Herbert Smith Freehills to sue Australia partners who left for White & Case
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filed a lawsuit at the Sydney courts against eight Australian partners who exited the firm for White & Case last year.
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Norton Rose-Chadbourne: this is all about New York
Another year, another bolt-on. As The Lawyer revealed last week, acquisition-hungry Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is in the midst of folding Chadbourne & Parke into its global operation.
Ex-Slaughters partner leaves UK Export Finance
Ex-Slaughter and May partner Lucy Wylde has left UK Export Finance after three years in charge of its in-house legal team.
Herbert Smith Freehills to sue Australia partners who left for White & Case
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filed a lawsuit at the Sydney courts against eight Australian partners who exited the firm for White & Case last year.
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The Lawyer Salary Survey 2016 PDF
How much are you paid? Are you happy with your salary? Are your skills adequately recognised and rewarded? Who are the happiest lawyers when it comes to remuneration? How big a pay rise – or drop – could you expect to get if you moved elsewhere? All these questions and more are answered in The […]
Norton Rose-Chadbourne: this is all about New York
Another year, another bolt-on. As The Lawyer revealed last week, acquisition-hungry Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is in the midst of folding Chadbourne & Parke into its global operation.
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The speed read: Kirkland v Linklaters; Shearman v A&O; and Clifford Chance goes flexible
The magic circle came under pressure from the US this week, while Clifford Chance’s shuttering of Coleman Street shows the firm can do just fine without an EC postcode. Here are the key takeaways. Linklaters isn’t off the hook from Kirkland just yet Kirkland & Ellis has been relatively quiet on the lateral hire scene this […]
“The burden is on Dechert”: SFO refutes US firm’s stance over ENRC damages
The Serious Fraud Office has said Dechert should have to pay more than £3m in damages if the ENRC’s claim against the pair is successful, in what is the latest development in an increasingly bitter dispute. The ENRC has been under investigation from the SFO since 2013, but has made several allegations since about how […]
Kirkland lures another Linklaters partner to the Gherkin
Kirkland & Ellis has taken another partner from Linklaters, as a second member of the magic circle firm’s tax team leaves for the US firm in London. Mavnick Nerwal will make the move to the Gherkin two years after Kirkland picked up former Linklaters partner Tim Lowe, who co-heads the US firm’s tax practice. Lowe joined […]
HSF guides WHSmith to $400m US acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis bagged roles on WHSmith’s latest expansion into the US market, as the company bought another stateside retailer that caters to airports and resorts. The Marshall Retail Group, advised by Kirkland, was acquired by the UK company for $400m (£312m). The Kirkland team was led by Los Angeles corporate […]
Pinsents and BCLP secure sale for Ebbsfleet Garden City vision
Pinsent Masons and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner have acted on a land purchase deal at the heart of the Ebbsfleet Garden City development.
DWF recruits from accountancy firms for new consulting venture
DWF has launched a consulting arm, with two hires from BDO and Grant Thornton. The firm, which listed on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year, has started DWF Regulatory Consulting and has hired BDO financial services partner Andrew Jacobs and Darren Fisher, who was previously a director in Grant Thornton’s financial services advisory arm. […]