Gowling WLG loses private client heritage as City team defects to Forsters
Gowling WLG’s 14-lawyer City private client team is set to move en masse to Forsters, The Lawyer can reveal.
Forsters’ revenue hits £46m in sixth year of double-digit growth
Forsters has announced its sixth consecutive year of double-digit turnover growth, with revenue rising 11.3 per cent in 2015/16 to £46.2m.
Forsters and Slaughters advise on Tata Steel UK assets sale
Slaughter and May is continuing to advise Tata Steel on the sale of its UK assets, with Forsters client Greybull Capital emerging as the latest buyer. The sale concerns Tata Steel UK’s long products division in Europe, which includes the Scunthorpe plant but does not cover the Port Talbot site. The Slaughters team advising Tata was […]
Forsters appoints Smita Edwards as senior partner
Real estate firm Forsters has appointed founding partner Smita Edwards as its new senior partner for a four-year term from 1 September in an uncontested election. Edwards is the firm’s fourth senior partner since it was established in 1998. She replaces Guy Jordan who has returned to fee earning and will take on a new […]
West End firm gets only all-female leadership team in top 100 as founding partner steps down
West End firm Forsters is to gain a new managing partner, with the incumbent of 21 years stepping down.
Gowling WLG loses private client heritage as City team defects to Forsters
Gowling WLG’s 14-lawyer City private client team is set to move en masse to Forsters, The Lawyer can reveal.
Forsters’ revenue hits £46m in sixth year of double-digit growth
Forsters has announced its sixth consecutive year of double-digit turnover growth, with revenue rising 11.3 per cent in 2015/16 to £46.2m.
Forsters and Slaughters advise on Tata Steel UK assets sale
Slaughter and May is continuing to advise Tata Steel on the sale of its UK assets, with Forsters client Greybull Capital emerging as the latest buyer. The sale concerns Tata Steel UK’s long products division in Europe, which includes the Scunthorpe plant but does not cover the Port Talbot site. The Slaughters team advising Tata was […]
Forsters appoints Smita Edwards as senior partner
Real estate firm Forsters has appointed founding partner Smita Edwards as its new senior partner for a four-year term from 1 September in an uncontested election. Edwards is the firm’s fourth senior partner since it was established in 1998. She replaces Guy Jordan who has returned to fee earning and will take on a new […]
Forsters and Michelmores post double digit growth
Forsters and Michelmores have reported double-digit growth in revenue for the 2013/14 financial year and net profit is also expected to have risen at both firms. Mayfair firm Forsters’ turnover increased 12 per cent from £32.5m to £36.5m, with profit from the audited accounts coming in at 17 per cent higher than last year. Average […]
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Ocado wraps first legal adviser review since M&S deal
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Hogan Lovells adds £30m to top line in City financials
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SRA complaint filed against Dechert partner
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