City’s big four rides churning forex markets as A&O leads the Magic Circle on results
Double-digit fee growth for A&O, Links and CC but Freshfields stalls Dramatic swings in foreign currencies against Brexit-battered sterling have…
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Magic Circle pay watch: Links edges up associate salaries, Slaughters holds and CC gets coy
Pay rises continue to ripple through the top-end legal services market despite the uncertain outlook for the City. The latest…
Adviser review: Magic Circle dominates as Standard Chartered unveils latest global panel
Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Clifford Chance are among the firms to have been named on Standard…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2017
MAGIC CIRCLE ADVISE ON VODAFONE’S INDIA MERGER Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and local advisers S&R Associates, Vaish…
‘This latest round has been disappointing’: A&O vows to address lack of diversity as Magic Circle announces new partners
Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm…
Focus on quality and cost in government panel review sees Magic Circle take reduced roles
Roster reduced from 48 to 18 firms following Crown Commercial Services review Eighteen firms have been appointed to the Crown…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2017
HSF AND BLP ADVISE ON £1.1BN CHEESEGRATER SALE Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown led…
BT concludes delayed panel review with 37 firms including Magic Circle heavyweights winning places
BT has concluded its long-awaited UK and Ireland panel review, with a raft of Magic Circle firms including Allen &…
Freshfields and A&O latest in the Magic Circle to post spring trainee retention rates, keeping on 84% and 82% respectively
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both kept on 31 members of their spring trainee intake, with…
‘Another major milestone’: Latham returns to the Magic Circle again in City regulatory push
Latham & Watkins announced today (9 March) that it has continued bolstering its financial services offering in the City with…
A&O continues US expansion with third litigation hire in a month
Allen & Overy (A&O) has continued its expansion in the US with the appointment of Eugene Ingoglia to its investigations…
Freshfields latest to bulk up in the US with Cadwalader corporate hire
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its US platform, taking corporate partner Aly El Hamamsy from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped
Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in October 2016
CC and Davis Polk On $8bn China IPO: Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Postal Savings Bank of China on its…
Magic Circle trainee retention: Slaughters middle of the pack with 89% rate
Slaughter and May is the last of the Magic Circle to post its autumn trainee retention figures, with a rate…
Tokyo deal wave anticipated following SoftBank’s £24.3bn ARM takeover
Lawyers working on the £24.3bn ARM Holdings takeover by Tokyo-based telecoms group SoftBank expect more M&A deals to come out…
Clifford Chance latest Magic Circle firm to boost New York office with restructuring hire
Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped Chadbourne & Parke for restructuring lawyer Douglas Deutsch, its second hire to the New York…
In the bank: Global 100 firms bill £14.5m on mega ARM acquisition
US and Magic Circle advisers on the mega acquisition of ARM holdings by Japanese group SoftBank will together rake in…
Freshfields leads the pack as London’s big four continue flat financial trajectory
Firm posts impressive 8% PEP hike and 7% revenue increase despite headcount drop With the unaudited results of firms in,…
Magic Circle firms lead on £615m Swiss takeover of British electronics company
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have advised on the acquisition of British electronics company Premier Farnell by…