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Herbert Smith Freehills has increased the base rate of its newly-qualified lawyer salaries, while trainees also saw a rise in October. HSF’s London NQ base salary will rise to £105,000 from the 1 January. Beforehand, HSF said that £107,000 would only be made available to the top performers. Now NQs will earn £105,000 plus their […]
A&O, Clifford Chance, Dechert and Linklaters seized the initiative and now sit at the very top of the market
BCLP has hired its first global head of diversity and recruitment, who will have a specific focus on recruitment. The firm has taken on Ashust’s head of diversity and resourcing Lloyd Stephenson. It is understood he will be responsible to ensure diversity and inclusion criteria are observed in every area of the firm, from graduate […]
Slaughter and May has appointed its first chief operating officer as part of a new executive leadership structure for the firm. Jill Hoseason will take the post on 1 February next year. She joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where she was in the same role since 2014, promoted to the global title in 2017. In […]
Unilever’s chief legal officer and group secretary is to stand down from her role next March, after nine years in the post. Ritva Sotamaa joined the multinational consumer goods company in 2013 as chief legal officer and was also appointed group secretary in 2018. She will be succeeded by Maria Varsellona, general counsel and company […]
A new managing partner has been announced for Hausfeld’s London office, as its current head takes up a new global role at the firm. City-based Anthony Maton will become a global co-chair of Hausfeld along with Brian Ratner in Washington DC. Since the launch of Hausfeld in London in 2007, Maton has led the office. […]
At this year’s The Lawyer’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference, general counsel at TotalEnergies Marketing Services Patrice Yermia and Dentons’ Europe director of talent Patryk Zamorski gathered 12 in-house lawyers to discuss building relationships and trust in a hybrid working environment. The pair brought together two different perspectives – Yermia from in-house at a […]
Diversity and inclusion are hot on the agenda for law firms aiming to emerge from the pandemic more socially and environmentally conscious than ever. But those seeking to accelerate change must ask themselves: do inclusion initiatives go far enough? This discussion was at the centre of The Lawyer’s latest roundtable led by Stephenson Harwood litigation […]
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Despite the last couple of years being marred by the dreary, and often frightening, Covid-19 pandemic, opportunities to learn and adapt have been many. As Macfarlanes senior associate Amy Walker discovered advising Castle Trust on its restructuring. “Castle Trust has been a real highlight of my career to date and has reinforced what a fantastic […]
New South Wales trained associate Andrew Behman joined Addleshaw Goddard (AG) in August 2020. Instantly he was central to a vast project that will test the effectiveness of ‘keepwell deeds’ protecting an estimated $586bn Chinese offshore bonds issued for PRC onshore companies, after a record $30bn of bonds defaulted. “It is the first of its […]
Ashurst acted for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its successful Court opposition to the scheme of arrangement proposed by Amigo Loans. The judgment, handed down in May 2021, refused to sanction the scheme on the basis it was unfair. This landmark decision for schemes of arrangement raises points that are fundamental to all UK […]
The UK introduced major reforms to its restructuring and insolvency regime in June 2020, including a new restructuring plan procedure. DeepOcean was the first ever test of the cross-class cram-down provisions in the new restructuring plan procedure. The group wished to shut down a loss-making part of its business while minimising disruption to the wider […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was introduced to Malaysia Airlines by a local Malaysian firm that was advising on restructuring matters and went on to win the mandate to advise on a scheme proposed by MAB Leasing Limited (MABL), the main aircraft leasing entity of the Malaysia Aviation Group. Many airlines suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
The Lawyer Awards takes place in November this year, with scores of firms, in-house teams and chambers making the shortlist. The winners will be announced in our virtual awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday 2 November. Last year saw Keystone win the top prize, as the coronavirus pandemic vindicated the firm’s non-traditional and remote working model in spades. […]
Keep checking this live blog for the latest on law firms’ financial results this year. You can find it in the Features section towards the bottom of the homepage.
X (her name has been kept anonymous to protect her identity) studied law in Afghanistan. Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer, specifically one protecting and promoting the rights of women. I graduated from school and continued my higher studies at university as a law student. Being a woman, specifically studying law, has never […]
Seven in-house lawyers express their gratitude to external advisers for helping them through the pandemic, while giving pointers on how to move forward.
Members of The Lawyer Hot 100 have just two things in common. The first is excellence. Every year, our Hot 100 covers an incredibly diverse mix of legal professionals: scrappers from the rough and tumble of criminal law; sharp-suited corporate dealmakers; intellectuals and silver-tongued advocates from barristers’ profession; the in-house counsel with the ear of […]
Is your law firm innovative? In recent years, promoting a culture of innovation has become an essential competitive ingredient at firms – and for good reason.
A blank page and a 404 error. Those are two things that really excite Juliet Caragianis these days.
We Talk Banking & Finance is a new bi-weekly podcast in which lawyers from Walkers’ international banking team discuss the latest themes and trends in offshore finance with industry experts. In the second episode, senior counsel Julia Keppe and sssociate Alice Wight talk to Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International, on all things ESG and look at the factors influencing direction of travel, including regulation, reporting and investor behaviour.
Law firm leaders and general counsel from across the globe joined together virtually once again to discuss an exciting array of topics at the 14th Annual Global Law Firm Leaders Conference hosted by Sandpiper Partners.
This month’s publication of The Lawyer’s new US 50 ranking confirms that 2020 was yet another record year for US law firms in the UK. But while 23 firms saw a double digit rise in revenue and seven grew their turnover by 20 per cent or more, not every firm enjoyed such a barnstorming performance […]
On 9th-10th June, the Marketing Leadership Summit is bringing together the top marketing and business development leaders working in major law firms today. If you want to become a commercial partner with the Marketing Leadership Summit, simply click here to enquire about available sponsorship opportunities.
Today’s “Success Stories” case study features Alexia Tomazos, the head of legal and business affairs at Outbrain, a leading recommendation platform for the open web. In this short video, Tomazos talks about smarter ways of working and shares a couple of practical examples for increasing productivity and efficiency. TL Success Stories – Alexia Tomazos from […]
Case study on Scania’s use of legal tech to improve legal’s business engagement.
