Financials 2017: Mixed results for BLP as revenues up 7% while PEP falls
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has posted mixed financial results for the year, with revenues up 7% while profit per equity…
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Thames Water invites tenders for £48m provision with new regulatory and disputes panel
Thames Water has opened to tender its legal services provision worth £48m in total, inviting pitches from up to 10 firms for…
‘Didn’t want someone average’: BLP taps Mayer Brown in Hong Kong real estate push
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is due to launch a real estate and infrastructure practice in Hong Kong this autumn with…
Triple exit for BLP as Mishcon and Barclays take on partners
Mishcon de Reya has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partners David Leibowitz and Joanna Lampert, while partner Bobby Schrader is…
Women make up two thirds of CRS partnership round as BLP drastically reduces promotions
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made up four partners worldwide in a significantly smaller promotions round, while Charles Russell Speechlys…
Three more years: Tesco extends real estate mandate with BLP
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has re-signed a deal with Tesco, giving it a three year mandate as the supermarket giant’s…
‘Unclear how it works’: BLP launches challenge as business rates look set to top £1bn a year
Changes could mean a one-third increase for City offices With bank debt and real estate costs two of the most…
‘Enduring strength’: HSF, BLP and Mayer Brown advise as £1bn offer made for the Cheesegrater
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown are leading as Chinese Investment Group CC Land is…
Trainee retention: BLP keeps on 55% as Clifford Chance’s rate also slips
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has revealed the weakest trainee retention rates for spring so far, with the firm holding on…
9,000 clients vote: BLP, Travers and DLA Piper win plaudits for innovation but City giants miss the mark
In a margin-conscious environment it is tough for advisers to catch a client’s eye, but according to flagship research into…
Simmons, BLP and Reed Smith win places on Lloyds’ specialist roster as bank gears up for commercial panel review
Simmons & Simmons, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Bond Dickinson and Reed Smith are among 24 firms to win a place…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws loses another litigator as Kirkland, Hogan Lovells and Bryan Cave make new hires
The steady pace of lateral hires continues in the beginning of 2017, with Kirkland & Ellis, TLT, Hogan Lovells, K&L…
BLP LLPs reveal top pay reduced as firm invests £6m in Australian resourcing business
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) posted a 2% drop in revenue and profitability while paying £6.25m for its 50% stake in…
Crown Estate turns to BLP for lucrative central London portfolio
Following a review process announced last year, The Crown Estate has given Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) the sole mandate for…
BLP’s Latner latest to move in-house to Playtech as general counsel
Long-time Playtech adviser Alex Latner, a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has moved in-house, taking up the role of…
‘Back to the usual timeline’: BLP latest to thaw pay freeze
After being the first known firm to freeze pay after the Brexit vote, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has gone ahead…
BLP and Pinsents advise Heathrow as government approves plans for third runway
Pinsent Masons and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have advised Heathrow Airport on the planning process up to the government’s decision…
Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Had merger talks earlier this year with Miami-based Global 100 firm, Greenberg Traurig, been successful, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) would…
The Brexit effect: BLP becomes the first City firm to freeze pay post EU referendum
City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the first law firm to freeze pay for UK staff following the…
In reverse: BLP the latest UK firm to report falling revenue as turnover drops 2% to £254m
After something of a revival in 2014/15, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) went into reverse last year as revenue dropped 2%…