Revolving doors: KPMG and Orrick hire City partners as Ashurst and A&O focus on Germany Muna Abdi Lateral hires in London and Germany were the order of last week, with KPMG bolstering its City legal services bench,…
HSF client Marathon refused appeal to end long-running document misuse dispute Legal Business After a four-year battle, a High Court judge has refused Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) client Marathon Asset Management an appeal,…
‘Careful growth’: Morgan Lewis enters Hong Kong and expands in China with nine Orrick partners Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has opened a Hong Kong office and broadened out its China offering, taking nine partners from…
Orrick takes Olswang Paris head ahead of three way merger Madeleine Farman Olswang‘s Paris head Guillaume Kessler has left the soon-to-be-merged firm in favour of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
KWM latest: K&L Gates and Orrick take Munich partners as Covington poised to take top litigator Pollack and team Legal Business US firms K&L Gates, Covington & Burling and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are the latest to take on partners from the…
‘Another milestone’: White & Case and A&O take roles in $1.3bn software deal as Avast buys AVG Madeleine Farman White & Case, Allen & Overy, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek have won advisory roles as…
Freshfields European exits continue as four partner Paris team gears up to join Orrick Jaishree Kalia Partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continue to exit the firm’s European offices as a four partner team is about to…
Orrick reports bumper promotions including one in London and more women than men Jaishree Kalia Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has become the latest US firm to announce its partner promotion round making up just one…
McDermott and DLA Piper partners join Orrick for Houston launch Jaishree Kalia Having announced it will open a new office in Houston, 13 partners have joined US firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe,…
Orrick takes Weil Gotshal partner to lead M&A team in Munich Legal Business Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has appointed former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Thomas Schmid to serve as head of German…
BLP boosts Berlin practice by six with lateral hires from Orrick Victoria Young Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired two partners, Norbert Impelmann and Albrecht von Breitenbuch, along with four other lawyers from…
Orrick hires Hogan Lovells’ heads of energy and renewables as it continues City build-out Legal Business Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has continued with its European strategy revamp, building its energy team in London by hiring Hogan…
After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials Jaishree Kalia Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Orrick strips down on global stage as two German branches are shut Legal Business The apparent international retrenchment of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe continues with the top 40 US law firm announcing this week that…
Trainee retention: BLP’s rate slips to 70% while Orrick keeps on all four of its cohort Daniel Coyne Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have become the latest firms to announce how many of their spring…
Into Africa: Orrick launches Cote d’Ivoire presence as Gide announces Morocco union with Cuatrecasas Legal Business The race by firms to establish a presence in Africa continues apace as Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has today (20…
Mishcon and Orrick act as BSGR launches $5bn arbitration against Guinea Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has been instructed by BSGR, a Guernsey-registered mining group controlled by Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, in a…
Merger talks: Orrick and Pillsbury call time on talks after client conflict issues dominate Jaishree Kalia The potentially game changing merger between California-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and New York-headquartered Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is off after the…
Those US mergers keep coming – Orrick closes in on deal with Pillsbury to forge top 10 giant Alex Novarese One of the most prolific merger suitors of recent years – Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe – is at it again…
Under the Weather Legal Business When US outfit Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe entered the London market in 1998, chairman Ralph Baxter had a dream of…
