The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
You think A&O has problems? Take a look at O’Melveny in London
While many commentators will now be disparaging Allen & Overy’s US practice, the firm with the bigger overseas headache is O’Melveny & Myers (OMM). Just this year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld made several swoops on OMM’s London ranks, sending the latter’s partnership headcount to just three. O’Melveny has had plenty of time to […]
Breaking: Mishcon and Blackstone team up in emergency court bid to prevent Parliament suspension
The Lawyer can reveal that Mishcon de Reya has lodged an immediate legal injunction on behalf of Gina Miller to prevent the UK Government from shutting down parliament.
The junior lawyer pay wars in seven charts
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Addleshaws’ consulting unit targets 20 per cent growth in next year
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
You think A&O has problems? Take a look at O’Melveny in London
While many commentators will now be disparaging Allen & Overy’s US practice, the firm with the bigger overseas headache is O’Melveny & Myers (OMM). Just this year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld made several swoops on OMM’s London ranks, sending the latter’s partnership headcount to just three. O’Melveny has had plenty of time to […]
Breaking: Mishcon and Blackstone team up in emergency court bid to prevent Parliament suspension
The Lawyer can reveal that Mishcon de Reya has lodged an immediate legal injunction on behalf of Gina Miller to prevent the UK Government from shutting down parliament.
The junior lawyer pay wars in seven charts
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Linklaters names new HR head in executive shake-up
Linklaters has reshuffled its executive committee by appointing a new global HR director that will replace longstanding member Christine Lynch. The firm has given the role to existing Linklaters professional Angela Ogilvie after Lynch wrapped a seven-year stint at the firm. Ogilvie was previously head of partner advisory, based in London. As part of her role, […]
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Transferwise ends GC search with senior Monzo hire
Transferwise has hired the chief legal officer of rival money app Monzo as its new general counsel, ending a seven-month search to fill the position. The currency transfer service has found its next general counsel in Dean Nash, who has spearheaded the legal strategy of digital bank Monzo for more than three years. In 2019, […]
Mayer Brown’s Brussels head departs for Noerr
The head of Mayer Brown’s Brussels office is to join German firm Noerr next month. Jens Peter Schmidt has been the managing partner of Mayer Brown’s Brussels office since 2014, and a partner at the firm since 2001 when he joined from Shearman & Sterling. He will join Noerr’s partnership on 15 February. The partner’s […]
Cadwalader ramps up in London with Norton Rose Fulbright hire
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has recruited its third London lateral in as many months, with the firm now set to bring on board a funds partner from Norton Rose Fulbright. This time the firm has picked Michael Newell, who specialises in funds and has been at Norton Rose Fulbright for a decade. As part of […]
Setback for Macfarlanes client as Russian court rules against jurisdiction bid
A Russian regional court has ruled that billionaire Vitaly Orlov cannot hide behind the Russian legal system to avoid the London High Court. The latest twist in a complicated case comes as a setback to Orlov, whose lawyers at Macfarlanes had successfully discharged a worldwide freezing (WFO) order last July. Russian businessman Alexander Tugushev, instructing […]
Slaughters clears first hurdle for Premier Oil’s North Sea expansion
Slaughter and May represented Premier Oil as the Scottish company cleared the first hurdle on a scheme of arrangement related to its expansion in the North Sea. Premier Oil, advised by Slaughters restructuring partner Tom Vickers, faced opposition from its largest creditor Asia Research & Capital Management (ARCM) on the implementation of the company’s scheme […]
Fried Frank brings in first European COO
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has hired its first European chief operations officer to support the firm’s growth. Ed Enzor, who was previously a director of administration at Paul Weiss’ London office, has joined Fried Frank as the firm’s first dedicated COO. He had also previously been at Baker McKenzie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer […]