Clifford Chance to make 80 London lawyers redundant
Clifford Chance has begun a redundancy consultation that will lead to 70 or 80 London lawyers losing their jobs, while partners voted to significantly increase their cash contributions to the firm over the Christmas period.
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Sonnenschein inherits IndyMac role from Thacher Proffitt
08-Jan-2009Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has won the lead role on the sale of US bank IndyMac after hiring 100 Thacher Proffitt & Wood lawyers.
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Ashurst replaces Green on management board
08-Jan-2009Ashurst has elected a new member to its management board to replace former senior partner Geoffrey Green, who will launch the firm's Hong Kong office in February.
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Eversheds' top earner got £860,000 in 2007-08
Former Nokia IP head joins Powell Gilbert
Herbies creates two Asian management roles
Moves roundup: 7 January 2008
Wright Hassall managing partner steps down
Ashurst ups cash at bank
Nabarro hires Dechert real estate head
Review of the year 2008: Cometh the crunch
The Lawyer continued to report the big stories that shaped the year.
Dentons counts on downturn to help it go back up in the world
Formerly a finance powerhouse, the firm has come to terms with its reduced status.
Glass half empty? Half year results
Given the current market turmoil, reasonable half-year results are allowing many managing partners to breathe a sigh of relief – but some might be hiding bad news.
No firm is an island
Three years after setting up a CSR group, CSR is something everyone at the firm regards as an integral part of our business and as something in which practically everyone is actively involved. This article is about how we got here, and how you can do the same.
New York to the rescue as Shearman Europe flounders
“Shearman & Sterling has lost another partner in Germany, leaving its Munich office with just one partner,” TheLawyer.com reported on 16 October. But within hours the story had moved on.
The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report 2008, National Firms: A tale of two tiers
The mark of a successful national firm? Get London right.
Focus: Ladies in waiting
The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report 2008 shows that women are increasingly making partner – but what about the equity?
US firms keep a grip on their trainees to go top of the London retention rankings
Organic growth strategies for London bear fruit as 2008 trainee retention figures outstrip those of domestic rivals
Opinion divided as Shearman sacks associate for harassment
News that US firm Shearman & Sterling sacked a London associate after he allegedly sexually harassed a vacation student in a West End strip club sparked a heated debate among readers.
Half of Aussie lawyers mull walkabout as survey flags up dissatisfaction
The lower echelons of the legal market have thrown up some impressive success stories in the 2007-08 financial year, with some firms posting massive increases in turnover.
Ten rising firms show they're hot on the heels of top 100 in standout 2007-08
The lower echelons of the legal market have thrown up some impressive success stories in the 2007-08 financial year, with some firms posting massive increases in turnover.
Can Kirkland take Weil Gotshal's bankruptcy crown? The battle is on
The defection of Weil Gotshal & Manges US restructuring partner Christopher Marcus is the latest in a long line of one-way traffic to Kirkland & Ellis.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe: Ralph and ready
Orrick chief Ralph Baxter has never made a secret of his desire to grow the firm globally. Such is his eye for a merger opportunity that even the current market turmoil hasn’t dampened his plans.
WFW opts for piecemeal growth
Watson Farley & Williams managing partner Michael Greville has ruled out another US merger in the short term, with the firm seeking to expand its stateside offering piece by piece.
Lovells in China: Sino the times
When Lovells forged an alliance with Chinese firms outside the major centres of Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai it created something very different. Almost a year on and its members are bullish.
France proves lucrative as Anglo-Saxon firms dominate top 30 revenue rankings
Anglo-Saxon firms have faired better in France than in other European jurisdictions, according to a table of financial results from French legal publication Juristes Associés.
Magic circle firms take the hit as big-ticket M&A deals fall away in 2008
Corporate practices at magic circle firms have been rocked by dramatic falls in big-ticket M&A during the first half of 2008.
Herbert Smith: share and share alike
After a terrific set of results for 2007-08, Herbert Smith is riding high, but will feelings of marginalisation among non-equity partners eat away at the firm's success.
Freshfields: Silver service
Freshfields corporate guru Barry O'Brien is back with a bang following his run-in with the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal - much to the delight of his colleagues
Scotland: Border crossings
Scottish firms may be divided on the question of ABSs and expansion into the wider UK market, but the advent of the Legal Services Bill in England and Wales is prompting calls for a level playing field
Attorney General: Lord Goldsmith
He's put BAE Systems behind him, but the former Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith's new role with Debevoise & Plimpton finds him contemplating a return to the courtroom
Mishcon de Reya: Gold's standard
The fallout from Princess Diana's death almost spelled the end for Mishcon - but a decade on the firm is in robust health
IP and TMT associates left behind in a promotion round to forget
This year saw unexceptional promotion rounds for UK Top 100 associates. But for those in IP and TMT, it was another year of being overlooked.
More groups allowed to bring class actions, govt told
12-Dec-2008Proposals to allow more representative bodies to bring class actions on an opt-out basis have been put forward to the government today.
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Moves roundup: 7 January 2008
No5 silk becomes Midlands Circuit leader
Tensions on the bench spark Admin Court shuffle
Darbys
Among the ancient buildings and dreaming spires of Oxford, there is a quiet revolution going on.
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