Linklaters and Latham & Watkins have been called up to act for Wise on its plans to go public on London’s main market. Fintech Wise is instructing Linklaters, led by corporate M&A partner James Wootton, with US corporate and capital markets partner Mike Bienenfeld, UK associates Patrick Fincham and George Davie, as well as US […]
It’s a strange phenomenon when people talk about pride and coming out. Each person has their own personal and unique story to tell. Getting on in years, as junior lawyers keep reminding me, and as a 49-year-old I have been recalling my pride journey, reminiscing if you like. I had always thought that I exuded […]
Monzo’s former legal director Richard Barlow has taken on a role as interim general counsel of challenger bank Chetwood Financial. Barlow steps into the GC and company secretary role on an interim basis, while current GC Louise Taylor takes an absence of leave. He will oversee a team of three lawyers and the co-sec function. […]
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2020.
Linklaters and Latham & Watkins have been called up to act for Wise on its plans to go public on London’s main market. Fintech Wise is instructing Linklaters, led by corporate M&A partner James Wootton, with US corporate and capital markets partner Mike Bienenfeld, UK associates Patrick Fincham and George Davie, as well as US […]
It’s a strange phenomenon when people talk about pride and coming out. Each person has their own personal and unique story to tell. Getting on in years, as junior lawyers keep reminding me, and as a 49-year-old I have been recalling my pride journey, reminiscing if you like. I had always thought that I exuded […]
Monzo’s former legal director Richard Barlow has taken on a role as interim general counsel of challenger bank Chetwood Financial. Barlow steps into the GC and company secretary role on an interim basis, while current GC Louise Taylor takes an absence of leave. He will oversee a team of three lawyers and the co-sec function. […]
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2020.
In late 2019, Linklaters’ global head of banking Davide Mencacci left his base in Hong Kong to visit the London headquarters of the firm. It was a standard trip for a practice leader; catching up with fellow partners, updating management and shaking hands with clients. All seemed normal, but there was something brewing. Just a […]
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Addleshaw Goddard’s revenue surpassed the £300m barrier over 2020/21, with an uplift of 12 per cent. Following a sluggish 2020, the firm’s revenue hit £321m while average profit per equity partner (PEP) was up 23 per cent to £849,000, having fallen below £700,000 during the last financial year. The latest revenue figure means that the […]
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Osborne Clarke is joining the raft of firms witnessing a dramatic rise in profits per equity partner (PEP), after a drop in 2019/20. The UK firm’s UK PEP went up by 16 per cent from £614,000 to £714,000. The previous year, the metric had dropped by 12 per from £703,000. The firm’s revenue meanwhile grew […]
