The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
Norton Rose Fulbright reels in Hogan Lovells rail partner
Norton Rose Fulbright has snapped up Hogan Lovells‘ former co-head of rail and shipping, making him the firm’s second City partner hire in a week. Simon Gwynne focuses on asset finance and structured finance involving aircraft, rolling stock, telecoms equipment and shipping. He joined Hogan Lovells from Linklaters in May 2011, alongside the magic circle […]
Thinking of the legal freelance life? Do the maths first
Can you make more money as a freelance lawyer than if you work at a law firm? It’s a question that is becoming increasingly pertinent, not least because of the rapid growth of flex-lawyer businesses such as Vario and Peerpoint, and a growing number of New Law offerings that rely on freelance lawyers and which […]
A&O promotes 14 in London in bumper year for firm
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 34 partners in its latest round of promotions, including 14 in London. The amount made up is far in excess of the norm at A&O in recent years. The last time the number of promotions worldwide exceeded 25 was in 2008, when the firm promoted 28. In London, […]
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The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
Norton Rose Fulbright reels in Hogan Lovells rail partner
Norton Rose Fulbright has snapped up Hogan Lovells‘ former co-head of rail and shipping, making him the firm’s second City partner hire in a week. Simon Gwynne focuses on asset finance and structured finance involving aircraft, rolling stock, telecoms equipment and shipping. He joined Hogan Lovells from Linklaters in May 2011, alongside the magic circle […]
Thinking of the legal freelance life? Do the maths first
Can you make more money as a freelance lawyer than if you work at a law firm? It’s a question that is becoming increasingly pertinent, not least because of the rapid growth of flex-lawyer businesses such as Vario and Peerpoint, and a growing number of New Law offerings that rely on freelance lawyers and which […]
A&O promotes 14 in London in bumper year for firm
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 34 partners in its latest round of promotions, including 14 in London. The amount made up is far in excess of the norm at A&O in recent years. The last time the number of promotions worldwide exceeded 25 was in 2008, when the firm promoted 28. In London, […]
Dentons reveals bumper cohort of new UK and European partners
Dentons has nearly doubled the number of lawyers promoted to partner in Europe in 2019, with 25 new partners making the grade. In a specifically UK and Europe round announced today, the firm has made up 11 more partners in the continent compared to 2018, when just 14 were made up. This brings the firm’s […]
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The speed read: Mishcon and Blackstone get the gang back together; and Clydes leadership questions
There was a plethora of M&A activity and high-stakes litigation this week, while question marks hang over Clyde & Co’s future leadership.
Clydes suspends two lawyers over alleged accounts breaches
Clyde & Co has suspended two lawyers from the firm ahead of an internal investigation into alleged breaches of the SRA’s accounts rules. The firm confirmed to The Lawyer that two unnamed lawyers have been referred to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA). Rule one of the SRA’s account rules, states the purpose of the rule is […]
Cooley reboots white-collar practice with new City hire
Cooley has secured its second lateral hire in London this year, as it looks to build out new white-collar capabilities both in the UK and internationally. The firm has recruited partner Tom Epps from the defence and government investigations group of Boston-born law firm Brown Rudnick. Epps has spent over six years in Brown Rudnick’s […]
Who will be the next Lord Chancellor? The runners and riders
Here’s The Lawyer’s highly-sophisticated take on some of the options available.
Comic Relief on the hunt for a new GC
Former Comic Relief general counsel and company secretary Vincent Collins has stepped down from his role to join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Collins is to leave the charity after two years to become head of legal at the intergovernmental organisation. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for the graves of the 1.7 million men […]
Freshfields to speed-date junior barristers in bid to narrow gender gap
The speed-networking style events are designed to ensure that lawyers at the firm develop connections with a broader range of barristers and to encourage chambers to present a more diverse bench.