Terry Osborne: London Borough of Brent
On her return to local government, Brent’s legal head had a fight on her hands to hike the number of lawyers. She won, and saved the council millions. By Jon Parker
Irwin Mitchell takes over Golds in post-Clementi push
Top-25 firm Irwin Mitchellis to merge with Glasgow-headquartered Golds to form a £125m-turnover firm. The combination, effective 1 April, will form the UK’s fourth-biggest firm by headcount, with total staff of 2,300. With the Legal Services Bill, the two firms see benefits in teaming up to create a leading player in the market for commoditised […]
Linklaters pre-empts partner vote with LLP conversion
Linklaters is set to convert to LLP status on 1 May, having already registered its LLP with Companies House. Linklaters partners still have to ratify the decision in an imminent vote, even though the process is fully underway. The magic circle firm has gone ahead despite waiting for confirmation from the French authorities on whether […]
Big cricket mandates
As if it wasn’t the best game on Earth anyway, it seems cricket might be the way to the hearts of Indian lawyers still resisting opening up the country’s legal system to foreign firms. Ever since the English colonialists brought tea and cricket to the subcontinent, the Indians have been doing it better. But Tulkinghorn […]
Bright relocation heralds expansion drive
Terry Osborne: London Borough of Brent
On her return to local government, Brent’s legal head had a fight on her hands to hike the number of lawyers. She won, and saved the council millions. By Jon Parker
Irwin Mitchell takes over Golds in post-Clementi push
Top-25 firm Irwin Mitchellis to merge with Glasgow-headquartered Golds to form a £125m-turnover firm. The combination, effective 1 April, will form the UK’s fourth-biggest firm by headcount, with total staff of 2,300. With the Legal Services Bill, the two firms see benefits in teaming up to create a leading player in the market for commoditised […]
Linklaters pre-empts partner vote with LLP conversion
Linklaters is set to convert to LLP status on 1 May, having already registered its LLP with Companies House. Linklaters partners still have to ratify the decision in an imminent vote, even though the process is fully underway. The magic circle firm has gone ahead despite waiting for confirmation from the French authorities on whether […]
Big cricket mandates
As if it wasn’t the best game on Earth anyway, it seems cricket might be the way to the hearts of Indian lawyers still resisting opening up the country’s legal system to foreign firms. Ever since the English colonialists brought tea and cricket to the subcontinent, the Indians have been doing it better. But Tulkinghorn […]
Viacom hires Jenner & Block for YouTube battle
Media behemoth Viacom has instructed East Coast litigation specialists Jenner & Block to handle its $1bn copyright case against video site YouTube. Washington-based Donald Verrilli, head of the firm’s telecommunications practice, is leading the team for Viacom. Viacom has sued YouTube and its owner Google for copyright infringement, alleging that YouTube features 160,000 unauthorized clips […]
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Travers and Gowling WLG win roles on City’s largest trust flotation
Travers Smith and Gowling WLG have advised on Smithson Investment’s IPO debut on the London Stock Exchange, which is set to be the City’s biggest ever flotation by a trust. Travers partner and head of listed funds, Aaron Stocks, led the firm’s team for Smithson and was assisted by senior associate Leigh Stockey. Gowling WLG […]
Dechert’s Miriam Gonzalez to leave firm for United States
Dechert’s trade co-chair Miriam Gonzalez is to leave the firm, after it was revealed she would be moving to California with her husband Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, who has been named as Facebook’s head of global policy and communications. Gonzalez is one of Dechert’s most recognisable faces in London, having joined the […]
The speed read: this week’s key moments in the legal world
Becoming a partner in a law firm is a crowning achievement for any lawyer – but, as highlighted in Lawyer issues past, high-flyers are finding new career opportunities after a life in private practice. This week The Lawyer revealed that another one of Slaughter and May’s most revered M&A dealmakers would be bowing out of […]
Divisions emerge as Ince partners gather for merger debrief
A proposed merger with Gordon Dadds will be high on the agenda at Ince & Co‘s partner conference in London this weekend, with at least one of the insurance firm’s international offices already understood to have voiced their opposition to the deal. The Lawyer understands that Ince’s Paris office has told senior management it will not […]
Close Brothers begins hunt for new GC
Merchant bank Close Brothers has kicked off its search for a new general counsel, as it was announced that Elizabeth Lee would be retiring as the company’s legal head later this year. Lee joined Close as general counsel in September 2009 and was further appointed as a director in August 2012. Prior to Close Brothers, […]
A&O has largest law firm flex offering as revenue soars
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) contract lawyers arm Peerpoint is the largest revenue generator of any law firm-linked flexible working service, with a UK revenue of £25m this year, it can be revealed. Peerpoint’s rapid growth since launching five years ago is a clear indication of a change in sentiment towards the use of contract lawyers […]