Despite being one of the UK’s top 20 law firms in terms of revenue, Pinsent Masons has told its partners to expect a significant drop in their next quarterly dividend due to tough trading conditions. Partners at the City law firm were told last month that they will receive less than half of what was […]
The most recent Managing Partner’s dinner – hosted jointly by Lexis Nexis and The Lawyer – catered for 18 managing partners from law firms within the 50-100 bracket of The Lawyer’s UK Top 200, including those in London and various regions across the UK. Over the past decade, this section has proven to be one […]
Akin Gump has made a new hire to its City office, this time to expand its private equity focus in the African markets. Weyinmi Popo will join Akin this month after nearly four years at rival US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. He had previously been at Jones Day for nine years, making partner in […]
Clifford Chance is set to close its longtime secondary office in Coleman Street at the end of the month, just a few weeks after Allen & Overy ditched its flexible working hub in Vauxhall. The firm announced internally that the flexible working space will close in late October, as it gears up to trial a […]
Kirkland & Ellis and Slaughter and May have landed roles in the latest take-private of a UK company by a US private equity house, as UK cyber security company Sophos is sold for over £3bn. Kirkland acted for the buyers Thoma Bravo, which revealed it would acquire Sophos for £3.1bn. The team at the US […]
ITE Group’s former group general counsel has made the move to be the first legal head at FTSE 250 building company SIG. Andrew Watkins, who has been with the ITE Group for two years, will also sit on the company’s executive committee. SIG is a Sheffield-based supplier of insulation, roofing, commercial interiors, and specialist construction […]
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The Global Litigation 50 2019 ranks the largest litigation practices in the world by revenue and highlights the key trends within the disputes market for the past year. Understand the world’s top firms’ approach to data-driven disputes. Gain insights into the latest growth area – data abuse – and the impact it is having. Explore […]
Have we reached the high-water mark of globalisation? We’re all living through a period of intense global uncertainty with trade wars, political nativism and the rise of populism, economic stagnation and a worldwide shift in the centres of power. Does this mean that the world’s largest law firms are slamming the brakes on global expansion? […]
For decades, Hong Kong has been at the centre of Western law firms’ strategies, with its long history as one of the world’s key financial centres. However, times have changed since the first firms set foot in the region.
The Big Four are making a renewed effort to impact the legal market, with big-money innovation as their weapon – but traditional providers may not be as vulnerable as they think if they stick to their strengths.
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Is the system conspiring against female barristers? We weigh up the evidence, using data on cases at both the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal
There are five reasons why Mishcon is likely to opt for an IPO, and while it would certainly shift the firm away from its reliance on partner capital and bank debt, none of those reasons is actually about the availability of cash.
By Bernardine Adkins, Sean Giles Last week, Boris Johnson refused Thomas Cook’s request for financial assistance from the Government, reportedly to avoid a “moral hazard” for other failing businesses. Yet, when Condor – a German subsidiary of Thomas Cook – requested a reported €200m of financial assistance in that same week, the German government is reported to have provided a […]
The final part in our FCA Priorities series focuses on the future of regulation and its interaction with wider social policy. Unsurprisingly, the FCA highlights Brexit as a reason why it needs to review how it regulates financial services and ensure it keeps pace. However, the FCA has also said that it will look at […]
As the fastest-growing economy in the EU with an ability to attract foreign investment and a highly skilled, young workforce, Ireland is a compelling option for business
The gradual relaxing of the country’s stringent controls aims to boost international trade and create a level playing field between domestic and foreign businesses – but does it go far enough?
