White & Case has snagged yet another partner for its London practice, this time from the global capital markets team at Kirkland & Ellis. Gilles Teerlinck joins the firm’s capital markets practice after almost six years at Kirkland, where he made partner in 2016. He previously spent three years at Linklaters, where he was a […]
China’s litigation climate is now more attractive to clients due to greater independence and transparency. It’s creating a raft of opportunities for overseas law firms
Property mogul Robert Tchenguiz has walked away from his lawsuit against accountancy firm Grant Thornton, three months after completely overhauling his legal line-up. Tchenguiz argued he was owed £1.6bn following the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing and later alleged that Grant Thornton conspired to have the Serious Fraud Office investigate him to prevent him from […]
Ashurst has undertaken a pay review that has seen it increase salaries for its junior lawyers. Newly qualified solicitors will now receive base pay of £82,000, up from £76,000. Those who qualify for a performance related bonus could see their pay packet rise as high as £94,300. One-year-qualified solicitors will take home £86,000, up from £80,000, […]
Ince & Co’s global head of insurance Joe O’Keeffe has departed for Stephenson Harwood, just two weeks after it was revealed that Ince had entered into merger talks with Gordon Dadds. Insurance partner O’Keeffe, who specialises in trade, shipping, yachts and superyachts, joined Ince in 1991 and was made partner in 2000. During his time at the firm, […]
Clifford Chance, Kirkland & Ellis and Eversheds Sutherland have bumped shoulders in another beefy British business buyout, advising in Blackstone’s proposed £800m takeover of live events business NEC Group. Just one month ago, the trio worked on the record £1.5bn sale of Network Rail’s commercial estate to Blackstone Property Partners and Telereal Trillium. This time round Clifford Chance […]
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The impending retirement of Malcolm Sweeting from the role of senior partner has created a vacancy for the position. Now it’s bread-and-circus time.
The news that Ince & Co is in merger talks has been trailed for months, but most of the City chatter linked it to other EC3 firms.
Now Gordon Dadds is in the frame, the firm’s New Law mindset could be exactly what Ince needs.
Using Global 200 data, The Lawyer reveals which law firms have failed to keep pace with the global market, and what this group’s performance since 2008 can tell us about the future for the world’s top law firms
One year on from the day DLA Piper went down to a Russian cyber attack, its leadership recalls the firm’s fortnight of crisis – and how it survived.
The Lawyer has compiled 2018 trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms in two easy-to-use tables. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became the first firm to offer NQs £100,000 in London back in […]
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By Zia Ullah and Laura Dunseath The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill was introduced in June, but will be dependent on international co-operation agreements with other jurisdictions…
By Richard G. Dearden, Wendy J. Wagner President Donald Trump called the North American Free Trade Agreement “one of the WORST Trade Deals ever made.” Late Sunday night, the prolonged NAFTA renegotiations ended with the unveiling of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) that will replace NAFTA. Shortly after the Agreement was finalized, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told […]
By Peter Cross As a new generation takes the helm in business and in government, opportunities – and dangers – abound in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
By Jin Yi Regulatory body SAMR is playing a big part in shaping competition policies and establishing itself as a responsible and proactive model under China’s State Council…
By Christopher J.R. Page and Peter Ch’ng Chris Page and Peter Ch’ng of Conyers Dill & Pearman Hong Kong discuss the brave new world of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICOs: the opportunities and challenges they present, and the benefits of establishing issuers offshore…
