Shearman & Sterling private equity head exits for McDermott
Shearman & Sterling has lost its fourth private equity and M&A partner in less than a week after Jeremy Dickens resigned to join McDermott Will & Emery.
Penningtons Manches mourns former CEO Lesley Lintott
Penningtons Manches has announced the death of its former managing partner and chief executive, Lesley Lintott.
Gibson Dunn poaches Latham duo for Frankfurt launch
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has opened its second German office after hiring two partners from Latham & Watkins in Frankfurt.
Haynes and Boone and Curtis Davis Garrard announce transatlantic merger
US firm Haynes and Boone and London shipping boutique Curtis Davis Garrard (CDG) have agreed a transatlantic merger creating a firm with over 600 offices.
Labour Party to appoint first GC and legal panel
Former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti has recommended Labour appoints its first general counsel in her report into allegations of anti-Semitism in the party, which was released today.
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing merges with Vietnamese ally
Taylor Wessing’s Singapore member firm has moved to fully integrate with its Vietnamese strategic alliance firm PBC Partners.
DLA Piper boosts Nordic presence with Swedish merger
DLA Piper has boosted its pan-Nordic presence after striking a merger deal with Swedish firm Grönberg Advokatbyrå.
White & Case opens in Cairo through local association
White & Case is opening an office in Cairo after announcing an association with new Egyptian law firm MHR & Partners.
Kennedys turnover grows 7% to £139m
Insurance specialist Kennedys has announced turnover has grown by 7 per cent, from £129.9m to £138.8m for the 2015/16 financial year.
Maclays sees profits slide despite positive turnover growth
Scotland-headquartered Maclay Murray & Spens posted a 23 per cent drop in net profit and 12 per cent drop in average profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2015/16, despite turnover being up by 3 per cent.
Exclusive: Ashurst loses financial regulatory head to Latham
Latham & Watkins has hired Ashurst financial services regulatory head Rob Moulton in the City.
Barclays slashes legal roster by 60% in ‘new and improved’ panel review
Barclays has slashed its global legal panel by 60 per cent, appointing 140 firms to its new three-tier roster.