Every firm has litigation associates, but some are more equal than others. The UK Litigation 50 – the latest data and research report from The Lawyer – shows that there is considerable variety in how the biggest disputes firms are investing in their talent pipeline. The Lawyer examined the last three years’ promotions rounds and […]
Shearman & Sterling has made up one lawyer in London, as part of a group of eight new partners worldwide. Nick Withers has made the cut in the City, joining Shearman in 2014 from O’Melveny & Myers. He trained at Slaughter and May, where he stayed for two more years as an associate. He is […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges has shown commitment to London by promoting four transactional partners in London, in the firm’s largest promotions round globally for a decade. Weil made up a quarter of its 16 newly-elected partners in London, the office which received the most promotions behind New York (which had seven). Weil last made up […]
Baker Botts has promoted a partner in London for the second year in a row, after five dry years prior to 2018. The firm made up Rob Butler in its global projects department this year, after making up Dorine Farah in its litigation practice last year. Butler had been a senior associate at Baker Botts […]
Every firm has litigation associates, but some are more equal than others. The UK Litigation 50 – the latest data and research report from The Lawyer – shows that there is considerable variety in how the biggest disputes firms are investing in their talent pipeline. The Lawyer examined the last three years’ promotions rounds and […]
Shearman & Sterling has made up one lawyer in London, as part of a group of eight new partners worldwide. Nick Withers has made the cut in the City, joining Shearman in 2014 from O’Melveny & Myers. He trained at Slaughter and May, where he stayed for two more years as an associate. He is […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges has shown commitment to London by promoting four transactional partners in London, in the firm’s largest promotions round globally for a decade. Weil made up a quarter of its 16 newly-elected partners in London, the office which received the most promotions behind New York (which had seven). Weil last made up […]
Baker Botts has promoted a partner in London for the second year in a row, after five dry years prior to 2018. The firm made up Rob Butler in its global projects department this year, after making up Dorine Farah in its litigation practice last year. Butler had been a senior associate at Baker Botts […]
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There have been eight completed main market IPOs in 2021 so far.
The demographics of the legal market are in flux with Covid 19 creating the conditions for a generational shift in working patterns.
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
Calls for reform of the CMA will be music to the ears of claimant litigators.
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DMH Stallard has reached critical mass size – but it now has more work to do to secure its future.
Goodwin Procter’s London revenue soared by 34 per cent in the last financial year, as its headcount too increased by nearly a third. The US firm’s London outpost saw turnover rise from $74m to $99m. Meanwhile, global revenue at the US firm increased by 11.7 per cent to $1.49bn, while profits per equity partner rose […]
Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters paid just under £10m in corporation tax to the UK Treasury, their most recent LLP accounts reveal, as rate increases formed a key part of this week’s Budget proposals to repair the economy. The figures shine a light on how UK firms are likely to be impacted by […]
Newcastle United (NUFC) has been unsuccessful in its bid to have Blackstone’s Michael Beloff QC dismissed as an arbitrator in the club’s dispute with the Premier League. NUFC, which is owned by Mike Ashley, is currently engaged in arbitration proceedings with the Premier League over the failed takeover of the club. The club brought the […]
Kirkland & Ellis has taken the lead role for the private equity bidders on the £2.3bn buyout of equipment supplier Aggreko. TDR Capital turned to Kirkland yet again after last year seeking the firm’s counsel on its £6.8bn purchase of ASDA. Partners David Holdsworth and Mark Thompson led for TDR and I Squared Capital, with […]
Clifford Chance has concluded an independent review of its partner promotion process, to ensure criteria around diversity and inclusion are being fulfilled. The firm commissioned Chicago-based consultancy Nextions, which specialises in inclusion across leadership roles, to review its path to promotion. The effort started last autumn and wrapped in time for the beginning of the […]
CMS has planted thousands of trees around the world, following its pledge to plant one for every new user of its in-house sustainability app. Last year, The Lawyer reported that the firm had created a mobile app to help lawyers reduce their carbon footprint. It came with the commitment of planting a tree for every […]
