Marking a merger: how is BCLP’s transatlantic tie-up faring?
Back in 2018, Therese Pritchard and Lisa Mayhew – then freshly appointed co-chairs of the first significant financially integrated transatlantic…
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: The Client’s View
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Lawyers and Team Quality 81.93 Quality of partners 84.52 Quality of associates 74.14 Partner availability and…
‘The transition is over’: BCLP names Jinal Shah as new UK managing partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) announced this week that Jinal Shah will become the firm’s UK managing partner from 1…
Partner promotions: Cleary makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round
Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London,…
London and St Louis receive lion’s share of investment as BCLP announces 20-strong global promotion round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) promoted 20 lawyers as part of its latest global promotion round, the firm announced today…
‘Inevitable distractions’ hit BCLP revenue and profit in lean post-merger debut
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) endured a challenging debut year as a fully-merged entity, as the cost of integration weighed on…
‘Our first big move’: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner gets Paris play over the line
Real estate leader taps Franklin for eight partners with more to come in France ‘It’s great to get to the…
Continental growth ‘high on the agenda’: BCLP bolsters Paris outpost with seven-partner splash
Starting the New Year with a bang, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has recruited a 21-strong team of lawyers in Paris,…
Life During Law: Segun Osuntokun
I was born in Nigeria as one of five children. My parents were medical doctors. My father was one of…
The City and St Louis share the spoils of 17-strong BCLP global promotion round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has promoted five partners in London, the same number as in St Louis, in its…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump hires Orrick private equity player as Kirkland revisits Linklaters for tax lateral
City and US rivals in London have been continuing to ramp up lateral recruitment with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &…
Mayhew secures new four-year term at BCLP with Pritchard ineligible to run again
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) co-chair Lisa Mayhew has been elected to serve another four years in the role. Meanwhile,…
Addleshaws enters continental Europe through BCLP Hamburg hires
Despite having launched five international offices in Asia and the Middle East since 2012, top-20 UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard…
Pinsents, Bird & Bird, BCLP and Network Rail the big winners at the 2019 Legal Business Awards
Pinsent Masons, Bird & Bird, Network Rail and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) were among the major winners at the…
Post-merger chemistry and an absence of crisis mark BCLP launch but firm is yet to settle into its stride
Thomas Alan finds mixed omens in the wake of BCLP’s high-stakes union. A solid start cannot obscure that 2019 will be…
Double whammy for Ashurst as London head quits for BCLP and Macfarlanes hires former corporate head
Ashurst London managing partner Simon Beddow and former corporate head Robert Ogilvy Watson have quit the firm to join Bryan Cave…
LLP accounts show BLP flagging ahead of Bryan Cave merger as profit fell 21%
Legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner was hit by a 21% drop in profit and 3% dip in revenue in its last…
‘Not just a generic consultancy’: BCLP launches in-house innovation and technology arm
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has continued its spate of innovation launches, combining parts of its transatlantic innovation teams to create…
Revolving doors: Freshfields insolvency veteran heads for the Bar as BCLP and 2Birds beef up global ranks
It has been another busy week on the lateral market, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer seeing other departures and a raft…
Comment: BCLP offers a (slightly) better post-merger pitch than expected
It would take a generous observer of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) to claim the once sure-footed outfit had managed anything…