Bit between the teeth: Swiss firms get crypto bug
From cryptocurrencies and blockchain, to regulation and litigation, tech and digital knowhow are changing the face of Switzerland’s financial and legal markets
Slaughters’ property deal is not what it seems
A recent welter of City office moves and lease renegotiations limited Slaughters’ options.
Law firm mergers are dead: discuss
Strategic merger opportunities lie in the lower echelons of the UK Top 200.
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?
Come for the rugby, stay for the M&A
Revived interest in Japan from certain law firms may have something to do with the Rugby World Cup.
2021 will be Kirkland’s year – again
Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are expected to deliver another strong set of results in coming weeks.
There are many escapees from BigLaw
Boutiques are now looking like a particularly attractive option.
White & Case litigator departs after three years
Another partner from White & Case’s disputes department is leaving, as Steven Baker exits the firm after three years. Baker joined White & Case in 2018 as part of an expansive lateral hiring strategy in the City. In 2018 Baker left Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft to join White & Case alongside international arbitration partner David […]
Shoosmiths appoints inaugural GC
Shoosmiths has appointed its head of personal advisory as its first general counsel (GC). Richard Follis takes on the inaugural GC role at the 196-partner firm, where he will enhance focus on managing the increasing compliance burden required to support business activity, as well as take on the quality and risk responsibilities that sit with […]
Ashurst to school students in NewLaw uni partnership
A team of lawyers and technologists from Ashurst’s NewLaw arm is set to take on teaching duties as part of a module launched by the firm with the University of Stirling in Scotland. The firm is working with the university on a strategic partnership aimed at cultivating talent that will be able to populate the […]
Magic circle CMO veteran leaves Freshfields after a decade
The chief marketing officer and executive board member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is leaving the firm after 12 years. The departure of Lucy Murphy, chief marketing and business development officer at the magic circle firm, was announced internally in an email, sources told The Lawyer. Murphy had been in her role since 2015. Sitting on […]
Penningtons Manches makes first strategic Asia hire following merger
UK firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has made its first partner hire in Singapore following its 2019 merger, in what is also its first steps towards building an Asian corporate practice. As part of its strategic expansion in Asia, Penningtons has hired corporate partner Nick Dingemans in Singapore from UK rival Watson Farley Williams, where he […]
Linklaters reveals best retention score in a decade
Linklaters has retained 47 of 50 trainees in its spring 2021 cohort, giving it a 94 per cent retention score. The firm follows Allen & Overy in releasing its qualification figures for March. Due to personal reasons one of the 47 is on a fixed-term contract. Nevertheless, the retention figure is the magic circle firm’s […]
Jobs
Top Jobs
