Linklaters gets the client vote as annual GC poll shows elite firms tightening their grip Legal Business Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal Business‘ fourth annual in-house survey, emerging as the…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher lead as AstraZeneca takes over ZS Pharma for $2.7bn Jaishree Kalia Wall Street leaders Davis Polk & Wardell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are lead advisers on Anglo-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca’s…
Gowlings longstanding leader Jolliffe to step down prior to Wragges tie-up Kathryn McCann Gowlings joint managing partner Peter Lukasiewicz will be the next chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of Gowlings, as long-term…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle firms lead on major City broking merger Tom Moore Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy (A&O) are orchestrating a tie-up between two of the City’s most storied brokers, Icap…
US firm partner given the boot after insulting Liverpool football fans on social media Jaishree Kalia US firm Goldberg Segalla has parted ways with London insurance partner Clive O’Connell after he was filmed recently delivering an anti-Liverpool…
King & Wood strengthens capital markets bench with Sidley hire Legal Business Increased demand for US capital markets capability in recent times has seen King & Wood Mallesons dip into the laterals…
Could it be your year? Nominations open for the Legal Business Awards 2016 Legal Business Now is the time to show how your team has positioned itself ahead of the pack this year: nominations are…
‘A robust UK legal market’: Pearson GC confirms new panel with Freshfields, HSF, DLA and Pinsents winning corporate mandates Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons have all won key mandates on Pearson’s new…
Querying the bill: Treasury ‘concerned’ over Freshfields fees on Eurostar sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been put under the spotlight for charging £2.8m in legal fees when advising HM Treasury during…
Comment: It’s a people game – what private equity lawyers can teach bland global law firms Legal Business If a good chunk of the latest issue of Legal Business is focused on technology and machines replacing lawyers, our…
Bakers loses second star litigator to Linklaters in a week as Cassels heads for Silk St Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie global litigation head Tom Cassels has become the second senior litigator to leave the firm for Linklaters…
Legal Aid Agency faces 100-firm challenge over criminal contract cuts amid whistleblower’s call for an external investigation Legal Business It was a decision never likely to sit well with the public defence profession and so it proved. The ongoing…
Blue chip clients: cutting-edge tech will reshape law in five years as more jobs taken by intelligent machines Legal Business In-house lawyers have been notoriously slow to embrace the tech-backed delivery of legal services, but Legal Business research drawing on…
Bursting at the seams: Milbank makes room for 50 extra lawyers in the City Legal Business Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is gearing up for further growth in London by leasing extra office space, an extra…
Easy access: EY lowers threshold for first UK trainee programme Legal Business Big Four accountancy firm EY will recruit eight trainee solicitors in the UK over the next two years, launching its…
Ince & Co Singapore exits continue as energy head departs for Bakers Legal Business Ince & Co’s departures continue in Singapore with energy head Martin David being the latest to leave the firm, joining…
Freshfields and HFW criticised by Takeover Panel for breaching rules in Bumi transaction Legal Business In a rare step, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have been publicly criticised by the UK Takeover…
Goodwin Procter opens Frankfurt base with the hire of four Ashurst partners Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter is setting up shop in Frankfurt, establishing a real estate capital markets platform with four of…
Shearman abandons defined-benefit scheme to defuse pensions time bomb Legal Business While some US law firms have long ignored mounting pension liabilities, relying on annual profits to pay retirees, Shearman &…
Magic Circle firms join Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s bulked up legal panel Legal Business Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among a handful of UK firms to win spots on The Chinese…
