The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
Casualties in Lloyds HBoS trial trigger change in counsel
Counsel for claimants pursuing Lloyds over losses suffered in the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) takeover has changed owing to the original barristers suffering a number of injuries, The Lawyer can reveal.
Burford mulls bond issuance after investing $1.3bn in 2017
Litigation funder Burford Capital is considering a potential bond issue following its £1.3bn investment in legal services during the past year.
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
Casualties in Lloyds HBoS trial trigger change in counsel
Counsel for claimants pursuing Lloyds over losses suffered in the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) takeover has changed owing to the original barristers suffering a number of injuries, The Lawyer can reveal.
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The speed read: Slaughters’ shrinking partnership; and long-serving leaders
A varied week in the legal market gave rise to historical comparisons, awards winners and the end of the road for one barristers’ chambers.
Clifford Chance: We’re going to set targets to be more inclusive
Senior management at Clifford Chance will have to set out their diversity and inclusion targets to the firm, as it continues its push to reduce its gender pay gap. Members of the firm’s executive leadership group, including managing partner Matthew Layton and new senior partner Jeroen Ouwehand, are among those who have committed to publicly […]
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Simpson Thacher’s City revenue reaches new heights of $176m
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added $11.4m to its turnover in London, giving the firm a 7 per cent boost in the City. According to the data, Simpson Thacher’s City numbers increased from $164.9m to $176.3m over 2018, again putting it just behind Weil Gotshal & Manges in terms of London revenue size. Yesterday Weil […]
Bakers sets target for senior-level BAME representation
In its latest gender pay gap report, Baker McKenzie has posted a target to achieve 14 per cent BAME representation across its London partnership and within senior levels. This is the first time that the firm has published ethnicity pay gap figures, with a 17 per cent hourly pay gap for black, Asian and minority […]
Kirkland’s City financials reach all-time high of $380m
Kirkland & Ellis’s latest financials have revealed the firm has increased its global revenue by more than $500m, up 19 per cent from last year’s $3.16bn to $3.76bn. Outpacing global growth, London revenue is believed to have hit $380m, rising nearly $100m from 2017’s $300m. Last year, it also hit the dizzying heights of $5m […]