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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UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
The new SQE courses shed more darkness than light
Prep courses for the new SQE are now being unveiled, and solicitor hopefuls will have to puzzle their way through the wide array of options.
Ex-Government lawyer lands new role at Linklaters
Linklaters has hired Jonathan Jones QC, the former Treasury Solicitor and head of the UK Government Legal Department (GLD), months after he decided to leave his post. Jones’ departure was revealed last August as the UK Government faced scrutiny over its plans to clarify parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, which formed a section of […]
Hogan Lovells capital markets partner departs after one year
A London-based capital markets partner at Hogan Lovells is leaving the firm to launch his own legal tech business. Raj Panasar had joined Hogan Lovells in early 2020 from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he had spent his whole career. An expert on international financing transactions, he represents multiple issuers, including emerging market and […]
Student outrage after BPP turns Holborn campus into building site
The unexpected renovation of BPP Law School’s Holborn campus has sparked outrage among law students who are paying a premium for studying in London but remain unable to use the facilities. In photos published on social media, the Holborn building appears stripped of all fittings and furniture, with BPP since confirming that the campus is […]
Magic circle and US firms win roles on KKR’s electricity acquisition
Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy acted alongside two US firms on a deal that will see PE powerhouse KKR become a major shareholder of Finland’s biggest electricity distribution company. The two magic circle firms were on the opposite sides of a deal that ended in KKR and Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan […]
Clydes can hold onto PetroSaudi funds over prosecution fears
Clyde & Co would be at “risk of criminal prosecution” if it was to hand over funds held in an escrow account for PetroSaudi Oil, a judge has ruled, as multiple authorities claim the funds are connected to the 1MDB scandal. The dispute is a spin-off from the 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) fraud investigation, with anti-corruption […]
Trethowans corporate head bags managing partner role
South West firm Trethowans has appointed a new managing partner. Personal injury lawyer Chris Whiteley has led the firm since 2015 but head of corporate Mike Watson is set to take over from 1 April. Whiteley is to become senior partner and will remain on the board. “Mike has been my right hand person and […]
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