Deal Watch: CC and DLA Piper step up on £300m Dr Martens buyout
It has become a cliché among deal professionals to say that – even in these risk-averse times – there is…
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Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lead the UK pack in The Legal 500
National heavyweights score for breadth of recommendations as CC shines in the City Eversheds has once again emerged as the most…
Asia Pacific: DLA hires four-strong Jones Day team in Beijing
DLA Piper has further bolstered its Asia Pacific offering with the hire of a four-lawyer IP team from Jones Day in…
Asia-Pacific: DLA moves to strengthen Australia offering with double corporate partner hire
DLA Piper has considerably strengthened its corporate practice in Australia with the appointment of two partners from leading local firms,…
Swings and roundabouts: DLA Piper announces replacement Birmingham head and double hire as Patrick Somers joins from BLP
After losing Birmingham managing partner Mark Beardmore to Eversheds last week DLA Piper has announced his replacement plus a double hire to boot,…
Asia Round-up: Linklaters and Sidley Austin hire in Hong Kong and Singapore while DLA suffers another Singapore exit
Magic circle lateral hires still happen comparatively infrequently but if they do happen, these days it’s quite often in Asia.…
Further DLA regional fall out as Eversheds hires Birmingham managing partner and head of technology
DLA Piper has suffered further regional losses as Birmingham managing partner Mark Beardmore and head of technology and sourcing Simon…
Deal watch: Hogan Lovells, RPC in key work for Kodak and AstraZeneca as DLA Piper reveals major High Court win
This week has seen two of the larger global challenger firms reveal significant wins on behalf of major international clients.…
Asia round-up: DLA loses former Singapore head..again.. as Hill Dicks launches in Hong Kong
With all eyes trained on Asia the office fall outs and launches have been throw into far sharper relief. Losing…
Deal watch: Student Loans Company invites law firm tenders for £40bn debt portfolio sale
The Government’s plan to take the Student Loans Company debt off its balance sheet has moved up a gear as…
Asia Round-up: Field Fisher launches in Shanghai while Global 100 leaders position themselves in Hong Kong and Dubai
Field Fisher Waterhouse has joined forces with Ryser & Associates in Shanghai while a show of strength among the Global…
Global 100: DLA Piper
A highly symbolic year for DLA Piper, with the rapidly-assembled business services juggernaut becoming the world’s largest law firm in…
Asia-Pac continues to challenge new entrants as DLA Piper freezes Australia salaries
The impact of the Australian downturn has once again been thrown into sharp relief after DLA Piper’s staff in the…
Comment: Don’t push your luck with partnership
Do law firms take partnership for granted? They really shouldn’t as the model has served them so well. Just consider…
Insurance: Mills & Reeve takes up last of DLA’s defendant insurance team as CMS snares RPC head
Mills & Reeve and CMS Cameron McKenna boosted their offerings at opposite ends of the insurance spectrum this week, taking…
Comment: Say what you like, City practices taking on larger real estate is a good sign
If upgrading your square footage is any litmus test of how City firms feel about the future then a raft…
Comment: A star signing is one thing but who needs a lateral?
The worlds of business, politics and sport have since the 1970s fallen increasingly under the spell of the star individual…
Asia round-up: DLA hits Jakarta while Stephenson Harwood expands in Singapore and Beijing
Despite concerns over a cooling eastern economy, UK advisers continue to invest in Asia with DLA Piper and Stephenson Harwood…
DLA and Simmons promote fewer partners as firms continue to favour Europe
DLA Piper and Simmons & Simmons are among the latest UK firms to announce a reduced number of partnership promotions,…
A star signing is one thing but who needs a lateral?
The worlds of business, politics and sport have since the 1970s fallen increasingly under the spell of the star individual…