Updated: Clifford Chance in line for windfall payment after PwC reaches European Lehman settlement
Clifford Chance is among the creditors of the European operations of Lehman Brothers set to receive a windfall after administrator PwC…
Restructuring
Dentons’ Howard Morris to join Morrison & Foerster as head of business restructuring
One of Dentons best-known long term senior managers and a solid restructuring partner, Howard Morris has joined Morrison & Foerster to head…
Staff cuts: Ashurst confirms 120 jobs to go in London
Ashurst is nearing the end of its London redundancy round as the firm confirms 120 of its support staff will…
Deal watch: September sees significant rise in deal activity
Lloyds privatisation Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer led the line in September advising Lloyds Banking Group on the…
Redundancy watch: DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing all confirm job cuts
The stream of UK law firm job cuts continues apace as DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing have today (30…
Deal Watch: Magic Circle advises on headline debt deals as re-financing work keep advisers busy
In a dire market for new money M&A, debt restructuring continues to be a lifeline for major advisers with Freshfields…
A gloomy week for legal job prospects as OC follows BLP to announce likely job cuts
Osborne Clarke (OC) is to make up to 13 fee-earners redundant as it begins a two-week consultation, the top 50…