Clifford Chance favours Europe with largest promotions round in six years
Clifford Chance has made up 26 new partners globally in the firm’s largest promotions round for six years, falling just short of 2012’s 27-strong group.
Clifford Chance appoints its first chief risk officer
Clifford Chance head of international compliance Bahare Heywood is the magic circle firm’s first chief risk & compliance officer as the firm looks towards the looming deadline of GDPR.
Exclusive: Clifford Chance launches second probe into partner sexual misconduct
Clifford Chance has launched a second investigation in under 12 months into the behaviour of a current partner, following allegations of sexual misconduct leaked to The Lawyer. The first allegations emerged in 2015 when the accused partner was based in one of the firm’s European offices, and include multiple allegations of sexual impropriety with staff in […]
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Clifford Chance
Magic circle member Clifford Chance famously emerged in 1987 out of the legal profession’s first super-merger between Clifford Turner and Coward Chance – a merger which also coincided with the birth of the legal press in the shape of The Lawyer. Clifford Turner had a corporate bias and Coward Chance was a blue-blood finance firm. The […]
Clifford Chance wins role on Carlyle’s acquisition of Hardys wine owner
Clifford Chance (CC) has represented US-based private equity giant The Carlyle Group in its £550m takeover of Australian wine company Accolade.
Clifford Chance offers coding training to all lawyers
Clifford Chance staff and fee-earners are being encouraged to use their training hours on technology development, with the firm unveiling a new global programme focused on coding, blockchain and cybersecurity.
Clifford Chance is first magic circle firm to reveal partner pay gap
Clifford Chance has become the first magic circle firm to include partner data as part of its gender pay reporting, showing an average gap of 66 per cent across its London office.
Clifford Chance Continental European managing partner steps down
Clifford Chance has found a replacement for Continental Europe managing partner and former leadership contender Yves Wehrli.
Clifford Chance takes key role for BBVA in Atom Bank investment
Clifford Chance has advised Spain’s second largest bank BBVA on a £85.4m investment in UK fintech disruptor start-up Atom Bank.
Clifford Chance and White & Case heavyweights lead on €3bn telecoms deal
White & Case London corporate co-head Patrick Sarch and Clifford Chance private equity star Amy Mahon took key roles on the €3.5bn sale of a stake in Irish telecoms provider Eir to a host of private equity houses.
Clifford Chance expands global leadership team
Clifford Chance has added two new names to its global leadership team with partners from Washington and Hong Kong bolstering the lineup.