North West Legal Consortium reveals £10m panel
The North West Legal Consortium has revealed the 18 firms that will sit on its £10m panel of advisors, including four firms that have attained partner status.
Gowling WLG advises Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT plc on IPO and £27m property portfolio acquisition
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT plc, the new venture backed by Sir John Beckwith, on its IPO and first property portfolio acquisition. Kristian Rogers, a partner in Gowling WLG’s corporate team, led and advised on the IPO and £12.2m fundraising, while fellow corporate partner, Michael Lacey, advised on […]
Switzerland report: Mutual appreciation
At The Lawyer’s recent Global Collaboration Summit, law firms of all sizes expressed the growing strategic importance of referrals within their own firms as well as with other law firms in the region.
Exits continue at KWM as real estate duo join Ashurst
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams are leaving the firm for Ashurst’s real estate practice.
Capital calls expected as firms prepare for HMRC tax change
Law firms are gearing up for the impact of an HM Revenue & Customs-led change to the way equity partners are taxed, a development that could result in a funding gap in partnerships across the UK. A number of firms canvassed by The Lawyer said they were “quite likely” to seek additional funding to help […]
Arm finalises its legal trio for bumper IPO
Three firms have been selected to work on chipmaker Arm’s highly anticipated IPO, The Lawyer can reveal. A team from Morrison & Foerster will be working on the issuing side in the US, with Slaughter and May allocated to the UK component. Davis Polk & Wardwell has landed the mandate on the underwriting side for the […]
BSB mulls action against barristers refusing to prosecute eco-protestors
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is in the process of deciding whether disciplinary action should be taken against a group of barristers who have signalled their intention to disobey the cab-rank rule. Last week, a group called Lawyers Are Responsible issued a declaration that focused on the need for faster and stronger action for the […]
Weil on course for victory as CMA greenlights Microsoft’s $69bn merger
The Competition & Markets Authority has relaxed its stance on Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard for nearly $69bn, in what will be welcome news for the IT giant’s antitrust lawyers at Weil Gotshal & Manges. Last month, the UK regulator said that the deal raised competition concerns in relation to both console gaming and […]
Proskauer boosts City office top line to new peak
Total revenue in Proskauer’s City office rose by 6 per cent in 2022, with its work for the firm’s core asset manager client base taking turnover from last year’s peak of $124.5m to a new record of $132.2m. The rise is in line with a similar 6.1 per cent increase globally, with Proskauer’s firmwide revenue […]
UK 200 Operational Health Check
This report includes: an overview of HMRC’s basis period reform and the new rules for the transition year the impact of this change on firms and their equity partners analysis of the extent to which a consensus has been reached on the most effective ways of preparing for the new rules.
The 411 on Leeds
This report contains: a stratification of the 26 UK Top 100 firms, plus three key Independents, present in Leeds a breakdown of headcount and growth data for all 29 firms commentary of the key challenges and opportunities for firms in the city
The Nordic 50
This report contains: ranking of the Nordic 50 firms on a headcount basis analysis of the four jurisdictions in the region gender diversity at firms in the Nordic region in focus.
International Litigation Tracker: End of year 2022
This report contains An overview of cases heard at the courts in Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong Jurisdiction specific profiles
Under the hood of Eversheds Sutherland, the UK’s largest litigation practice
This report contains: an overview of Eversheds Sutherland’s litigation practice in the UK analysis of financial performance and headcount metrics a detailed look at the firm’s national approach a breakdown of the firm’s four core disputes practices.
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At last, some good news for Shearman
Alas, poor Shearman. The news hasn’t been kind of late. However, the preliminary M&A rankings for 2023 will make for happy reading at the firm. According to data provided by the London Stock Exchange, the firm has so far worked on 36 public M&A transactions globally, valued at $31.3bn. That makes it the sixth most […]
Only the City benefits from the SFO
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Partners aren’t going to like this tax bill
How equity partners are taxed is being reformed, piling pressure on firms’ financial reserves
Thanks to the competition lawyers, the busiest team in your firm
As the markets uneasily shook into 2023, much attention was given to the role of restructuring lawyers and the need for firms to bolster their teams. However, there’s an area that’s shown little sign of dwindling in a slowdown: competition. There are plenty of US firms with sizeable, or longstanding, competition practices in London, namely […]
Second Linklaters partner departs for Cleary
One of the co-heads of Linklaters’ financial sponsor leveraged finance practice has left the firm for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Ed Aldred is a Linklaters lifer. He has spent nearly 21 years at the firm and was given the nod to partner in 2013. He joins Nick Rumsby, another former Linklaters partner, who moved […]
Deutsche Bank launches training contracts
Deutsche Bank is the latest in-house outfit to take on its own trainees, starting with the launch of four training contracts in a few months’ time. The programme will be overseen by the bank’s general counsel for UK and Ireland, Simon Man. Man has worked at Deutsche Bank for over 20 years and is a […]
Weil boosts infrastructure PE team with Latham hire
Weil Gotshal & Manges has expanded its infrastructure private equity practice, hiring a partner from Latham & Watkins. Brendan Moylan is joining the firm, having spent over four years at Latham & Watkins. He previously spent nearly 20 years at Clifford Chance and trained at Sydney-based Allens. The move comes after Weil Gotshal infra partners […]
Travers and Simmons lead broking tie-up between finnCap and Cenkos
Travers Smith has advised City stockbroking client finnCap Group on its all-share merger valued at £43m with Cenkos Securities. The tie-up between the two rivals creates a new full-service advisory firm for investment companies. Corporate M&A and ECM partner Adrian West led the Travers team representing finnCap. He was supported corporate M&A and ECM senior […]
Shell’s longstanding legal chief to step down
The legal director of FTSE 100 energy giant Shell is to hand over the reins after nine years in the role. Donny Ching is stepping down as its legal director, having been in the role since 2014. His 33-year tenure at the business will come to an end in June, when he will be replaced […]
Plexus secures £5m cash injection after Grant Thornton probe
Defendant insurance firm Plexus is to receive further investment from its private equity backer, as the firm seeks to move past an 18-month-long investigation into financial irregularities. Since 2019, the firm’s backer has been Access Capital. Access provided an initial investment of £15m, of which £1m was put in by Origin Equity, to buy shares […]
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