The coronation of Levine is assured, but DLA Piper can’t ignore Europe for much longer
Partners at DLA Piper have three days left to put their names forward to run against Simon Levine in the managing partner elections.
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The day DLA went dark: how WhatsApp saved the firm after its crippling cyber-attack
One year on from the day DLA Piper went down to a Russian cyber attack, its leadership recalls the firm’s fortnight of crisis – and how it survived.
DLA Piper takes the plunge with long-awaited Dublin launch
DLA Piper has finally confirmed its launch in Dublin after months of speculation that it was looking to join other new entrants in the market, such as Pinsent Masons and Simmons & Simmons. William Fry partner David Carthy is the first partner to join the firm in Dublin. He made partner at the local firm […]
DLA Piper makes up 10 UK lawyers in partner promos round
DLA Piper has promoted 10 of its UK employees to partner in its latest promotions round, while the firm also revealed a strong set of financial results for 2017.
DLA Piper crowns Levine for second consecutive term
Hackers steal 1.2 billion passwords — four steps to take now
By Aravind Swaminathan and Tara McGraw Swaminatha The New York Times recently reported that an organised Russian criminal group stole approximately 1.2 billion username and password credentials associated with more than 500 million email addresses from hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. The article notes that the hackers used a large botnet (a […]
Follow-the-settlements clauses revisited
In autumn 2011, Thailand suffered severe floods. Among the properties damaged were shops and distribution centres owed by a subsidiary of Tesco. Tesco was insured against property damage and BI losses in Thailand under a master global policy issued by ACE European Group and under a local policy issued in Thailand by ACE INA. The […]
IRS implements sweeping changes to Circular 230: key points for practitioners
By Diana L Erbsen and Michael J Scarduzio Final Circular 230 regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on 9 June are now in effect, implementing sweeping changes to the governing practice standards for attorneys and other practitioners practising before the IRS. In large part, the IRS has adopted the proposed regulations (REG-138367-06) published on 17 […]
Joining AIM: a field guide for applicants to AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange
AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange, is the world’s premier market for smaller growing companies. AIM serves as a mechanism for companies seeking access to capital to realise their growth and innovation potential. It plays a vital role in the funding environment for small and medium-sized enterprises as they develop their businesses. Since […]
The coronation of Levine is assured, but DLA Piper can’t ignore Europe for much longer
Partners at DLA Piper have three days left to put their names forward to run against Simon Levine in the managing partner elections.
1
The day DLA went dark: how WhatsApp saved the firm after its crippling cyber-attack
One year on from the day DLA Piper went down to a Russian cyber attack, its leadership recalls the firm’s fortnight of crisis – and how it survived.
DLA Piper takes the plunge with long-awaited Dublin launch
DLA Piper has finally confirmed its launch in Dublin after months of speculation that it was looking to join other new entrants in the market, such as Pinsent Masons and Simmons & Simmons. William Fry partner David Carthy is the first partner to join the firm in Dublin. He made partner at the local firm […]
DLA Piper makes up 10 UK lawyers in partner promos round
DLA Piper has promoted 10 of its UK employees to partner in its latest promotions round, while the firm also revealed a strong set of financial results for 2017.
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Dentons to close two UK offices in switch to full-time remote working
Dentons is to shut its Aberdeen and Watford offices, with its employees and partners set to work from home permanently from now on. The firm will vacate the two premises, with all partners and employees (consisting of 66 people all together) set to permanently work from home. The Aberdeen and Watford employees will remain at […]
The speed read: yet more DWF drama; Freshfields in California; and Shoosmiths bites the bullet
The DWF news keeps on coming Plenty of news from DWF, as reverberations from the departure of long-time CEO Andrew Leaitherland continue. The most awkward bit of coverage was an attempt at PR that backfired – the firm trumpeted its scheme to help qualifying trainees, only to get backlash from sources who had rather different […]
Dentons delays Dublin launch due to Covid-19
Dentons has postponed the opening of its Dublin office due to Covid-19, having announced the launch at the start of this year. The firm’s new office, which was announced in January, was due to be fully operational in Q2. However, this has now been postponed to September 2020. For its Dublin base, Dentons recruited three […]
Coronavirus: full details of how law firms are reacting
All the latest developments on what firms are doing in response to the coronavirus spread. Contact editorial@thelawyer.com if you have further updates.
Fieldfisher increases office capacity limit to 25 per cent in reopening plan
Fieldfisher is gradually increasing the attendance capacity of its London office as part of a new pilot, having opted to keep the office open throughout the pandemic period. The firm has started a project to bring back a larger number of lawyers and professional staff into its headquarters near Bank station. In the past few […]
Osborne Clarke and Bird & Bird bring back staff from furlough
Firms including Osborne Clarke and Bird & Bird have brought back a group of furloughed fee-earners and business services staff. At Osborne Clarke, 6 out of the 28 fee-earners on the UK Government scheme are now out of the programme, while 22 non fee-earners are also back out of a total of 88. In April, […]