two firms almost doubling the number of…
‘A variety of reasons’: Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton call off merger talks
Less than a fortnight after negotiations were reported, Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton have called off talks over a combination.