Global firms strengthen white-collar practices
A number of global firms boosted their white-collar defence practices last month with a spate of hires from US and…
Freshfields
Freshfields hires HSF financial services regulatory partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continues to boost its disputes practice in Hong Kong with Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) financial services regulatory…
Freshfields makes high-profile lateral hire with Shearman’s Pick
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scored a significant coup in hiring respected Shearman & Sterling partner and head of global project…
Trophy US hire for Freshfields as it lures former head of DoJ’s crime division
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has recruited former acting head of the criminal division at the Department of Justice (DoJ) to bolster…
FSA slaps Pru with £30m fine before its split
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) handed out its last penalty before being split up after fining companies in the Prudential…
Freshfields latest to promote new partners with 14 making the grade
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed 14 new partners, with just under half of the promotions made in London. The Magic…
Freshfields to provide scholarships for aspiring black lawyers
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is launching a scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (SLCT) to help students from black and…
Freshfields partners with Stephen Lawrence charity to provide scholarships to aspiring black lawyers
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is launching a scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (SLCT) to help students from black and…
Two decades of consistency
When we first published the gross fees of 35 leading firms with revenues over £20m in 1992, we were approaching…
Magic Circle sees revenues up after muted financial year
Turnover at Magic Circle firms rose by a modest 2.6% this year, with the UK’s five Global Elite firms pulling…