Dundas & Wilson acquisition helps boost CMS turnover by more than 25%, accounts reveal Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has revealed a 26% rise in group turnover to £259.2m from £206.1m, boosted by the acquisition of…
Dundas & Wilson reveals 4.5% revenue dip alongside 8% PEP increase in its final year Legal Business Once a storied institution in the Scottish legal market, Dundas & Wilson has unveiled its last ever financials and has…
Squire Patton Boggs brings in former Dundas partner to head UK real estate litigation team Legal Business Squire Patton Boggs has made its first UK partner hire since the May announcement that Squire Sanders would unite with…
Camerons launches cost-saving venture through Dundas offices as the firm prepares for move to Cannon Place Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna plans to utilise the Scottish offices and personnel of new merger partner Dundas & Wilson as a…
The Programme – how Dundas & Wilson fits into the CMS masterplan Sarah Downey With a takeover of Dundas & Wilson under its belt and a barrage of post-Lehman re-engineering in place, CMS Cameron…
Redundancy watch: CMS and Dundas cut 60 support staff roles Sarah Downey CMS and Dundas & Wilson confirmed today (30 April) that they have made 60 staff redundant ahead of their £300m…
CMS and Dundas to cut up to 60 jobs ahead of May merger Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna and Dundas & Wilson have placed 60 support staff roles at risk following the duo’s recently announced union.
Fallout begins as Dundas & Wilson suffers spate of partner exits post-CMS merger deal Sarah Downey The fallout from Dundas & Wilson‘s recently announced takeover by CMS Cameron McKenna has begun in earnest, with the Scottish firm confirming…
Merger Watch 2013 – The runners, riders and fallers at the last hurdle Legal Business ‘I believe the market lends itself to opportunities for growth and successful law firms will take advantage of these opportunities.…
Buy-side story: how CMS and Dundas & Wilson finalised their surprise merger Sarah Downey Talk to any partner at Dundas & Wilson in the early 1990s – when Cameron McKenna launched its fledgling oil…
Updated merger watch – CMS completes successful tie-up with Dundas & Wilson Caroline Hill CMS Cameron McKenna and beleaguered Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson have merged, the firms announced this evening (12 December), creating a…
Financial results 2013: Dundas & Wilson fails to halt the slide as profits fall 21% Francesca Fanshawe It was once Scotland’s most revered firm but Dundas & Wilson continues to experience misery heaped upon misery, rounding off…
Dundas cancels vacation scheme as trainee intake is deferred Francesca Fanshawe Dundas & Wilson’s beleaguered City office has deferred its 2014 trainee intake by a year and cancelled its London summer…
More partner exits from Dundas & Wilson Legal Business Beleaguered Dundas & Wilson is shortly to lose London private equity partners Simon Sale and Nadim Meer to Mishcon de…
Dundas & Wilson woes continue as it loses private equity duo to Mishcons Sarah Downey Dundas & Wilson has lost private equity partners Simon Sale and Nadim Meer to Mishcon de Reya, the latest in…
Dundas departures reflect pressure on Scots firms Legal Business Dundas & Wilson has confirmed the departure of three more partners from the firm’s London arm. Corporate partners Julian Mathews…
Latest Dundas departures are reminder of pressure facing Scotland’s most storied firms Legal Business Dundas & Wilson is bracing itself for the departure of three more partners from the firm’s London arm. Corporate partners…
SJ Berwin is latest international arrival in Luxembourg Legal Business SJ Berwin announced the opening of its twelth office in Luxembourg at the start of the year, in what was…
Consolidation is the word of the day across Scotland’s firms Legal Business The Scottish market is awash with merger rumours. Perhaps the imminent tie-up between McGrigors and Pinsent Masons has kick-started the…
Shaw abruptly steps down from Dundas leadership Legal Business Dundas & Wilson’s managing partner Donald Shaw unexpectedly announced in March that he is stepping down from his post midway…
