BP announces specialist panel with Fieldfisher returning to the fold
BP has selected nine firms to provide niche legal services as part of its wider panel. Firms appointed are Baker…
Adviser reviews
Barclays cuts legal roster by 30% in global panel review
US firms find success as preferred advisers Barclays has turned to a raft of US firms, including Skadden, Arps, Slate,…
Barclays cuts legal roster by 30% in global panel review as American firms find success
Barclays has turned to a raft of US firms, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Latham & Watkins, for…
UK big six energy giant SSE announces seven-strong inaugural legal panel
Big six energy giant SSE has set up an inaugural seven-strong law firm panel following an ‘extensive selection process’. Freshfields Bruckhaus…
BP brings in reverse auction as it pushes ahead with panel review
Energy giant seeks increased transparency in bidding process with new online element BP has introduced a reverse auction into its…
BP brings in reverse auction as it pushes ahead with panel review
BP has introduced a reverse auction into its latest panel tender process, an announcement which comes in the same week…
Lloyds inaugural customer-pay panel sees places for Hogan Lovells; CMS; Addleshaws and Osborne Clarke
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has almost finalised its inaugural customer-pay panel with key spots allocated so far to firms including Hogan…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review
Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
Crown Estate halves coastal and rural property panel with appointment of Burges Salmon and Bond Dickinson
The Crown Estate has halved its rural and coastal portfolio and Windsor Estate legal panel from four to two, re-appointing Burges…
The new ASOS? Boohoo.com announces new panel after expectation-surpassing AIM listing
Just a couple of weeks after online fashion retailer Boohoo.com became a stock market sensation, seeing its stock soar 50%…
Diageo’s consolidated panel unveiled as Slaughters, Addleshaws and Pinsents win a place
Global drinks brand Diageo has appointed Slaughter and May, Addleshaw Goddard and Pinsent Masons as its ‘general preferred suppliers’ for the UK…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review
Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
Adviser reviews: Irwin Mitchell replaced by Shakespeares on National Grid’s UK panel after review
Top 30 LB100 firm Irwin Mitchell has lost its place on energy giant National Grid’s legal panel, following a review…
Eyes on the prize: RFU to commence first law firm panel overhaul in six years
The Rugby Football Union (RFU)’s legal spend may be overshadowed by the majority of City clients but the prestige of advising…
National Grid conducts wholesale review of internal and external legal function
Energy giant to analyse in-house team and links with UK and US counsel National Grid’s group general counsel (GC) Alison…
Panel review: Addleshaws and Linklaters new appointments as Nationwide completes adviser reshuffle
Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters will sit alongside incumbent advisers Allen & Overy and Eversheds on Nationwide‘s new legal panel as…
Adviser reviews: Surrey County Council puts out tender for external legal panel
Surrey County Council (SCC) and 11 local authorities have again teamed up to launch a tender for a four-year legal…
Bond Dickinson wins AIG tender for volume contract work
Following a competitive tender process between five of its panel law firms, AIG has awarded its bulk contract work…
BG Group slims down legal roster to three
For a FTSE 100 company operating in 20 countries, BG Group’s panel of four law firms was already slim, but…
Bond Dickinson wins AIG tender for volume contract work
Merged regional giant beats four rivals for out-of-London mandates Following a competitive tender process between five of its panel law…