Kirkland & Ellis has taken another partner from Linklaters, as a second member of the magic circle firm’s tax team leaves for the US firm in London. Mavnick Nerwal will make the move to the Gherkin two years after Kirkland picked up former Linklaters partner Tim Lowe, who co-heads the US firm’s tax practice. Lowe joined […]
Pinsent Masons and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner have acted on a land purchase deal at the heart of the Ebbsfleet Garden City development.
Jones Day has been drafted in to represent Kazakh mining company ENRC after it was accused of instructing an intelligence company to spy on Dechert partner Neil Gerrard, while also threatening to “go after everyone involved with him”. In the latest twist of an increasingly bitter row between Gerrard and his former client ENRC, new […]
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis bagged roles on WHSmith’s latest expansion into the US market, as the company bought another stateside retailer that caters to airports and resorts. The Marshall Retail Group, advised by Kirkland, was acquired by the UK company for $400m (£312m). The Kirkland team was led by Los Angeles corporate […]
The magic circle came under pressure from the US this week, while Clifford Chance’s shuttering of Coleman Street shows the firm can do just fine without an EC postcode. Here are the key takeaways. Linklaters isn’t off the hook from Kirkland just yet Kirkland & Ellis has been relatively quiet on the lateral hire scene this […]
The Serious Fraud Office has said Dechert should have to pay more than £3m in damages if the ENRC’s claim against the pair is successful, in what is the latest development in an increasingly bitter dispute. The ENRC has been under investigation from the SFO since 2013, but has made several allegations since about how […]
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Which firms are building the most robust litigation practices in the London courts? Which firms are making the most revenues from litigation in the UK? This report will examine bench strength among firms with litigation practices in the UK. Up until now litigation teams have traditionally been assessed by reference to their firm models, but […]
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?
