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.
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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Jones Day bulks up in London with Ashurst and Dentons hires
Jones Day has snared two finance partners from Ashurst and Dentons following a raft of exits from its London office since the start of the year. Partner Ewen Scott left Ashurt’s global loans group last week and will join Jones Day’s banking, finance and securities practice at the end of August. He will be joined by Dentons finance partner Lee […]
Dentons deepens South American presence with Chilean tie-up
Dentons has encroached further into South America through a merger with Chilean firm Larrain Rencoret Urzua (LRU). The latest tie-up comes three months after Dentons became the first global firm to enter Hawaii, following a merger with independent player Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, which saw it add almost 50 lawyers to the firm’s US platform. […]
Ince hunts for new senior partner after Heuvels steps down
Ince & Co international senior partner Jan Heuvels has resigned from his role at the firm, six months before the completion of his first term in charge. Heuvels was elected to the role in November 2014, beginning his role the following January. Having resigned from the role, he will now oversee the firm’s growth plan […]
Burness Paull staff in line for 5 per cent bonus after robust financial year
Scotland’s Burness Paull has posted its ninth year of consecutive growth, with staff set to be rewarded a 5 per cent bonus. The firm saw turnover rise by 7 per cent from £53.8m to £57.6m in 2017/2018, while net profit increased 8 per cent from £22m to £23.8m. The boost will see the firm pay […]
Fieldfisher launches “feedback app” to promote positive comments
Fieldfisher has launched an app that allows lawyers to exchange positive feedback on each other’s performances, after concerns were raised that a disproportionate amount of negative views are expressed in law firms. Bfrank, which was created by the firm’s audio and visual support technician Billy Reid and debuted last week, allows workers to praise colleagues […]
Trio of firms lead on latest Wembley development
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Womble Bond Dickinson are acting on a joint venture between Boxpark and Quintain to create a sprawling 50,000sq ft food, beverage and events complex in Wembley Park. CMS advised property investment and development company Quintain, led by real estate partner Marie Scott and associate Richard Cameron. Quintain is leading the Wembley […]