Allen & Overy (A&O) is reviewing the equity points of its German partners, in the magic circle firm’s second attempt to cut back on profit sharing in Germany in three years. A&O’s global management is understood to have introduced a plan to cut the equity points of the partners in its German offices by 15 […]
Two partners from Orrick’s French outpost are set to join White & Case’s Paris arm, one year after the latter attracted two partners from the former in a bid to boost its corporate practice. Projects partner Jean-Luc Champy and banking partner Amaury de Feydeau will enter White & Case’s French office after their former Orrick […]
Keystone Law is set to open a new office in the Middle East, marking its first international opening since 2016.
Latest accounts reveal that Dentons’ highest-earning partner saw their pay rise 57 per cent to over £2m in the year ending April 2019. The UK and Middle East accounts, which represent the firm’s first full trading year since its October 2018 merger with Maclay Murray & Spens, show that revenue rose 15.6 per cent, from £205.5m […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) is reviewing the equity points of its German partners, in the magic circle firm’s second attempt to cut back on profit sharing in Germany in three years. A&O’s global management is understood to have introduced a plan to cut the equity points of the partners in its German offices by 15 […]
Two partners from Orrick’s French outpost are set to join White & Case’s Paris arm, one year after the latter attracted two partners from the former in a bid to boost its corporate practice. Projects partner Jean-Luc Champy and banking partner Amaury de Feydeau will enter White & Case’s French office after their former Orrick […]
Keystone Law is set to open a new office in the Middle East, marking its first international opening since 2016.
Latest accounts reveal that Dentons’ highest-earning partner saw their pay rise 57 per cent to over £2m in the year ending April 2019. The UK and Middle East accounts, which represent the firm’s first full trading year since its October 2018 merger with Maclay Murray & Spens, show that revenue rose 15.6 per cent, from £205.5m […]
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s City revenue is now within touching distance of the $150m mark, after double-digit growth in the office. The firm has posted a rise of 19 per cent from $125m to $149m in London. Globally turnover was up 6.5 per cent to $1.209bn from $1.135bn. The biggest global jump was in […]
Allen & Overy wants to increase collaboration between its lawyers and participants of incubator Fuse, while also expecting to run a “hybrid model” of working once a new cohort of start-ups are chosen. The incubator of the magic circle firm is set to start taking applications for its fifth cohort, with both emerging and established […]
Two of Irwin Mitchell’s most highly-regarded employment partners are to launch their own firm, adding to the blossoming number of boutiques in the City. Shazia Khan and Emilie Cole will go it alone as ColeKhan LLP from 2 May 2021. The pair had previously worked together at Bindmans before moving to Irwin Mitchell in 2018, […]
Taylor Wessing has amended its eligibility rules to enable staff to take career breaks and sabbaticals sooner than usual, in response to the third national lockdown. The firm has removed its usual two-year continuous service eligibility for people wishing to take up these unpaid options, as firms continue to think of ways to support staff […]
Goodwin is eyeing up Sidley Austin’s private equity grouping again, with a number of associates set to join a partner team led by Christian Iwasko and Erik Dahl, The Lawyer understands. Goodwin is thought to be hiring up to six associates from Sidley’s private equity team after Goodwin brought in a partner group spearheaded by […]
