Dewey & LeBoeuf has boosted its Frankfurt office with the hire of a senior tax lawyer from Clifford Chance. The firm has hired Bela Jansen, a counsel at Clifford Chance, to bring its Frankfurt tax practice up to 16 lawyers in total. Jansen has been at Clifford Chance for five years and has developed a […]
French employment boutique Flichy & Associés has moved to a new office and changed its name to Flichy Avocats, reflecting the growth it has experienced this year. The firm has promoted Oliver Kress and Juliana Kovac to partner, bringing on an additional seven new associates over the course of the year. At the end of […]
… INTRODUCTION DIVERSITY IN-HOUSE LEGAL AID REGULATION CORPORATE RECRUITMENT LITIGATION TECHNOLOGY 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BLP and the unstoppable rise of the mid-size City firm It was the year when the mid-sized firms got sexy again. When Berwin […]
Kemp Little celebrated its tenth anniversary last week with a party at Bafta’s headquarters on Piccadilly. Kemp Little” /> Kemp Little celebrated its tenth anniversary last week with a party at Bafta’s headquarters on Piccadilly. It followed up the celebrations with the hire of its thirteenth partner, Susannah Sheppard, who joins from Addleshaw Goddard in […]
Media lawyer Nigel Davies has joined West End media law firm Davenport Lyons as a partner in its music department.
Davies was previously with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis and specialises in the digital issues of music.
“There’s no doubt that Davenport Lyons is a leading corporate and rights practice and I’m very pleased to be part of a firm withsuch an excellent reputation,” said Davies.
US firms Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins are leading on another US private equity acquisition of a London-listed company. This morning it was announced that US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has reached an agreement for Bidco to acquire leading UK-based cybersecurity company Darktrace. Darktrace is listed on the London Stock Exchange and will be […]
HSBC has prevailed in the £240m claim against it, which alleged deceit, conspiracy and joint tort-feasance against the banking giant. The case was listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024 and saw HSBC instruct Norton Rose Fulbright to defend two jointly managed actions being pursued by Edwin Coe and Stewarts on behalf of […]
Today’s savvy General Counsel (GCs) are facing a raft of challenges posed by tech, resourcing, and budget constraints, with in-house teams stretched beyond capacity. While some challenges offer opportunities for GCs to change their organisation’s approach – for example resourcing – how can GCs justify investment in their function when budgets are being slashed? […]
White & Case has hired a partner from Linklaters’ corporate practice in the latest move from the magic circle firm. Savi Hebbur joins White & Case’s London office. He acts on M&A deals and is also set to expand the firm’s India country practice. White & Case global M&A head John Reiss said: “Indian companies remain […]
On Monday, an explosive trial between IBM UK and Swiss software developer LzLabs is set to commence for nine weeks, with Quinn Emanuel and Clifford Chance going head-to-head for their respective clients. Quinn Emanuel-backed IBM brought the lawsuit in 2021, alleging it is “inconceivable” that LzLabs could have developed its rival technology – which can […]
This reports contains: detailed analysis of 12 UK top 100 ‘City independents’ exploration of their growth trajectories and strategies amidst industry consolidation and rising costs analysis of increased specialisation within practice areas City independents firms’ efficiency
This report contains: five-year headcount growth analysis at the French firms in the European 100 an analysis of firms’ partnerships examining how long it takes to make partner at France’s elite firms
Read this report to gain insights into: The evolving role of in-house teams amidst market transformations Current attitudes and increased adoption of artificial intelligence tools Organizations’ continued emphasis on flexible working culture Projections for spend on external legal counsel over the next five years Enhanced feedback on quality of service from private practice law firms […]
This report contains: an overview of the history of UK and US firm in Russia an analysis of the opportunities, challenges and litigation brought on by sanctions regimes a summary of the firms acting in Russian litigation in London
This report contains: an analysis of 15 UK firms’ cash flow management and lock-up trends over the past five years lock-up correlated with profitability to demonstrate the impact of strong financial management for firms’ bottom line details on the adoption of technology by firms to make their financial management more efficient
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We’re all watching eagerly for the changes coming at Allen & Overy on 1 May as its merger with Shearman & Sterling finally goes live. But Addleshaws has its own significant change that day. Next Wednesday, Andrew Johnston will officially kick off his tenure as managing partner with longstanding incumbent John Joyce stepping aside. Addleshaws […]
There’s no doubt that firms are using non-UK growth to power their global figures. Of the 35 Top 50 firms for which The Lawyer has historical global revenue data, all but four saw higher growth outside the UK in the five years since 2019. Included in this group is Herbert Smith Freehillls (HSF), where London remains […]
Which law firms are private equity houses looking to invest in? The answer, if the conversations we’re having with managing partners are anything to go by, is ‘pretty much all of them’. Most regional firms of note have had speculative approaches at some time in the last five years or so, as private equity gradually […]
Barclays’ legal team was once among the most influential in the UK. That power has diminished over the last decade, yet the banking giant still packs a punch when it comes to talent management. Some 40 lawyers are understood to have left Barclays in the UK last year. There are cost-cutting measures at play here, […]
Keystone Law, the poster child for the platform firm, is likely to break the psychologically important £100m revenue barrier in 2025. The success of this firm has spawned a new market, which is challenging traditional firms on the talent front. More than 3,500 lawyers now work across a variety of fee-sharing outfits, research from Atlas […]
US firms Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins are leading on another US private equity acquisition of a London-listed company. This morning it was announced that US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has reached an agreement for Bidco to acquire leading UK-based cybersecurity company Darktrace. Darktrace is listed on the London Stock Exchange and will be […]
HSBC has prevailed in the £240m claim against it, which alleged deceit, conspiracy and joint tort-feasance against the banking giant. The case was listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024 and saw HSBC instruct Norton Rose Fulbright to defend two jointly managed actions being pursued by Edwin Coe and Stewarts on behalf of […]
Today’s savvy General Counsel (GCs) are facing a raft of challenges posed by tech, resourcing, and budget constraints, with in-house teams stretched beyond capacity. While some challenges offer opportunities for GCs to change their organisation’s approach – for example resourcing – how can GCs justify investment in their function when budgets are being slashed? […]
White & Case has hired a partner from Linklaters’ corporate practice in the latest move from the magic circle firm. Savi Hebbur joins White & Case’s London office. He acts on M&A deals and is also set to expand the firm’s India country practice. White & Case global M&A head John Reiss said: “Indian companies remain […]
On Monday, an explosive trial between IBM UK and Swiss software developer LzLabs is set to commence for nine weeks, with Quinn Emanuel and Clifford Chance going head-to-head for their respective clients. Quinn Emanuel-backed IBM brought the lawsuit in 2021, alleging it is “inconceivable” that LzLabs could have developed its rival technology – which can […]
