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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Charles Russell Speechlys makes up City trio in annual promotions
Charles Russell Speechlys has made up nine lawyers to partner in its latest promotions round, three of whom are women. The nine new partners are Rebecca Burford, Renaud Ferry, Andrew Keeley, Gareth Mills, William Rollin, Sarah Rowley, Tristram van Lawick, Sarah Wigington and James Worthington. The new partners are spread across the firm’s corporate, construction, […]
Clifford Chance makes up largest cohort of new partners in a decade
Clifford Chance has announced its partner promotions for 2019, making up 30 worldwide, the highest number in over a decade. The last time the magic circle made up more was in 2008, when it promoted 35. Overall, women accounted for a third of this year’s promotions. The Asia-Pacific region saw a higher number of new […]
PE trio guide Cinven towards final sale of Visma stake
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Cinven on the sale of its remaining stake in software provider Visma, opposite Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Kirkland & Ellis. Freshfields’ team was led by partner Victoria Sigeti, who was supported by Alastair Brown, Akash Mukerji and Angus Scott. The group advised longstanding client Cinven in 2014 […]
A&O wins key mandate for pension fund on £504m telecoms purchase
Allen & Overy is advising the Universities Superannuation Scheme on its acquisition of UK telecoms group KCom. London partner Richard Hough is leading the magic circle firm’s team for the pension fund USS, which is buying KCom through a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary company. He was supported by banking partner James Graham. KCom, a Hull-based broadband […]
Dentons escapes SDT grilling over unfair dismissal case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided not to pursue Dentons over the unfair dismissal of a member of staff on maternity leave. At the end of last year, the SRA considered referring Dentons to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over the treatment of Bina Hale, a former recruitment manager. Though the matter had been high-profile, […]
Fieldfisher lives up to Dublin promise with local merger
Fieldfisher has launched in Dublin through a strategic merger with a local firm, the latest step in its geographic expansion across Europe. The opening sees the UK firm partner up with Irish firm McDowell Purcell, with the office officially opening doors in early May. The local firm, which houses 16 partners, is led by managing […]