A&O’s accidental LA office
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
One gender is dropping partnership ambitions in the pandemic. Guess which.
Only one quarter of parent associates now want to make partner.
Clifford Chance is latest firm to dish out Covid bonus
Clifford Chance has awarded its staff with an extra cash payment for work carried out during the pandemic. The magic circle firm will pay an extra bonus of around 5 per cent on top of salaries across its international network. Global managing partner Matthew Layton said: “Over an extraordinary year, and in the face of […]
Women and the Pandemic: It’s clear we’re trending to more equal working practices
100 years ago, the prevailing stereotype was that a woman’s place is in the home, and a man’s place is at work. There has been a tremendous amount of focus – and progress – since then addressing a woman’s right to work, and the conditions needed to make that successful – particularly if she has […]
Lord Hill’s recommendations on the UK listing regime – what it means for tech companies
The Review was launched by the Chancellor in November last year to enhance the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for equity listings and strengthen the UK’s capital markets. The Review sought to address the reported shift of €6.5 billion of deals from London to Amsterdam following Brexit, and the longer term trend of major UK tech companies choosing New York for primary or substantial secondary listings.
New regime for licensing and regulating homebuilders in Ontario
Effective February 1st, 2021, the Home Construction Regulatory Authority began licensing and regulating builders and vendors as designated under the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017.
Setting up a global anti-counterfeiting programme for the first time
When setting up a global anti-counterfeiting programme for the first time, there are several aspects to consider.
Making peace with nature – implications of a recent United Nations report on Canadian businesses, communities, and ESG
In this article, we summarize the UNEP Report findings to help Canadian businesses and communities understand the paradigm shift described by UNEP, and what changes UNEP expects.
Deep dive on Condo Insurance
On-demand webinar on how insurance works in the condo world.
Quebec budget 2021-2022: Encouraging investment and pandemic relief
As expected, the Québec Budget 2021-2022 is focused heavily on re-launching the Québec economy, supporting small businesses impacted by the pandemic, and encouraging investment to accelerate technology adoption.
A&O’s accidental LA office
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
One gender is dropping partnership ambitions in the pandemic. Guess which.
Only one quarter of parent associates now want to make partner.
Clifford Chance is latest firm to dish out Covid bonus
Clifford Chance has awarded its staff with an extra cash payment for work carried out during the pandemic. The magic circle firm will pay an extra bonus of around 5 per cent on top of salaries across its international network. Global managing partner Matthew Layton said: “Over an extraordinary year, and in the face of […]
Women and the Pandemic: It’s clear we’re trending to more equal working practices
100 years ago, the prevailing stereotype was that a woman’s place is in the home, and a man’s place is at work. There has been a tremendous amount of focus – and progress – since then addressing a woman’s right to work, and the conditions needed to make that successful – particularly if she has […]
Tribunal dismisses claims against Twenty Essex QC
Twenty Essex silk Stephen Atherton QC has been cleared of claims brought against him by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), including accusations that he misled the court during a 2011 case. Following Monday’s hearing, that contained submissions from counsel for both the BSB and Atherton, the Bar’s disciplinary tribunal has since ruled that Atherton did […]
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An Irwin Mitchell IPO might make Mishcon think twice
If Mishcon does IPO, it risks being lumped in with the the rest of the listed firms.
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Dentons exists in over 70 countries but is still looking to expand.
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Anderson Strathern and Allen & Overy’s growth strategies have a few similarities.
DLA needs to keep its regional lawyers sweet
Firms have to offer better deals to keep hold of their regional talent.
Buy or build? Tech investment enters next phase
Law firms need to decide whether to build their own tech innovations or buy bespoke tools from external vendors.
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Cutting property costs stinks of short-termism
Law firms need to focus on productivity rather than worrying about their real estate.
White & Case nabs Shearman duo
White & Case has hired two partners from Shearman & Sterling, as it rebuilds its London ranks following a recent steady flow of defections. The US firm has taken on partners Tim Sheddick and Katie Hicks, who have spent little more than two years at Shearman. Sheddick is a partner in the project development and […]
CMS promotes 23 UK lawyers in bumper promos round
CMS has made up 52 lawyers to partner worldwide, its largest-ever promotions round. The firm has promoted 52 partners globally, spanning 22 offices of which the UK accounted for 44 per cent of the total. In the UK, 23 new partners were made up. Of the London partners, energy lawyer Dalia Majumder-Russell joined from Clyde […]
Kirkland associates see target hours soar amid work surge
Associates in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis are seeing expectations around their target hours spike considerably, The Lawyer has learned, as a result of rising workloads. Sources said junior lawyers at the US firm have seen their targets skyrocket. Over the past few months, they have risen from the bonus threshold of 2,000 […]
Forsters weighs up Mayfair future in property review
Forsters has entered discussions around its London property strategy, appointing CBRE as agents. The 177-lawyer firm, which is based in Mayfair, is understood to be scoping 50,000sq ft of space further north of the city, around Marylebone, north Oxford Street, Fitzrovia and Soho. Forsters, which derives nearly half of its revenue from its 21-partner real […]
Former Slaughters partner to carry out Greensill review
Corporate veteran Nigel Boardman has been appointed by the Prime Minister to carry out an independent review into the ongoing Greensill saga. Boardman, who left Slaughter and May’s partnership in 2019, is a non-executive director of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He has continued since as a senior consultant at Slaughters, with […]
Latham and Freshfields lead as Darktrace gears up for IPO
Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are acting as cybersecurity start-up Darktrace confirms plans to go public. The Latham team for Darktrace is led by capital markets partner James Inness, with co-chair of the London corporate department Robbie McLaren and partners Josh Kiernan, Shing Yuin Lo and associate Koushik Prasad. Lo, a member of The […]
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