CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has dismissed its former head of IP, with the firm reporting the matter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). CMS has declined to comment on the reasons for Joel Barry’s departure, but said: “We can confirm that a partner has been asked to leave the firm and will not be […]
Mayer Brown is to expand its oil and gas capabilities in London, hiring a partner from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. Bob Palmer is joining Mayer Brown, becoming a partner in its corporate and securities team. He focuses on domestic M&A, joint ventures and project development for energy clients across Europe, Russia, the Middle East, […]
Slaughter and May’s senior partner Steve Cooke is to remain in the top role for a further three years, after his term was extended until 2024. This means that by the end of his current tenure, he will have held the position for eight years, the same amount of time as his predecessor, Chris Saul. […]
Which firms have NEDs on their boards? And who are the most junior UK-qualified partners on leadership teams? The Lawyer’s first boardroom audit displays key trends in gender diversity, seats of power and the role of business services professionals.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has dismissed its former head of IP, with the firm reporting the matter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). CMS has declined to comment on the reasons for Joel Barry’s departure, but said: “We can confirm that a partner has been asked to leave the firm and will not be […]
Mayer Brown is to expand its oil and gas capabilities in London, hiring a partner from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. Bob Palmer is joining Mayer Brown, becoming a partner in its corporate and securities team. He focuses on domestic M&A, joint ventures and project development for energy clients across Europe, Russia, the Middle East, […]
Slaughter and May’s senior partner Steve Cooke is to remain in the top role for a further three years, after his term was extended until 2024. This means that by the end of his current tenure, he will have held the position for eight years, the same amount of time as his predecessor, Chris Saul. […]
Which firms have NEDs on their boards? And who are the most junior UK-qualified partners on leadership teams? The Lawyer’s first boardroom audit displays key trends in gender diversity, seats of power and the role of business services professionals.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
European firms see more value in having a physical office in the Square Mile than they do in the Big Apple. Last week, Spanish firm Uría Menéndez became the latest to shut up shop in New York, having been there for 30 years. Uría was the final member of Slaughter and May’s fabled Best Friends […]
Thanks to Paul Weiss, Skadden and Kirkland & Ellis (but mainly Paul Weiss), Linklaters has a few empty chairs at Silk Street. One way a firm can replenish its ranks is through lateral hiring – enter Travers Smith corporate partner Richard Spedding – or internal promotions. Last month, a total of 14 lawyers were made up […]
Paul Weiss’ UK spending spree is far from over. Just a year ago, this firm was small fry among the US City titans. Cue an audacious carve-out of some of Kirkland & Ellis’ superstars last summer and everything changed. That initial raid (which included debt finance heavyweight Neel Sachdev and corporate star Roger Johnson) was […]
In October 2018, the journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian regime Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The international reaction was swift. Dozens of major organisations, including HSBC, Ford and JP Morgan Chase, dropped out of the planned “Davos in the Desert” Saudi investment summit. “We are going […]
It’s a 90-minute train journey to London and two hours from Bristol. At £29 per sq ft, grade A office rents are a third of the average £90 per sq ft City firms pay. And it has an abundance of lawyers. Slowly but steadily, Southampton is slipping into the mid-tier consciousness as a city in […]
An Osborne Clarke partner is being referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) following a formal complaint made by Clifford Chance’s former UK tax head. In July 2022, ex-Clifford Chance partner Dan Neidle made headlines for a series of posts on the tax arrangements of leading Conservative politicians, including Nadhim Zahawi. He claimed that Zahawi had […]
Simmons & Simmons represented Barclays Bank in an $150m anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunction against Russian state investment bank, VEB. VEB was founded in 1922 as the first international bank of the USSR, and since 2018 it has been chaired by the country’s former deputy prime minister under Putin, Igor Shuvalov. The bank was represented by […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has increased its salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) to £180,000. The US disputes specialist’s other associate salaries will also rise when the move takes effect from June. A 1 PQE associate is set to be paid £195,000, while a 2 PQE associate will be on £220,000. For 6 PQE associates, […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost its UK head of competition, a year and a half after he joined the firm. Lambros Kilaniotis left the firm in April, having joined Quinn from RPC (where he was head of competition) in January 2023 to co-head Quinn’s UK competition practice with partner Kate Vernon. In a […]
The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now. Last week, all eyes were on A&O Shearman, a union hailing Big Law and its future. But in this week’s episode, we consider why so many solicitors are pursuing another future: opening their own firm. A survey from Censuswide on behalf of Harbour Litigation Funding […]
