Litigation outfit Rosenblatt Solicitors looks set to follow in the footsteps of Gateley, Keystone and Gordon Dadds, announcing plans today to list on the London Stock Exchange. The firm, which has long signalled its intention to go public, has not yet offered any clues as to the funds it expects to raise through the listing […]
Floating a law firm is not all about accessing a cash jackpot. In fact, there are many reasons to go public.
Today The Lawyer reveals the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards 2018, in association with Travelers, the legal industry’s biggest night of the year. This year, over 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar debated entries from a record number of law firms and companies to narrow down the shortlist for the 28 categories. Our panel of judges […]
Eversheds Sutherland‘s Asia head of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) has left the firm’s Hong Kong office for K&L Gates. Nigel Stamp is joining the US firm as a partner after nearly seven years at Eversheds. He previously headed Morrison & Foerster’s China TMT practice, which he joined in 2006 from Clifford Chance. At K&L […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scored the top role in CVC Capital Partners’ sale of Sky Betting and Gaming to online gaming operator Stars Group for nearly $5bn.
Gleiss Lutz has suffered a rare partner exit, losing its co-head of private equity to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.
One of Coca-Cola’s largest bottling companies has reduced its panel by 30 per cent, appointing over 100 firms to its roster.
Mishcon de Reya has acquired Davis & Co; a four-strong litigation boutique in the City.
Linklaters is acting for Takeda Pharmaceuticals in the ongoing tussle for Irish drug maker Shire, represented by Slaughter and May.
Clyde & Co is set to perform a comprehensive review of its Indian best friends network as indications suggest the firm could be set to end one of its long-standing ties.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating whether a formal inquiry should be launched into Dentons’ handling of a discrimination case.
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
The Lawyer FTSE 250 report, produced in association with Consilio, is the definitive guide to in-house teams at the FTSE 250 and the law firms serving them. It details which law firms are working with each of the 250 companies and on what types of matters, including both corporate and litigation work. A detailed investigation […]
Win more business. Spot greater opportunities. Uncovering in-depth data on deals, clients and real estate teams, the report also delivers opportunity-led insights, proving it to be a vital piece of reading to inform your long-term strategy. Focusing specifically on property tech, this report gets inside the top real estate practices in the world revealing the […]
Analyse 2017, to inspire 2018. By analysing the 2,000+ cases across fifteen English courts that reached judgment in 2017, the report unearths the most active firms and chambers in the year. Importantly, it details who is instructing whom, uncovering vital relationships between litigants and law firms and between law firms and chambers. Key insight The […]
Critics insist Bird & Bird is a dictatorship, with CEO David Kerr ensconced at the top. It could make discussing succession a bit tricky
The day of the corporate big beast is over. What can the magic circle do to nurture its next crop of superstars?
What a way to go. If anyone was wondering what it would take for the global chair of a $3bn law firm to stand down from his position, yesterday’s shock revelation, which has since been updated as more details have emerged, provided the answer. For it to have happened to the global law’s golden firm […]
Oh, this is cute. A&O’s overture to O’Melveny & Myers yet again underlines the magic circle firm’s reputation for lateral thinking. For the last five years A&O has been consistently rumoured to be on the verge of doing a deal with Shearman & Sterling. Bypassing New York in favour of a West Coast play – […]
The profession has a problem
Clifford Chance has launched a second investigation in under 12 months into the behaviour of a current partner, following allegations of sexual misconduct leaked to The Lawyer. The first allegations emerged in 2015 when the accused partner was based in one of the firm’s European offices, and include multiple allegations of sexual impropriety with staff in […]
Hogan Lovells gender pay gap results have shown that female partners receive more than their male counterparts on both a median and mean basis.
Female equity partners at Eversheds Sutherland received 10 per cent more than their male counterparts on average last financial year, the firm’s gender pay gap reporting has shown.
Clifford Chance has become the first magic circle firm to include partner data as part of its gender pay reporting, showing an average gap of 66 per cent across its London office.
Hosted by Nicholas d’Adhemar, CEO and Founder of Apperio Date: Wednesday 9th May Time: 3.30pm – 4.15pm BST RSVP In-house legal departments are under increasing pressure to add additional value to the business by providing greater strategic insight as well as being more predictable and efficient in managing their costs. This change in their role […]
By Wenhong Xu and Hui Yang On January 10 2018 the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) issued the Administrative Measures for Pollutants Discharge Permits (for Trial Implementation) (MEP Order 48), which took effect on the same date. The measures develop and refine the Interim Provisions on the Management of Pollution Permits (Huan Shui Ti [2016] 186), which the […]
By Emily Dugan The 11 April 2018 article uses a 2015 unreported Tribunal determination of an asylum seeker from Zimbabwe, living with a disability called “W”, promulgated in June 2015, as the basis of demanding urgent action to address the asylum claims based on disability, three years later…