Clifford Chance loses three founding partners in Perth
The number of partners in Clifford Chance’s Perth office will almost halve in the next month, as two of its Perth founding partners are leaving to join another firm while another is retiring.
Fieldfisher reveals largest promotions round since 2010
Fieldfisher has announced its largest promotions round since 2010, with nine lawyer made up in London and Brussels.
Reed Smith hires seven-lawyer litigation team for Miami launch
Reed Smith is launching its fifteenth US office with a seven-lawyer team joining the firm in Miami.
Industrial property code approved in STP
It was published in the Diário da República Decree-Law no. 23/2016, enacting the first Industrial Property Code of Sao Tome and Principe (IPC-STP). The diploma came immediately into force. It took about fifteen years to be approved as from the first legislation on the matter, which dates back to 2001 (Law no. 4/2011, concerning industrial […]
Herbies property boss: “Are you a ‘real’ real estate lawyer?”
“If firms say they have lots of global capital clients who do the odd deal in real estate then they’re not really a real estate firm,” Herbert Smith Freehills UK and EMEA real estate group Don Rowlands claims.
Clifford Chance loses three founding partners in Perth
The number of partners in Clifford Chance’s Perth office will almost halve in the next month, as two of its Perth founding partners are leaving to join another firm while another is retiring.
Fieldfisher reveals largest promotions round since 2010
Fieldfisher has announced its largest promotions round since 2010, with nine lawyer made up in London and Brussels.
Reed Smith hires seven-lawyer litigation team for Miami launch
Reed Smith is launching its fifteenth US office with a seven-lawyer team joining the firm in Miami.
Industrial property code approved in STP
It was published in the Diário da República Decree-Law no. 23/2016, enacting the first Industrial Property Code of Sao Tome and Principe (IPC-STP). The diploma came immediately into force. It took about fifteen years to be approved as from the first legislation on the matter, which dates back to 2001 (Law no. 4/2011, concerning industrial […]
Imperial Brands launches panel review of UK advisers
Imperial Brands is reviewing its legal roster comprised of firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst and Osborne Clarke.
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The speed read: transparency shenanigans and the battle in the insurance market
The Solicitors Regulation Authority rarely makes for gripping reading, but this week was an exception, as The Lawyer also reported on mid-market mergers and expansive insurance players.
Ince’s London head to step down in favour of Gordon Dadds’ Biles
Ince & Co’s London head is to leave the firm after the completion of its merger with Gordon Dadds, just over a year after he was appointed to the leadership role. Formerly Ince’s director of HR, Andrew Jameson will leave the firm following its tie-up with AIM-listed Gordon Dadds. It is understood that the newly-merged […]
Ashurst and Freshfields face off in battle for British oil company
Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and K&L Gates are advising on the £608m hostile takeover offer of British oil and gas company Faroe Petroleum by a Norwegian rival. At the end of November, Norwegian company DNO ASA swooped in amid the slide in the price of oil to announce its firm intention to make an offer for Faroe Petroleum, […]
MoFo picks location for new London HQ
With the end of its lease approaching, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has signed up for several floors of The Scalpel building, one of the City’s latest developments. MoFo will fill a 36,500-sq ft of space spread between levels 22 and 25 of the new building as part of a 15-year contract. It is expected to […]
White & Case separates equity and contract partners in latest gender pay gap results
White & Case has revealed its male equity partners are paid 35 per cent more than their female counterparts, as it once again becomes the first US firm in London to announce its gender pay gap data. This is the third firm to reveal its second set of gender pay figures months ahead of the deadline in […]
Private client fee transparency: one rule for Macfarlanes, another for Boodle Hatfield
From today, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is requiring firms that offer certain private client-related services to disclose information on their fees.