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Simmons China head quits law to set up own advisory firm
Simmons & Simmons’ head of China Davis Wang has left the firm to set up his own advisory firm focusing on corporate governance and proxy management.
Taylor Wessing launches emergency gender targets as female partner numbers drop
Taylor Wessing has launched a new diversity strategy after failing to meet its 2018 female partner targets, The Lawyer can reveal.
DMH Stallard secures merger as turnover hits £25m
DMH Stallard is to merge with Sussex firm Rawlison Butler.
No deal is better than a bad deal: Simmons’ pursuit of the perfect US merger
Over the past decade and a half Simmons’ trajectory has been characterised by spurts of activity and troughs of timidity laced, until recently, with misapprehensions of the firm’s brand position.
The 60 second interview: Coding is a “red herring” for lawyers
DWF managing director and head of development Jonathan Patterson talks to The Lawyer ahead of this year’s Business Leadership Summit, which focuses on the law firm of 2025.
Simmons China head quits law to set up own advisory firm
Simmons & Simmons’ head of China Davis Wang has left the firm to set up his own advisory firm focusing on corporate governance and proxy management.
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A COO is a managing partner’s best friend
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Business travel is not dead
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In recent months there has been a glut of senior associate hires.
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For all of Quinn’s success in London, it’s seriously missing out on IP
The most successful US firm in London in terms of sheer growth is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
2020’s redundancies tell us three things about the shape of 2021
The job losses in the legal sector last year give us a good inkling of where the most profound changes are likely in 2021
Latham isn’t sniffy about the mid-market – just ask Travers
With Paul Dolman’s hire, Latham is targeting the mid-market PE opportunities.
Contenders emerge as Linklaters’ election race kicks off
Linklaters’ senior partner election race has begun in earnest, The Lawyer understands, as Charlie Jacobs looks set to leave the firm at the end of his term. The magic circle firm has begun a process that will conclude by mid-May, sources told The Lawyer. Jacobs is understood to have communicated internally that he will be […]
Mayer Brown pulls out of Thailand after Asia review
Mayer Brown is the latest firm to rethink its strategy in South East Asia, with its lead partner in Thailand joining a rival US outfit in the country. Local partner in charge Maythawee Sarathai has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth, as Mayer Brown closed its Bangkok operations. The Bangkok office was acquired by Mayer Brown following […]
Clifford Chance and Kirkland lead on US fund manager deal
Clifford Chance was on call for Alter Domus, as it agreed an acquisition deal that takes its assets under administration to $1tr. Clifford Chance supported Alter Domus as it completed the purchase of fellow business Strata Fund Solutions. The deal makes Alter Domus one of the largest private asset servicers for PE and venture capital […]
Mishcon takes on BT in multimillion-pound consumer action
Telecoms giant BT has called on Simmons & Simmons as it faces a multimillion-pound claim in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim is brought by Justin La Patourel, founder of Collective Action on Landlines (CALL), and Mishcon de Reya’s Rob Murray. The dispute relates to BT allegedly overcharging customers for its landline subscription. In 2017, […]
Clifford Chance on call in app dispute with Apple and Google
Clifford Chance is representing the studio behind hit game Fortnite in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) after Epic Games launched legal action against Apple and Google. The dispute concerns the defendants’ decision to remove Fortnite from their respective app stores in August 2020, which has spawned abuse of dominance claims from Epic which now seeks […]
Simmons throws out fraud claim after rejected SDT complaint
Simmons & Simmons has successfully struck out a fraud claim from a litigant in person who accused the firm of dishonesty and had lodged a complaint to the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). David Hinkel’s claim was dismissed by the High Court on Friday, during which proceedings revealed that the SDT had rejected the appellant’s complaints […]
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