Founded by twin brothers Percy and Edward in 1896, for many years Simmons & Simmons liked to think of itself as a mini-Linklaters. It had a similar client base of financial institutions allied to a technocratic, somewhat straight-backed, establishment culture. Strategically, however, the two firms diverged markedly. For every international office launch at Simmons & […]
Simmons & Simmons pays its male employees 26.1 per cent more on average than its female employees, its latest gender report reveals.
Baker McKenzie has instructed Simmons & Simmons to conduct an independent external review into the way it handled a sexual assault incident by a UK partner.
Therium has completed the first close of its new £300m fund dedicated to litigation, the funder has announced.
Simmons & Simmons plans to develop full-service capability in its Dublin office, announcing two further laterals from A&L Goodbody.
Turnover at Simmons & Simmons has increased by 12 per cent in the firm’s half year results for 2017/18.
The firm posted a revenue figure of £167.3m, up from the previous year’s first half figure of £149.4m.
The High Court has thrown out claims against Simmons & Simmons by a US company that claimed the firm purported to act on its behalf without the necessary authority.
Simmons & Simmons has established a joint law venture (JLV) with Singaporean boutique JWS following a year-long “best friends” relationship.
Simmons & Simmons’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has fallen by 10 per cent, from £650,000 to £585,000 last year.
Simmons & Simmons has become the latest law firm to close its Abu Dhabi office following a “detailed review” of its work in the region. The firm will continue to work for its clients from a “consolidated and enhanced offering in Dubai”, its largest office in the UAE, read a statement. The statement continued: “Ultimately, the […]
A focus on costs and lock-up management helped Simmons & Simmons to soaring profits and a reduction in borrowing costs for the last financial year, the firm’s LLP accounts have shown. In the introduction to the accounts, filed with Companies House this week, the firm said it had continued to “maintain tight controls on costs, […]
With a new three-year strategy in the offing and several recently launched projects still bedding in, 2015 has the potential to set a new benchmark at Simmons & Simmons. Managing partner Jeremy Hoyland is starting the year on a positive note after the firm’s half-year results in November revealed an 8 per cent boost in […]