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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is looking to appoint its next chief financial and marketing officers in the US, The Lawyer has learned, marking a strategic shift following the recent exit of both its current heads. Sources told The Lawyer that the magic circle firm has engaged recruitment firm The Alexander Group to fill two current vacancies […]
Instead of fostering a culture of blame, the SRA should be reminding firms of their responsibility to maintain a safe work environment.
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
Paul Hastings is paying out special bonuses to associates in recognition of an especially strong start to the year, with the most senior set to receive a total of $64,000 across two payments. The special bonuses are intended to be distinct from any year-end bonus for 2021, with the first instalment set to be paid […]
Green finance remains high on the agenda despite the potential distractions of COVID-19 and Brexit. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has already set out further developments in the UK Government’s plans for the future of financial services post-Brexit. Alongside updates on approach to matters including equivalence and financial technology, the announcement emphasised the UK’s intention to remain a leader in green finance.
While it would have been easy for sustainability to take a back seat in the rush to repair economies damaged by COVID-19, the pandemic has strengthened the resolve of governments and corporations to ‘build back better’.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is looking to appoint its next chief financial and marketing officers in the US, The Lawyer has learned, marking a strategic shift following the recent exit of both its current heads. Sources told The Lawyer that the magic circle firm has engaged recruitment firm The Alexander Group to fill two current vacancies […]
Instead of fostering a culture of blame, the SRA should be reminding firms of their responsibility to maintain a safe work environment.
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
Paul Hastings is paying out special bonuses to associates in recognition of an especially strong start to the year, with the most senior set to receive a total of $64,000 across two payments. The special bonuses are intended to be distinct from any year-end bonus for 2021, with the first instalment set to be paid […]
Dechert is giving its global headcount paid time off to get inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines, as it readies to reopen its offices later this year. The US firm will allocate up to eight paid hours for its people to get vaccinated. In several US states and in Belgium employers are legally required to provide this […]
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The record growth seen among swathes of US firms last year was echoed across Continental Europe, as 2021 saw the largest jump in combined revenue in the history of The Lawyer’s Euro 100 report. The combined revenue of all 100 firms for the 2021 financial year grew by roughly €1bn between 2020 and 2021, rising […]
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Kennedys’ revenue was up 8 per cent over 2021/22, while London growth slowed due to the ongoing effect of Covid-19 across its business. Overall turnover increased from £264m to £286m, a rise of 8 per cent. In the previous financial year, Kennedys’ global revenue rose 11 per cent. Figures in the London office stalled, however, after […]
Ashurst has expanded further in the United States, announcing the launch of an office in Texas. The base in Austin will be its third office in the US, after New York and Los Angeles. It is expected to focus predominantly on infrastructure investment, development and finance matters in transport, social infrastructure and water. The new […]
US firm Milbank is weighing up introducing a salaried layer into its current partnership structure, The Lawyer has learned. The Lawyer understands the change to the partnership structure is being pondered in order to retain talent and with the intention of accelerating lawyers on to its partnership track. The new layer of salaried partners is […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is losing one of its derivatives specialists to Reed Smith, The Lawyer can reveal. Tariq Zafar Rasheed is set to join Reed Smith’s financial industry group, with a particular emphasis on derivatives, derivatives clearing, prime brokerage arrangements and structured products. The Lawyer understands a group of associates will also be joining. Rasheed moves […]
