Revealed: The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2020
The Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and Saunderson House, gathers together the profession’s brightest stars of 2020.
Goodwin hires from CMS for fledgling Luxembourg office
US firm Goodwin has added CMS’s head of tax in Luxembourg to grow its new office in the European financial hub.
Training contract application questions: tips from the experts
The trials and tribulations of application forms are enough to make any would-be lawyer weep. Ridiculously long forms, unimaginative questions requiring answers demonstrating individuality and prowess in all fields, and online programs with the propensity to crash at any moment can drive you to the brink of insanity. So to help guide you through this […]
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Barristers behaving badly: when does your private life bring your profession into disrepute?
Social media platforms are a source of danger from the professional conduct point of view, which may be why the BSB keeps revising and reissuing social media guidance.
The speed read: US firms’ tech rampage; DWF splashes the cash; and Reed Smith’s bonus bonanza
Revealed: The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2020
The Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and Saunderson House, gathers together the profession’s brightest stars of 2020.
Goodwin hires from CMS for fledgling Luxembourg office
US firm Goodwin has added CMS’s head of tax in Luxembourg to grow its new office in the European financial hub.
Training contract application questions: tips from the experts
The trials and tribulations of application forms are enough to make any would-be lawyer weep. Ridiculously long forms, unimaginative questions requiring answers demonstrating individuality and prowess in all fields, and online programs with the propensity to crash at any moment can drive you to the brink of insanity. So to help guide you through this […]
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Barristers behaving badly: when does your private life bring your profession into disrepute?
Social media platforms are a source of danger from the professional conduct point of view, which may be why the BSB keeps revising and reissuing social media guidance.
MoFo kicks off US reporting season with 25 per cent City uplift
Morrison & Foerster’s (MoFo) London office grew its revenue by 25 per cent for the second year running, with its turnover for the City increasing from £30.9m to £38.6m. The performance follows a repositioning of the firm in the City achieved through a series of profitable mandates and tactical lateral hires. It also mirrors the […]
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Deliveroo heralds a bumper crop for ECM lawyers
There have been eight completed main market IPOs in 2021 so far.
Working to live, not living to work: it’s an easy sell
The demographics of the legal market are in flux with Covid 19 creating the conditions for a generational shift in working patterns.
A&O’s accidental LA office
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
Hausfeld loves a bit of competition
Calls for reform of the CMA will be music to the ears of claimant litigators.
Latham is taking both more and less space in London
If Latham’s growth rate continues unabated, its future home could end up offering proportionately less space per staff member.
£30m isn’t enough to get you into the Premier League
DMH Stallard has reached critical mass size – but it now has more work to do to secure its future.
Goodwin’s City revenue nears $100m after lateral hiring spree
Goodwin Procter’s London revenue soared by 34 per cent in the last financial year, as its headcount too increased by nearly a third. The US firm’s London outpost saw turnover rise from $74m to $99m. Meanwhile, global revenue at the US firm increased by 11.7 per cent to $1.49bn, while profits per equity partner rose […]
Magic circle trio paid just £10m in UK corporation tax in 2019/20
Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters paid just under £10m in corporation tax to the UK Treasury, their most recent LLP accounts reveal, as rate increases formed a key part of this week’s Budget proposals to repair the economy. The figures shine a light on how UK firms are likely to be impacted by […]
Newcastle United fails to dismiss Blackstone QC from arbitration panel
Newcastle United (NUFC) has been unsuccessful in its bid to have Blackstone’s Michael Beloff QC dismissed as an arbitrator in the club’s dispute with the Premier League. NUFC, which is owned by Mike Ashley, is currently engaged in arbitration proceedings with the Premier League over the failed takeover of the club. The club brought the […]
Kirkland and Slaughters lead on Aggreko’s £2.3bn sale
Kirkland & Ellis has taken the lead role for the private equity bidders on the £2.3bn buyout of equipment supplier Aggreko. TDR Capital turned to Kirkland yet again after last year seeking the firm’s counsel on its £6.8bn purchase of ASDA. Partners David Holdsworth and Mark Thompson led for TDR and I Squared Capital, with […]
Clifford Chance brings in consultancy to vet promotion process
Clifford Chance has concluded an independent review of its partner promotion process, to ensure criteria around diversity and inclusion are being fulfilled. The firm commissioned Chicago-based consultancy Nextions, which specialises in inclusion across leadership roles, to review its path to promotion. The effort started last autumn and wrapped in time for the beginning of the […]
CMS plants 8,000 trees after tracking staff’s carbon footprints
CMS has planted thousands of trees around the world, following its pledge to plant one for every new user of its in-house sustainability app. Last year, The Lawyer reported that the firm had created a mobile app to help lawyers reduce their carbon footprint. It came with the commitment of planting a tree for every […]
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