Eversheds highest-paid member takes home 5% more as turnover dips Legal Business Eversheds‘ highest-paid LLP member took home £1.46m last year, an increase of 5% on the previous year, while turnover at…
Slater & Gordon UK chief Kinsella retires amid turbulent period for PI group Legal Business Australia-listed Slater & Gordon‘s UK chief, Neil Kinsella, has retired and will be succeeded by the firm’s UK head of…
Comment: An open letter to Gen X partners and Millennial associates… Legal Business Dear partner, We know there is a lot of talk about the new generation of associates, how entitled and short…
KWM wins disclosure argument in £2m professional negligence battle Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has won a key argument over document disclosure in an ongoing £2m professional negligence claim…
HSF management committee pay down 17.5% as revenues drop Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted a 17.5% dip in pay to its management committee as the firm’s turnover dipped…
Dismissed: Mishcon de Reya defeats former QPR owner’s £5m professional negligence suit Legal Business The high-profile professional negligence dispute taken against Mishcon de Reya by former Queens Park Rangers chairman Antonio Caliendo has been dismissed…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel Legal Business Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle…
BLP on the hunt for a US tie-up as talks with Miami giant Greenberg Traurig confirmed Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is hunting for an ambitious union with a major US practice, with the City real…
BP turns to Herbert Smith as claims over Algeria terrorist attack mount Legal Business BP has instructed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to defend it against claims the oil major’s security precautions at an Algerian…
Safe Harbour 2.0: City lawyers warn last minute data transfer deal ripe for legal challenge Legal Business City lawyers are warning an agreement made between the EU and the US yesterday (3 February) replacing the Safe Harbour…
Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk and Bär & Karrer win mandates on $43bn ChemChina-Syngenta deal Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Swiss firm Bär & Karrer have landed key advisory roles on…
‘The next phase’: McDermott Will & Emery names successor to London head Nineham Legal Business Private client partner Andrew Vergunst (pictured) is to become the head of McDermott Will & Emery‘s London office, replacing corporate…
Future UK chief Millar lays out expansion plans as CMS becomes first international firm in Iran Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna‘s incoming managing partner Stephen Millar (pictured) has outlined his key priorities as the firm’s next UK chief,…
‘Totally inappropriate’: Lawyers condemn Lord Jackson’s call to fix costs for civil claims Legal Business Calls by Lord Justice Jackson to introduce fixed costs for civil claims worth up to £250,000 have been majorly condemned…
Remuneration overhaul: DLA Piper votes to increases bonus pool and launches mini-lockstep Legal Business DLA Piper International partners have approved an overhaul of its pay structure, introducing a points-based remuneration system and a larger…
McDermott and DLA Piper partners join Orrick for Houston launch Jaishree Kalia Having announced it will open a new office in Houston, 13 partners have joined US firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe,…
White & Case to hire Linklaters big-biller Kelly to lead Asia push Legal Business White & Case is set to hire Linklaters‘ big-billing Hong Kong partner Christopher Kelly as its Asia head of corporate as develops…
Cutting out the middle man: Capital Law opens £50m litigation fund Sarah Downey Welsh firm Capital Law has launched a £50m commercial litigation funding service, marking the first time a UK law firm…
Revolving doors: Nabarro, Pinsents and Hogan Lovells make key hires Legal Business Several firms have made noteworthy strategic appointments in the past week, with Nabarro, Pinsent Masons and Hogan Lovells all adding…
CMS Cameron McKenna elects Millar as new managing partner Legal Business The partnership at CMS Cameron McKenna has elected energy partner Stephen Millar (pictured) to succeed longstanding chief Duncan Weston.
