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In an attempt to stand up to the economic ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, Penningtons Manches Cooper is looking to extend its external credit facilities. A decision has officially been taken by the firm in regard to raising more capital, although The Lawyer understands it is still only in negotiations with its primary lender. The […]
EY’s legal arm has brought in a senior DLA Piper partner, marking its first major lateral of this year. Partner Charles Morrison has been at DLA Piper for over fourteen years, having joined in 2005. A project finance specialist, he focuses on the oil and gas sector and advises governments, industry giants and financial institutions. […]
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Fee-earners in quieter practice areas at DAC Beachcroft are taking temporary pay cuts in line with reduced working hours, while the majority of the firm’s most recent profit distributions have been withheld. This means that partners have at least received some of their distributions, unlike other firms, although the rest of the payments have been […]
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In an attempt to stand up to the economic ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, Penningtons Manches Cooper is looking to extend its external credit facilities. A decision has officially been taken by the firm in regard to raising more capital, although The Lawyer understands it is still only in negotiations with its primary lender. The […]
EY’s legal arm has brought in a senior DLA Piper partner, marking its first major lateral of this year. Partner Charles Morrison has been at DLA Piper for over fourteen years, having joined in 2005. A project finance specialist, he focuses on the oil and gas sector and advises governments, industry giants and financial institutions. […]
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Fee-earners in quieter practice areas at DAC Beachcroft are taking temporary pay cuts in line with reduced working hours, while the majority of the firm’s most recent profit distributions have been withheld. This means that partners have at least received some of their distributions, unlike other firms, although the rest of the payments have been […]
Fieldfisher has made up eight lawyers to partner in a round that has largely revolved around the firm’s London office. The promotions, which have been effective since the beginning of May, include a smaller cohort than that of 2019, when the firm made up 14 lawyers – its largest promotions round since 2017. In the […]
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Shearman & Sterling has raided DLA Piper by bringing in a corporate and finance team to its Paris outpost. The firm has hired DLA Piper’s co-managing partner of France, Xavier Norlain, as well as location heads and partners Jeremy Scemama and Maud Manon, and Matthieu Lampel. Manon is location head of finance and projects at […]
The majority of City partnerships are still overwhelmingly male-dominated despite a raft of diversity and inclusion initiatives in recent years, new research from The Lawyer confirms. While the topic has moved up to the forefront of many firms’ strategies in recent years, exclusive data from The Lawyer UK 200 2021 published on the Signal channel […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named its next London chief of corporate and commercial litigation, as the firm eyes expansion in the practice off the back of US investments and recent big mandates. The role has gone to partner Samantha Trevan, who succeeds partner Jonathan Rawlings in the role. Trevan is a longtime Freshfields partner. Having […]
Stephenson Harwood is looking to expand its presence in the Middle East with the arrival of The Ince Group’s Dubai managing partner. Rania Tadros is leaving the listed firm after a seven-year stint heading up its regional office, with her move set to be formalised on 1 May 2022 when she will replace Sharon White as […]
Hogan Lovells is in talks to take on 280,000 square feet in a development opposite its Atlantic House headquarters. The firm is understood to have set its sights on Royal London’s upcoming Holborn Viaduct scheme, which comprises Kimberley House (14-21 Holborn Viaduct), Meridian House and 32 Farringdon Street. Altogether, the scheme covers 387,000 square feet, […]
Another private equity house has taken its first foray into the legal sector with the acquisition of a UK200 firm. Consumer firm Fletchers Solicitors has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun European Partners. The private equity business looks for “defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities” and focuses on the business […]
