Market Report: Tax Litigation – Out of the shadows
Political pressure to crack down on evasion and Bribery Act-style powers are pushing tax disputes onto boardroom agendas, writes Dominic…
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Sponsored briefing: The taxman cometh – What GCs need to know
Nick Skerrett examines the trend of tax dispute management falling to GCs and tax litigators, as HMRC takes a tougher…
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Simmons looks to the City in increased partner round as Gowling doubles promotions to ten
Top-25 UK firms Simmons & Simmons and Gowling WLG have followed suit on a series of strong partnership promotion rounds, making up…
The Simmons interview: What to worry about
Legal Business: Simmons seems to have come out of a period of malaise. What have been the primary drivers for…
Legal 500 data: behind the story
Simmons & Simmons : The Legal 500 Rankings Simmons & Simmons have been going through a period of growth. For…
Disputes round-up: Simmons wins Petrofac mandate as White & Case makes key regulatory hire
Simmons & Simmons has landed a major Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation mandate at the expense of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Simmons’…
Trebles all round as Simmons re-elects Hoyland for another term
Simmons & Simmons has re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner for a third term on the back of a year of…
Expansive Simmons shrugs off sluggish post-Lehman form to drive income up 12% to £354m
Simmons & Simmons has posted one of its strongest results since the banking crisis, with the City firm announcing a 12%…
Partner promotions: women make up nearly half of reduced Simmons promotion round
Simmons & Simmons has promoted four women to partner as part of a reduced round of just nine partner promotions globally,…
#MeToo latest: Bakers appoints Simmons to review handling of complaint against partner accused of sexual assault
Simmons & Simmons will conduct an independent review of how Baker McKenzie handled allegations that one of its partners sexually…
International growth drives Simmons’ H1 revenues up 12% despite tough conditions
Building on respectable 2016/17 results, Simmons & Simmons has announced a 12% hike in its half-year revenues to £167.3m. The figure…
‘Good people are expensive’: Simmons to launch in Dublin through local hire
As speculation continues in the Irish market as to which international law firm will be the next to come knocking…
Simmons & Simmons becomes third international firm to launch in Ireland since Brexit vote with key local hire
While there hasn’t been the anticipated rush of City firms into alternative European financial centres since the UK voted for…
Addleshaws, Eversheds and Simmons claim places on HSBC UK legal panel
HSBC has appointed around ten firms to its UK legal banking panel. Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Simmons & Simmonswere among those which made…
Revolving doors: Simmons appoints CC capital markets veteran as firms boost London ranks
The arrival of July marked a heightened pace of lateral hires by UK firms boosting their London bases. Simmons &…
Revolving doors: Jury O’Shea expands in London, Simmons in Frankfurt, HSF hires in Dubai
With a broad set of hires towards the end of June, Jury O’Shea hired a former Stewarts commercial litigation partner, Simmons…
‘A number of improvements’: Simmons leads the City pack in credible form with revenues up £21m
With City law firms braced for Brexit-related shocks, the first 2016/17 results from a major London practice will ease Square…
Simmons amends partnership deed following A&O departures
While Herbert Smith Freehills became embroiled in a very public court battle over a team defection to White & Case…
Simmons amends partnership deed following A&O departures
While Herbert Smith Freehills became embroiled in a very public court battle over a team defection to White & Case…