Close to the wire: Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground negligence claim
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills have reached an eleventh hour settlement of the £142m professional negligence claim brought…
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Real estate round up: Macfarlanes, HSF, Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller each win key commercial property mandates
It’s been a week for the traditional corporate bluebloods to shine in real estate-related work, with Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters hires former Herbert Smith Asia head as Clayton Utz and Norton Rose make key hires
Herbert Smith Freehills recent internal confidence that its run of post-merger exits had come to an end has been dashed after…
Benchmarking global law firms is getting harder – HSF issues partial post-merger results suggesting PEP down to £750k
Pity the reporters covering the legal industry as the rash of international mergers and differing profit structures has seen law…
Revolving Doors: HSF and SJ Berwin hire finance management team as Covington and Cleary bring in litigation partners
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filled its two most senior finance slots with the hire of Kirkland and Ellis finance chief…
All or nothing: Only a handful of DBAs entered into as confusion reigns over hybrid model
‘It’s an extraordinary thing – hundreds of lawyers should have entered into Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs) by now.’ So says Leslie…
Hogan Lovells hires rated HSF tax partner in another post merger exit for the firm
Rated Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) City tax disputes lawyer Rupert Shiers is set to join Hogan Lovells to head its…
Global Expansion: Bingham continues recruitment drive with hire of HSF London funds partner
Bingham McCutchen has expanded its transatlantic offering to European fund managers with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) rated…
HSF merger throws up partnership issues as Herbert Smith issues cash call
Global giant raises capital and shakes up corporate as HSF moves through merger integration The merger between Herbert Smith and…
Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent
A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled last month as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent
A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Legacy Herbert Smith equity partners on hook for capital boost
Legacy Herbert Smith has become the latest UK firm to ask partners to bolster its capital levels, issuing a multi-million…
Recent spate of lateral hires a blip in a quiet year so far
Despite the City lateral hire market recently showing few signs of returning to its pre-credit crunch peak, yesterday (1 May)…
Lateral push sees key UK players switch to US firms
US firms in the City continue to demonstrate their appetite for big name lateral hires from leading UK firms, with…
HSF becomes third UK firm to open its doors in Seoul
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) opened in Seoul last month, becoming the third UK firm to open in Korea, after Clifford…
HSF ends exclusive association in Saudi Arabia
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is to end its five-year exclusive tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA), as international…
HSF and Ashurst announce partner promotions
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have both announced their latest partner promotions today (23 April), with Herbert Smith promoting…
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…
BHP Billiton swaps Ashurst for Herbert Smith Freehills with new legal chief
BHP Billiton senior executive David Williamson is set to rejoin Ashurst in Australia, where he was a lawyer at legacy…
Top HSF litigator Greeno defects to Quinn Emanuel’s City arm
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners received more bad news this morning as it emerged that top litigator Ted Greeno has…