UK 200: Brexit looms large over smaller firms
Smaller UK firms are bracing for a tough year, with Brexit the main cause of concern for the UK’s regional and independent players, exclusive UK 200 research has shown.
Black History Month: We should inspire the next generation of lawyers
Greater London Authority’s Matthew Ryder QC explains why every lawyer should pay attention to Black history month
Black History Month: Report reveals “worrying” barrier to partnership for women and BMEs
The BSN’s 10th Diversity League Table was published earlier this year showing mixed results. Linklaters’ Paulette Mastin explains what more can be done
The 60 second interview: The uberisation of the legal profession is already underway
Ahead of her session at the In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference on what good looks like for the in-house team, Halebury co-founder and chairwoman Janvi Patel talks to The Lawyer about efficiency and building the law department of tomorrow. What does the law department of the future look like and what skills will be valued most? This […]
Exclusive: BLP and Bryan Cave confirm merger talks
Berwin Leighton Paisner and Bryan Cave have entered into preliminary merger negotiations, The Lawyer can reveal.
UK 200: Brexit looms large over smaller firms
Smaller UK firms are bracing for a tough year, with Brexit the main cause of concern for the UK’s regional and independent players, exclusive UK 200 research has shown.
Black History Month: We should inspire the next generation of lawyers
Greater London Authority’s Matthew Ryder QC explains why every lawyer should pay attention to Black history month
Black History Month: Report reveals “worrying” barrier to partnership for women and BMEs
The BSN’s 10th Diversity League Table was published earlier this year showing mixed results. Linklaters’ Paulette Mastin explains what more can be done
The 60 second interview: The uberisation of the legal profession is already underway
Ahead of her session at the In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference on what good looks like for the in-house team, Halebury co-founder and chairwoman Janvi Patel talks to The Lawyer about efficiency and building the law department of tomorrow. What does the law department of the future look like and what skills will be valued most? This […]
Linklaters smashes 2018 female board target but there’s still work to be done
Female membership of Linklaters’ executive committee is nearing the 50 per cent mark three years after the firm became the first in the magic circle to set gender diversity targets.
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29 lawyers over two months: Dechert nets largest group hire from Quinn Emanuel
Dechert has completed the mass hire of 29 lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s product liability team in the US. The group has been joining since the end of May, after the arrival of Quinn’s product liability co-chairs Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo. The pair made the move with fellow partner Douglas Fleming, another […]
Freshfields and HSF to pocket £45m in fees for Comcast’s Sky bid
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are set to pick up nearly £45m in fees for their work in the high-profile bidding war for Sky between Comcast and 21st Century Fox. The figures are printed in a formal offer document published by Comcast, which yesterday revealed it would be scrapping its […]
TalkTalk legal head joins AA as its new GC
TalkTalk’s Nadia Hoosen is the breakdown cover provider’s new general counsel
Dechert recruits Middle East duo from King & Spalding
Dechert has hired its first lateral partner in Dubai for over 18 months, after taking on two real estate lawyers from its US rival King & Spalding. King & Spalding partner Stephen Kelly is joining Dechert. He will be joined by counsel Sarah Mahood who joins as a national partner. Prior to King & Spalding, […]
Freshfields partner swaps private practice for the Bar
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Nick Segal is switching private practice for the Bar, taking on a new role at Erskine Chambers. Segal is set to join the chambers as a barrister in September, after he has been successfully admitted to the Bar. Segal joined Freshfields in 2006 on his return to the UK from […]
DAC posts double-digit growth across the board with record PEP figure
DAC Beachcroft has posted a strong set of results for the 2017/18 financial year, showing double-digit growth in turnover and profit as well as posting a record-high in profit per equity partner (PEP) of £530,000. An 11 per cent increase in turnover from 2016/17 saw the firm rise from £207m to £230m, while a 21 per […]