Deutsche Bank strategy head Slatter to quit after six months in role
Deutsche Bank global head of strategy Emma Slatter has quit her role at the bank today to launch her own consultancy, The Lawyer understands.
Government launches £50m legal panel for rail advice
Crown Commercial Services is launching a £50m legal framework designed to provide specialist rail advice to the Department for Transport (DfT) .
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Business Leadership Summit: What in-house counsel think about law firm leadership
Ahead of the Business Leadership Summit and Awards on 28-29 September 2016, we are revisiting key topics gathered from last year’s stellar event. In this video, Lloyds Banking Group corporate real estate counsel Lesley Wan and Legal Practice Technologies general counsel Bruce Macmillan talk about the results of last year’s Business Leadership report, which were […]
Global Switch hires new legal chief from Ricoh
Global Switch has hired a new group legal counsel following the departure of its legal head Amanda Brock in March.
Linder Myers sold in pre-pack deal
Manchester firm Linder Myers has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal, just two years after avoiding collapse through a debt restructure.
K&L Gates’ Kalis on leadership through disruptive change
How can law firms predict change and adapt swiftly enough to gain a competitive advantage? K&L Gates global chairman Peter Kalis talks about leadership through disruptive change, the challenges facing every law firm and how they must adapt to change at last year’s Business Leadership Summit. Adapting to change and adopting innovation are two elements […]
Latham recruits Debevoise’s Lamb to head up arbitration group
Debevoise & Plimpton partner Sophie Lamb is joining Latham & Watkins to head up its arbitration practice.
Top 10 stories: 20-26 May 2016
For the second week running Mr Justice Peter Smith featured in the most-read story of the week, as it emerged that the judge has instructed BCL Copeland to advise on a number of issues related to allegations of bias against him.
Shearman hikes NQ salaries to £95,000
Shearman & Sterling has handed its newly qualified solicitors an 8 per cent pay rise and raised the salaries of lawyers across the firm. NQs will now receive £95,000, up from £88,000 last year. It puts the firm closer to the top of the NQ pay scale, though it does not match the likes of […]
Gide manages out partners as results stagnate
French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has been slimming down its partnership in a bid to focus on “performance, rather than numbers”, The Lawyer can reveal.
Addleshaws fuels merger rumours with search for COO
Addleshaw Goddard is looking to hire its first chief operating officer (COO) and is seeking a candidate with experience of running an operations team during a merger.
Pillsbury opens first office in Hong Kong
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has announced it has opened its first office in Hong Kong as part of its long-term strategy to expand its offering in Asia.