After months of wrangling, the heavily trailed union between Global 100 firms Bingham McCutchen and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius looks set to go ahead, after a pre-recorded voicemail message from Bingham managing partner Steven Browne informed partners of the proposed union on Friday (19 September).
Secured: Akin pulls off one of the largest ever City acquisitions with 22-partner Bingham team
Bingham McCutchen’s London office, which turned over $52.3m last year, will merge with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in a move that will more than double the size of the firm in the City.
Harper Macleod merges with Bird Semple to create top 100 firm
Scottish firm Harper Macleod, the legal advisor to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, has expanded by merging with private client boutique Bird Semple to create a firm with a combined turnover of more than £23m.
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‘Private wealth is at the heart of the merger’ – Charles Russell Speechlys talks strategy
As the partnerships of both Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell this week voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that will create a firm with 170 partners, 500 lawyers and combined revenues of £135m, management at the newly-titled Charles Russell Speechlys are welcoming the prospects of becoming a top 30 UK firm.
Due to go live on 1 November, the union creates a private wealth powerhouse that Charles Russell’s senior partner Christopher Page says is ‘at the heart of the merger’. Continue reading “‘Private wealth is at the heart of the merger’ – Charles Russell Speechlys talks strategy”
‘A compelling combination’: Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham say yes to merger
The partnerships of Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have today (16 July) voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that will create a firm with 170 partners, a total of 500 lawyers, and combined revenues of £135m, elevating the combined entity into the top 30 of the LB100. The new firm will be called Charles Russell Speechlys.
Heading to the polls: Charles Russell and Speechly partners to vote today on £126m merger
Speechly Bircham is getting closer to closing its sought-after merger, as its partners and those at Charles Russell are voting today (16 July) on a union that would elevate the combined firm into the top 30 of the LB100.
Bird & Bird secures further international tie-up with Istanbul tech leader BTS
Bird & Bird has entered into a cooperation agreement with leading Istanbul IT and telecoms boutique BTS & Partners, just a week after announcing a similar arrangement with two Indonesian firms. Continue reading “Bird & Bird secures further international tie-up with Istanbul tech leader BTS”
The Programme – how Dundas & Wilson fits into the CMS masterplan
With a takeover of Dundas & Wilson under its belt and a barrage of post-Lehman re-engineering in place, CMS Cameron McKenna hopes it can secure its breakthrough globally and at home. LB investigates a complex beast that some of its own partners don’t understand.
On 10 December the London partners of Dundas & Wilson were called home. Given the dramatic nose-dive that had afflicted Scotland’s proudest legal institution in the previous five years, expectations were that this would herald drastic action to revive its fortunes.
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Squire Patton Boggs – what does the merger mean for lawyers in London and Europe?
Effective on 1 June, the merger between 39-office firm Squire Sanders and 330-lawyer Washington outfit Patton Boggs will bring together the larger firm’s global platform with Patton Boggs’ white collar expertise in the US, but what will it mean for lawyers in London and Europe? Continue reading “Squire Patton Boggs – what does the merger mean for lawyers in London and Europe?”
Approved – Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs confirm merger
Despite reports in the US legal press that the merger between Squire Sanders and Washington-headquartered lobbying firm Patton Boggs may have hit the buffers at the 11th hour, the firms today (27 May) announced that the merger has been voted through. Continue reading “Approved – Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs confirm merger”