CMS and Mayer Brown take the lead on Hollywood Bowl Group IPO
CMS and Mayer Brown have won the top roles on the London listing of ten-pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl Group.
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My Pride Story: “The clerks knew long before I told the barristers”
In today’s Pride Story, Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC acknowledges the ‘privileged’ position she finds herself in – but says it was not always the case.
Predictive coding: taming the data tiger
There is growing interest in predictive coding in the UK, with the first-ever judicial approval for its use during disclosure in English High Court proceedings coming in February, in the Pyrrho Investments case. In May The Lawyer’s live webcast, in association with FTI Consulting, examined issues raised by the case and assessed the impact it will have on the UK market for predictive coding.
Walker Morris appoints energy director
Kate Webster has been appointed as a Director to the Walker Morris Energy, Infrastructure & Government Team, reinforcing its position as a national leading public sector practice. With over nine years’ specialist experience, Kate has a strong track record working with both the public and private sectors advising on all aspects of complex contracts, particularly […]
Deloitte Legal: “We want to be the law firm of the future”
The story of the re-entry of the Big Four accountancy firms into legal services has occupied many minds in the last year or so. But in the UK, there is one notable absence – Deloitte. While its rivals EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers have all been busy hiring senior lawyers from top private practice firms Deloitte has stayed away from the UK market.
CMS and Mayer Brown take the lead on Hollywood Bowl Group IPO
CMS and Mayer Brown have won the top roles on the London listing of ten-pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl Group.
1
My Pride Story: “The clerks knew long before I told the barristers”
In today’s Pride Story, Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC acknowledges the ‘privileged’ position she finds herself in – but says it was not always the case.
Predictive coding: taming the data tiger
There is growing interest in predictive coding in the UK, with the first-ever judicial approval for its use during disclosure in English High Court proceedings coming in February, in the Pyrrho Investments case. In May The Lawyer’s live webcast, in association with FTI Consulting, examined issues raised by the case and assessed the impact it will have on the UK market for predictive coding.
Walker Morris appoints energy director
Kate Webster has been appointed as a Director to the Walker Morris Energy, Infrastructure & Government Team, reinforcing its position as a national leading public sector practice. With over nine years’ specialist experience, Kate has a strong track record working with both the public and private sectors advising on all aspects of complex contracts, particularly […]
How in-house legal teams can use tech to bridge the gap with compliance
Ahead of The Lawyer’s In-house Financial Services conference, Tsys lead counsel Solomon Osagie weighs in on how technology can provide a valuable link between in-house legal and compliance teams in The Lawyer’s latest banking and finance special report.
Simmons financials rebound in second consecutive year of PEP growth
Simmons & Simmons’ average profit per equity partner (PEP) rose 8 per cent to £686,000 over 2017/18, just two years after the firm reported a 10 per cent slump in its profits. In its 2017/2018 financials, Simmons’ turnover grew 12 per cent from £316.1m to £354m, following on from a more modest 7 per cent rise in […]
2017/18 financials: The latest law firm results
UK-headquartered firms have been piling in to release their 2017/18 financial results. Which firms have reported so far?
Trio of firms lead as Allianz pushes into student accommodation market
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has advised Allianz Real Estate on its largest equity investment into the UK, agreeing a £350m deal with Greystar and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). The deal sees German investor Allianz Real Estate acquire a 40 per cent stake in UK student accommodation platform Chapter from Greystar and PSP. HSF […]
Akin Gump confirms London’s central role with new committee appointment
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has underlined its commitment to London as one of its key offices worldwide with the appointment of office head Sebastian Rice as chair of the firm’s global partnership admissions committee. M&A partner Rice has been a member of the committee, which is responsible for laterals and promotions, since 2014, […]
Gianni Origoni joins rivals in Shanghai
Italian heavyweight Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners is launching an office in Shanghai in its first international expansion for four years. The Shanghai office is Gianni Origoni’s eleventh office globally, and its second in Asia. It launched in Hong Kong in 2014 and signed a formal alliance agreement with Chinese firm Han Kun Law […]
Pinsents growth slows as firm hits £450m mark
Turnover at Pinsent Masons rose by 6 per cent over 2017/18, putting it behind the pace of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Eversheds Sutherland and Taylor Wessing, which have all reported double-digit growth. Turnover rose 11 per cent in the 2015/16 financial year to £423.1m, though that slowed this year giving it a total of […]