Linklaters has made a key trusts hire in the City, while US firms Mayer Brown, Baker & McKenzie, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have all made strategic appointments in London.
About 18 months after sexist email exchanges between DLA Piper partner Nick West and a client were leaked, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has confirmed that there is a case to answer, meaning West now faces a hearing in the SDT.
Slaughter and May has chosen Roland Turnill (pictured) as head of the firm’s M&A practice, replacing new senior partner Steve Cooke.
Lawyers at Dentons, acting for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), have successfully moved the £29m Property Alliance Group (PAG) Libor dispute into London’s newly-created financial court.
Lawyers at barristers’ set 8 New Square and LB 100 firms Slaughter and May, CMS Cameron McKenna and Wedlake Bell are among those in a newly-formed pro-Brexit lobby for lawyers.
US firm White & Case has reported flat revenues for 2015, ticking up 1%, while the firm improved partnership and fee earner headcounts.
Dentons has made a corporate play in the City with the hire of Stephen Levy, who departs Pinsent Masons after almost a decade at the national firm.
In a busy week for City hires, Nabarro and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have added to their ranks, while accounting firms EY and PwC have added to their legal arms with partner appointments.
In a busy week for international hires, several firms have made key team hires around the globe, with Stephenson Harwood, Clyde & Co and Milan all making appointments.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted a 17.5% dip in pay to its management committee as the firm’s turnover dipped for the 2014-15 financial year.
