DWF is to alter its operating structure in a bid to drive better integration and profitability, with a series of new leadership appointments aimed at spearheading growth in coming years. From May, the firm will make its four main divisions into three. It will no longer comprise insurance and commercial; international; managed services; and connected […]
Shearman & Sterling has become the second law firm today to announce the opening of a Munich office, kickstarting operations with two partners from Linklaters. The US firm has hired corporate partner Florian Harder and tax partner Jann Jetter for the launch. Harder has been at Linklaters since 2007, starting off at SJ Berwin, while […]
Long-serving Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Matthew Gearing QC is set to leave private practice for a new career at the Bar, with Essex Court Chambers securing his services. From one magic circle to another, Gearing will officially join Essex Court on 3 May 2021. Gearing has spent almost 25 years at A&O, over half […]
The Bar Council has released new figures on barristers’ earnings.
DWF is to alter its operating structure in a bid to drive better integration and profitability, with a series of new leadership appointments aimed at spearheading growth in coming years. From May, the firm will make its four main divisions into three. It will no longer comprise insurance and commercial; international; managed services; and connected […]
Shearman & Sterling has become the second law firm today to announce the opening of a Munich office, kickstarting operations with two partners from Linklaters. The US firm has hired corporate partner Florian Harder and tax partner Jann Jetter for the launch. Harder has been at Linklaters since 2007, starting off at SJ Berwin, while […]
Long-serving Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Matthew Gearing QC is set to leave private practice for a new career at the Bar, with Essex Court Chambers securing his services. From one magic circle to another, Gearing will officially join Essex Court on 3 May 2021. Gearing has spent almost 25 years at A&O, over half […]
The Bar Council has released new figures on barristers’ earnings.
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Ashurst’s global chairman Ben Tidswell is stepping down from the role after eight years to join the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Tidswell will leave Ashurst on 31 July to take on a judicial appointment as a chairman of specialist competition court, the CAT. Litigator Tidswell became Ashurst’s first post-merger chairman in 2013 after the firm announced its […]
DWF has closed three offices in Australia, with 85 members of staff and 14 principal lawyers leaving the firm. The firm’s offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle will close, while the Brisbane office and its connected services operations in Sydney and Melbourne remain operational. Damien van Brunschot will continue to lead DWF’s business Down Under […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has introduced a series of pledges to improve its diversity and inclusion credentials, setting out targets for new partners and its leadership teams. The firm has said that by 2026, it expects new partners to be at least 40 per cent women and 40 per cent men. This follows last year’s promotions […]
Shoosmiths has launched a new separate consultancy arm, as firms ramp up efforts to provide alternative services for clients. ‘Shoosmiths8 Connected Services’ has been established to help clients with their legal, as well as broader business requirements. It includes a suite of eight products across innovation, contracts, coaching, corporate advisory, privacy and data. The eight […]
Bevan Brittan has appointed a new senior partner, with head of employment, pensions and immigration Jodie Sinclair set to take up the role on 1 May. A 21-year veteran of the firm, Sinclair is Bevan Brittan’s third female senior partner in a row. She had previously joined the board in 2019, and replaces Joanne Easterbrook, […]
