Fieldfisher muscles in on Cooley to take Olswang Munich office
Fieldfisher has emerged as a contender to take over Olswang’s Munich office after the three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
Clifford Chance and Pinsent Masons win AIG panel spots
Clifford Chance, Paul Hastings and Pinsent Masons have won places on AIG’s UK panel after the insurer added two new sub-panels to the roster.
Gibson Dunn opens tenth US office with Houston launch
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has opened a new office in Houston, making it the firm’s tenth US base.
Fieldfisher expands in China with Shanghai launch
Fieldfisher has opened a new office in Shanghai, just three months after pulling off a merger with Chinese firm JS Partners.
Quinn Emanuel explores Qatar options as firms pull out
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is understood to be gearing up for a Qatar launch amid a flurry of firms exiting the region.
Fieldfisher muscles in on Cooley to take Olswang Munich office
Fieldfisher has emerged as a contender to take over Olswang’s Munich office after the three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
Clifford Chance and Pinsent Masons win AIG panel spots
Clifford Chance, Paul Hastings and Pinsent Masons have won places on AIG’s UK panel after the insurer added two new sub-panels to the roster.
Gibson Dunn opens tenth US office with Houston launch
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has opened a new office in Houston, making it the firm’s tenth US base.
Fieldfisher expands in China with Shanghai launch
Fieldfisher has opened a new office in Shanghai, just three months after pulling off a merger with Chinese firm JS Partners.
Top 20 Cases: What happened to the biggest disputes of 2016?
The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2017 were released in January, launching 12 months of complex and high-value commercial and criminal disputes in the English courts. Here’s who triumphed and lost in last year’s biggest cases.
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A&O’s accidental LA office
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
Hausfeld loves a bit of competition
Calls for reform of the CMA will be music to the ears of claimant litigators.
Latham is taking both more and less space in London
If Latham’s growth rate continues unabated, its future home could end up offering proportionately less space per staff member.
£30m isn’t enough to get you into the Premier League
DMH Stallard has reached critical mass size – but it now has more work to do to secure its future.
Meghan Markle’s opponents have a busy year
Fans of celebrity showdowns will be denied their thrills this year following the Duchess of Sussex’s successful application for summary judgment against Associated Newspapers, but the Daily Mail’s favourite law firm still has a full pipeline for 2021. Over the last few years RPC partner Keith Mathieson has also fastened his grip on defence work […]
UK firms are flashing the cash
UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
New Look GC moves to Rolex retailer Watches of Switzerland
New Look general counsel Laura Battley has moved across to Watches of Switzerland, less than two years after the latter’s listing on the London Stock Exchange. Battley joins the FTSE 250 British watch retailer after five years as GC and company secretary at New Look. She began her legal training at Slaughter and May in […]
NRF lifts salary freeze in further relaxation of Covid measures
Norton Rose Fulbright‘s (NRF) decision to shelve its salary freeze means pay reviews and increases will take place in April. This will apply to all members of staff at the firm, including fee-earners and those in business services. The removal of pay restrictions means the firm has abolished all of its original measures put in […]
Arthur Cox hires Kirkland finance partner
Kirkland & Ellis has lost another City finance partner, as one of its regulatory specialists moves to Irish firm Arthur Cox. Sarah Thompson, who was formerly a partner in Kirkland’s financial services regulatory group, joins the firm in Dublin. She arrived at Kirkland as a partner in 2018 from Linklaters’ financial regulation group, where she […]
Two partners in two days: Simpson Thacher lands Kirkland hire
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added a funds partner to its London office, a day after announcing the hire of Blackstone’s EMEA general counsel Geoffrey Bailhache. The US firm has taken on Kirkland & Ellis’ James Board, a member of its funds practice. He joined as a partner in 2017 from Ropes & Gray, where […]
Hogan Lovells capital markets partner departs after one year
A London-based capital markets partner at Hogan Lovells is leaving the firm to launch his own legal tech business. Raj Panasar had joined Hogan Lovells in early 2020 from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he had spent his whole career. An expert on international financing transactions, he represents multiple issuers, including emerging market and […]
Magic circle and US firms win roles on KKR’s electricity acquisition
Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy acted alongside two US firms on a deal that will see PE powerhouse KKR become a major shareholder of Finland’s biggest electricity distribution company. The two magic circle firms were on the opposite sides of a deal that ended in KKR and Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan […]
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