Seven lawyers have been promoted to partner at Travers Smith across a range of practice areas, including dispute resolution, finance and private equity. It is the firm’s largest round since 2015, when seven lawyers also made the grade. In 2020, the firm made up five new partners. The 2021 cohort includes three lawyers in dispute […]
White & Case has slowed down its search for new London premises, instead calling upon a property consultancy to estimate the costs of a fit-out, The Lawyer understands. The US firm is thought to be interested in staying put, after viewings of other premises went nowhere. The firm has engaged agency Gardiner & Theobald to estimate the […]
A corporate partner in Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom’s Hong Kong office has moved to one of the firm’s clients Grab as group general counsel. Christopher Betts has relocated to Singapore to take up the new in-house role. He joined the Singapore-headquartered “super app” in the same month when Grab formalised its plan to […]
Unilever’s UK and Ireland general counsel has moved across to online grocery delivery startup Getir. Anna Cosgrave joins Getir as head of legal, UK after just eight months at Unilever. She joined in September last year, three months after the FTSE 100 giant announced a major restructuring, ditching its dual Anglo-Dutch legal structure to create a single […]
Seven lawyers have been promoted to partner at Travers Smith across a range of practice areas, including dispute resolution, finance and private equity. It is the firm’s largest round since 2015, when seven lawyers also made the grade. In 2020, the firm made up five new partners. The 2021 cohort includes three lawyers in dispute […]
White & Case has slowed down its search for new London premises, instead calling upon a property consultancy to estimate the costs of a fit-out, The Lawyer understands. The US firm is thought to be interested in staying put, after viewings of other premises went nowhere. The firm has engaged agency Gardiner & Theobald to estimate the […]
A corporate partner in Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom’s Hong Kong office has moved to one of the firm’s clients Grab as group general counsel. Christopher Betts has relocated to Singapore to take up the new in-house role. He joined the Singapore-headquartered “super app” in the same month when Grab formalised its plan to […]
Unilever’s UK and Ireland general counsel has moved across to online grocery delivery startup Getir. Anna Cosgrave joins Getir as head of legal, UK after just eight months at Unilever. She joined in September last year, three months after the FTSE 100 giant announced a major restructuring, ditching its dual Anglo-Dutch legal structure to create a single […]
A Linklaters duo have left for a magic circle rival, The Lawyer can reveal, becoming partners in its City leveraged finance practice. Allen & Overy has hired Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt. Kurdian joined Linklaters in 2001 and became a partner in 2006. As part of her practice, she advises financial institutions and alternative credit […]
This summer has seen two sizeable acquisitions in Paris by major international firms of smaller boutique practices. First, Paul Hastings bolstered its white collar team with the incorporation of Antonin Lévy & Associés. The move brought three partners and nine associates into the US firm’s fold, upgrading its offering as a key Paris practice. Then […]
Few UK start-up firms have experienced the same meteoric rise as Knights. Its position as a mid-tier disruptor and consolidator has been largely unchallenged, helping it to lift revenue by a market-topping 185 per cent over the last five years. With so many sub £50m firms contending with the twin issues of a cashflow crunch […]
How did your firm fare in salary review season? For associates at Freshfields, their firm can claim the early-mover advantage prize after announcing a bold NQ salary jump to £150,000. But its moment was short-lived. Within a week, Quinn had upped its junior lawyer pay from £152,000 to £180,000. If there was an award for […]
Mid-market firms have been forced to re-evaluate their hiring strategies in the face of greater competition for partners. With lawyers more likely than ever before to switch firms, these firms have to move fast to secure the right talent, and one handy way to achieve that is to recruit from outside the partnership. Where first-time […]
Does anyone need any confirmation of the gradual takeover of the City by rampaging US law firms? No, thought not. If, however, your answer is yes, then more evidence of the Americanisation of London can be found in the upcoming edition of the UK Corporate 50. Much of the focus in this year’s report is […]
British healthcare company PZ Cussons has lost its general counsel to tobacco business Imperial Brands. Kevin Massie is making the move to the owner of the Lambert & Butler, Rizla and Golden Virginia brands after four years of leading the legal, governance and compliance function. In a LinkedIn post, he wrote: “I will soon be […]
One year after GenAI tools have revolutionised the way we think about AI and how the legal sector operates, we delve into how legal AI tools are addressing client challenges and explore the industry’s response to AI-related concerns. Join this webinar to hear the panel discuss: • What impact has GenAI had on the legal […]
TLT’s transition into national firm territory has been solidified after the firm posted a 12 per cent revenue rise from £157m to £174m. It has been a year of expansion for TLT, with the firm moving into Birmingham for the first time after taking a team of 10 from Shoosmiths. That group hire has helped […]
Slaughter and May’s head of legal operations is set to depart the firm after 19 years. Jane Stewart has been with Slaughters her entire career, spanning numerous roles. She joined the firm in 2005 as a trainee solicitor, qualifying into the corporate finance team as an associate in 2007. After spending nearly 10 years as […]
Dentons has elected a successor to global boss Elliott Portnoy, hiring its next leader from Big Four giant EY. A former global vice chair of EY, Kate Barton joins Dentons as its next global CEO. She will replace Portnoy, who stands down in November after 11 years. Dentons kickstarted the CEO search last December, stressing […]