Smiths Group names City and magic circle firms to first-ever panel
Technology company Smiths Group has launched its inaugural legal panel, appointing a raft of city and magic circle firms, The Lawyer understands.
Controversial Lloyds/HBoS circular got magic circle seal of approval, says former CEO
Three magic circle firms reviewed a shareholder circular that has been criticised for misleading investors about Halifax Bank of Scotland’s (HBoS) finances, according to Lloyd’s former CEO.
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The top 200 UK law firms of this year have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200 2017. DLA Piper takes number one spot in the ranking, Clifford Chance number two and Allen & Overy comes in third place.
In ten years’ time there will be no independent Scottish firms
If we are to learn anything from the demise of the Scottish market, it is never to become wholly reliant on the hands that feed you.
Smiths Group names City and magic circle firms to first-ever panel
Technology company Smiths Group has launched its inaugural legal panel, appointing a raft of city and magic circle firms, The Lawyer understands.
Controversial Lloyds/HBoS circular got magic circle seal of approval, says former CEO
Three magic circle firms reviewed a shareholder circular that has been criticised for misleading investors about Halifax Bank of Scotland’s (HBoS) finances, according to Lloyd’s former CEO.
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The top 200 UK law firms of this year have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200 2017. DLA Piper takes number one spot in the ranking, Clifford Chance number two and Allen & Overy comes in third place.
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Get StartedUK 200: Slaughters tops revenue per lawyer charts
Slaughter and May has the highest revenue per lawyer (RPL) of the UK’s top 100 largest firms this year. At £900,000, the firm’s RPL is also the third highest in the top 200. Only Bott & Co (ranked 153rd in the UK 200) and Drydensfairfax Solicitors (ranked 196) are higher. For 2018, any firm wishing […]
Former SFO case controller resurfaces to launch US firm’s London white-collar crime team
The former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case controller for its high-profile battle with the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has resurfaced as a partner at a US firm which only launched in London earlier this year. John Gibson has joined Cohen & Gresser’s London office – which opened in May – to launch the firm’s […]
Clyde & Co to support global banks-backed trading blockchain platform
Clyde & Co is set to provide legal services to a new consortium of banks and traders launching a blockchain-based platform to digitalise commodities trading processes. Komgo SA is a new Switzerland-based partnership that brings together powerhouse banks and stakeholders in the oil industry, including ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Gunvor, ING, Koch […]
Linklaters starts coding club after asking lawyers for innovation tips
Linklaters is piloting an idea generation platform to develop new solutions to common problems in an effort to boost lawyers’ engagement in innovation. Ideas Pathway, a technology platform created by software company Hype Enterprise, allows the firm’s staff to submit ideas from any device and to collaborate on the review and development of the pitches. […]
Blow for Macfarlanes’ client over oligarch’s $350m freezing order
A Russian billionaire being sued by a former business partner has failed in his attempts to not have the details of a worldwide freezing order (WFO) on assets worth up to $350m disclosed to the claimant in a recent High Court judgment. Fishing magnate Vitaly Orlov, advised by Macfarlanes head of fraud James Popperwell, is […]
Freshfields tops UK M&A rankings for Q3
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has retained the top spot in UK M&A rankings for Q3, having ranked second behind Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in Q1. According to data from Thomson Reuters, Freshfields announced 55 UK-based deals between July and the end of September, totalling $115.4bn. The firm’s work on Comcast’s Sky bid paid dividends. Davis Polk & Wardwell, […]