Deloitte has received its alternative business structure (ABS) licence, becoming the last of the Big Four to set up a legal arm in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed that it has granted Deloitte the right to operate as a multi-disciplinary practice. The licence came into effect on the 15 June. The new move will […]
Eight names are on the list for the final and biggest award of the night – which firm will claim victory?
Ashurst has been given the go-ahead to open in Luxembourg after receiving approval from the local bar association. The new office, focusing on finance and funds, will open in October this year, with corporate partner Isabelle Lentz at the helm. Lentz is currently the head of Ashurst’s Luxembourg desk in London, which was set up […]
Name: Kiran Bhogal Firm: Hill Dickinson Position: Partner In Hot 100 for: Successfully building Hill Dickinson’s health practice. Read her full Hot 100 profile. What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? Being told how to break into centrally locked cars while interviewing a client in Armley prison – thankfully not had to put this […]
Latham & Watkins looks set to become to the latest firm to boost its associate pay scale as the battle over young legal talent intensifies. Lawyers at the firm are understood to have met yesterday to discuss the salary proposals which, if the firm elects to increase pay, could see associates paid between $190,000 and $340,000. […]
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie have led in the €1.2 billion sale of the world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), to New York based private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. Linklaters corporate partners Ben Rodham and Christopher Boycott acted for Cerberus, which from 2015 has been owned by Platinum Equity. They were supported by finance partners Daniel […]
After successfully advising client Barclays on the UK Government’s banking ring-fencing scheme, Slaughter and May has led for Santander as its becomes the fourth major bank to be accepted. The bank was accepted into the scheme following a High Court hearing on 12 June and has committed to transferring all relevant accounts into the ring-fenced […]
The Lawyer has tracked the financial performance of the 50 largest US firms in the UK, including lateral hires and investment priorities
Barclays has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.
Flexible legal resources provider Axiom is considering an initial public offering in a bid to turbocharge the company’s growth, The Lawyer understands. Sources close to the matter claim that the firm’s internal talks are reaching a head after several years of deliberation. An Axiom spokesperson said today: “Axiom does not comment on rumours or market speculation”. […]
DAC Beachcroft‘s search for its new London office is coming to an end as the firm is understood to have put in an offer for floors of the Walbrook Building near Bank station, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm kicked off its search for a new office last September, instructing commercial estate agents Knight Frank to find […]
Knights, which this month announced its intention to become the fifth publicly listed UK law firm, has hired the European IT director at Procter & Gamble to oversee a “technology transformation” as part of the listing. Richard King will join Knights on 1 July as a non-executive director to lead the business’ tech overhaul. Knights’ […]
Hogan Lovells pro bono director Yasmin Waljee talks to The Lawyer about the impact of winning 2017’s Pro Bono Initiative of the Year prize at The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers. In a short paragraph can you tell us a bit more about the work that led you to win Pro Bono Initiative of the […]
Essential insight for your firm; Enquire today Discover and examine the growth of independent Asia-Pacific firms in their HQ region. Investigate where the opportunities lie; which local firms to compete with, to partner with and to acquire. Reveal the growth of international firms in Asia-Pac legal markets. What’s included? The Lawyer’s Asia Pacific 100 report […]
Indispensable insight for your firm; Enquire now 1. Discover and examine the growth of independent European firms on the continent. Independent European firms are thriving, and as such, are inhibiting the further growth of international firms. One such indicator looks at their revenue growth over the past 5 years, as seen below, having increased from […]
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With growth in London far from reliable for law firms, is it time for Europe to take more of a leading role?
Greenberg Traurig picked up some top real estate talent when KWM collapsed. But how has it integrated its new stars into the firm?
A cohort of UK firms have entered into US mergers over the years, but did they lose their souls as well as their names?
As the road to partnership gets longer, some law firms are creating alternative career pathways to manage talent retention.
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?
Indispensable insight for your firm.
1. Discover and examine the growth of independent European firms on the continent.
2. Investigate where the opportunities lie; which local firms to compete with, to partner with and to acquire.
3. Reveal the growth of international firms in European legal markets.
The Lawyer’s European 100 is the only in-depth report into the legal market across the whole of Continental Europe. It analyses the finances and strategies of the 100 largest independent law firms, as well as looking at the presence of the 50 largest international firms operating on the Continent.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has dismissed partner Mark Hastings without compensation following an investigation into two allegations of inappropriate behaviour, The Lawyer can reveal. The allegations first surfaced in February with Mishcon de Reya partner Alison Levitt QC drafted in to conduct the firm’s internal investigation. Following the presentation of Levitt’s findings, Hastings was dismissed […]
Linklaters has set up an external whistleblowing hotline for its staff in recognition that individuals can feel wary about reporting harassment concerns to people within the firm, The Lawyer has learned. The magic circle firm revealed its SpeakUp initiative to partners last week, and to the firm yesterday. It means that people will be able […]
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.
At Ogier we continue to see Jersey trust companies winning substantive mandates for new private wealth structures. Plainly this bodes well for the future of the sector on the island. The purpose of this article is to consider the key drivers as to why ultra-high net worth families are choosing to structure now and ultimately […]
The growth of the life sciences sector has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in related disputes, which are increasingly resolved by way of international arbitration. This insight explains why international arbitration is particularly well suited for the resolution of these disputes.
By Jennifer Michael Being Driven to Change during a crisis can often be haphazard, fast-paced and incredibly stressful. It usually comes about because an event you haven’t planned for happens suddenly. If this event is a cyber attack, as a priority you will need to put measures in place to stop your private and confidential […]
Andrea Coscelli, CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has indicated that the UK competition law regulator may step closer to regional businesses with plans to open an office in Manchester. This move is partly in anticipation of the increased workload Brexit is likely to generate for the regulator and partly because of a […]
On 30 May 2018, the Financial Ombudsman Service published its annual review for 2017/18. The annual review looks at the level and type of complaints handled by the FOS over the past 12 months. It also highlights any trends or themes the FOS has seen. The FOS’ three key themes are: vulnerability, challenges from new services […]
