Spreadsheet, spreadsheet, do a trawl – which is the hottest firm of all?
Which organisation has had most lawyers featured in the Hot 100 over the 20 years?
Pinsents hit with negligence counterclaim in fees dispute with former client
A 10-day trial is expected in a convoluted case concerning Pinsent Masons and a group of former clients, with the firm facing allegations of negligence. Sergiu Savocikin and Rita Savocikina are both listed as defendants in one strand of the High Court dispute, with the main set of proceedings triggered by Pinsents’ attempt to recoup […]
Managing partners’ dinner: A data-driven approach to the future
In normal circumstances, The Lawyer’s annual managing partners’ dinner alongside LexisNexis gives heads of leading law firms an opportunity to meet, greet and put the world to right regarding the business of law. But as one knows all too well, 2020 was no normal year, and last year’s event required a different format. Hosted by […]
Allen & Overy closes Barcelona office as lease ends
Allen & Overy has decided to shut down its two-staff satellite office in Barcelona, and focus the growth of its Spain practice from Madrid. The magic circle firm launched the Barcelona office in February 2014, with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Antoni Valverde. However, the office remained a small outpost with a single-fee […]
Slaughters’ property deal is not what it seems
A recent welter of City office moves and lease renegotiations limited Slaughters’ options.
Spreadsheet, spreadsheet, do a trawl – which is the hottest firm of all?
Which organisation has had most lawyers featured in the Hot 100 over the 20 years?
Pinsents hit with negligence counterclaim in fees dispute with former client
A 10-day trial is expected in a convoluted case concerning Pinsent Masons and a group of former clients, with the firm facing allegations of negligence. Sergiu Savocikin and Rita Savocikina are both listed as defendants in one strand of the High Court dispute, with the main set of proceedings triggered by Pinsents’ attempt to recoup […]
Managing partners’ dinner: A data-driven approach to the future
In normal circumstances, The Lawyer’s annual managing partners’ dinner alongside LexisNexis gives heads of leading law firms an opportunity to meet, greet and put the world to right regarding the business of law. But as one knows all too well, 2020 was no normal year, and last year’s event required a different format. Hosted by […]
Allen & Overy closes Barcelona office as lease ends
Allen & Overy has decided to shut down its two-staff satellite office in Barcelona, and focus the growth of its Spain practice from Madrid. The magic circle firm launched the Barcelona office in February 2014, with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Antoni Valverde. However, the office remained a small outpost with a single-fee […]
Hogan Lovells boosts paid leave allowance for 2021
Hogan Lovells is offering parents and carers an additional five days of paid leave to support them during the third lockdown. The leave is part of the firm’s new “Covid-19 Leave for Dependants Policy” for 2021, and is in place for the duration of this year. It has been introduced in addition to Hogan Lovells’ […]
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Deliveroo heralds a bumper crop for ECM lawyers
There have been eight completed main market IPOs in 2021 so far.
Working to live, not living to work: it’s an easy sell
The demographics of the legal market are in flux with Covid 19 creating the conditions for a generational shift in working patterns.
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.
Goodwin’s City revenue nears $100m after lateral hiring spree
Goodwin Procter’s London revenue soared by 34 per cent in the last financial year, as its headcount too increased by nearly a third. The US firm’s London outpost saw turnover rise from $74m to $99m. Meanwhile, global revenue at the US firm increased by 11.7 per cent to $1.49bn, while profits per equity partner rose […]
Magic circle trio paid just £10m in UK corporation tax in 2019/20
Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters paid just under £10m in corporation tax to the UK Treasury, their most recent LLP accounts reveal, as rate increases formed a key part of this week’s Budget proposals to repair the economy. The figures shine a light on how UK firms are likely to be impacted by […]
Newcastle United fails to dismiss Blackstone QC from arbitration panel
Newcastle United (NUFC) has been unsuccessful in its bid to have Blackstone’s Michael Beloff QC dismissed as an arbitrator in the club’s dispute with the Premier League. NUFC, which is owned by Mike Ashley, is currently engaged in arbitration proceedings with the Premier League over the failed takeover of the club. The club brought the […]
Kirkland and Slaughters lead on Aggreko’s £2.3bn sale
Kirkland & Ellis has taken the lead role for the private equity bidders on the £2.3bn buyout of equipment supplier Aggreko. TDR Capital turned to Kirkland yet again after last year seeking the firm’s counsel on its £6.8bn purchase of ASDA. Partners David Holdsworth and Mark Thompson led for TDR and I Squared Capital, with […]
Clifford Chance brings in consultancy to vet promotion process
Clifford Chance has concluded an independent review of its partner promotion process, to ensure criteria around diversity and inclusion are being fulfilled. The firm commissioned Chicago-based consultancy Nextions, which specialises in inclusion across leadership roles, to review its path to promotion. The effort started last autumn and wrapped in time for the beginning of the […]
CMS plants 8,000 trees after tracking staff’s carbon footprints
CMS has planted thousands of trees around the world, following its pledge to plant one for every new user of its in-house sustainability app. Last year, The Lawyer reported that the firm had created a mobile app to help lawyers reduce their carbon footprint. It came with the commitment of planting a tree for every […]
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