Leeds: Leeds’ legal industry has been going through a resurgence. The city, once known for being the largest legal hub outside of London a couple decades ago, had fallen behind the bustling centres of Manchester and Bristol in the years that followed. But with seven UK100 firms having opened in Leeds since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Dentons has promoted 12 lawyers to partner in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) this year, including nine partners in London. Of the remaining three promotions, two were made in Glasgow and one was made in Abu Dhabi. Most of the promotions have been made in the projects team, with Claudia Thomas and Graham […]
The shortlist for The Lawyer Awards 2024 has been revealed, pitting firms, chambers and in-house teams against each other in the quest for victory. The awards take place on 18 June 2024 in London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. For more information, please visit our website or contact the team on awards@thelawyer.com. Awarding winners across […]
Burges Salmon has recently been grappling with a succession issue – just not the challenge firms typically face.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has hired another finance partner from Linklaters in London. The US firm has snapped up financial regulation partner Sebastian Barling, who has spent the last 12 years at the magic circle firm. He was promoted to partner in 2018. Before his time at Linklaters, Barling spent several years at […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s energy practice has come a long way from doing the “weird renewables stuff” in the 90s, now aiming for £70m in revenue by the decade’s end.
Hill Dickinson is swiftly growing its new Birmingham office, with the addition of two more teams from Irwin Mitchell. The firm has significantly strengthened its real estate capabilities in the Midlands, adding expertise in both transactions and litigation to the five-strong corporate team it onboarded in February to launch the office. The real estate team […]
Amid a nationwide economic slowdown last year, the North West stood out as the life and soul of the party. And no, this is not a reference to Liverpool hosting the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. And nor is it a reference to Manchester City winning the treble. Obviously, […]
North West: As revealed in The Lawyer on Tuesday, Brabners has kicked off a new three-year strategy. The last one certainly paid dividends, and newly-reelected managing partner Nik White was in ebullient spirits when he talked to Beyond the Bubble earlier this week. “It’s the power of 24,” he says cryptically, before explaining that “it […]
Bird & Bird has turned to DWF to fill the newly-created role of head of responsible business. Dan Noakes makes the move, where he held the role of head of ESG operations and business development at DWF for the last three years. Before that, Noakes has held similar roles in both the professional services and […]
Listed firm Knights has become the latest firm to make lawyers redundant across the country, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that both partner and associate roles have been cut across the firm’s restructuring and insolvency, corporate, and real estate teams. The redundancies have taken place across the firm’s offices in the UK, with […]
Partners at Brabners have appointed Nik White as managing partner to a third term, as the firm kicks off its next three-year strategy and explores whether or not to open in London. White will start his new term on 1 May for a period of three years. The reappointment coincides with the start of the […]