The Midlands’ legal market is hotting up. As Birmingham attracts ever-increasing outside investment, such as MGM Mirage’s regional casino development with the National Exhibition Centre, law firms are competing both for mandates and talent. Some Birmingham firms have responded well to the pressure. Wragge & Co’s profit per equity partner jumped by 28.7 per cent […]

Linklaters’ New York office fails to achieve ‘platinum’ grade” />Linklaters’ New York office is embarking on a campaign to win over the firm’s ‘platinum’ core of banking and corporate clients after failing to meet targets to globalise relationships with them. Managing partner Tony Angel said extending the firm’s relationships with the group of key clients, […]

Looking at the past few months, you may be forgiven for thinking that the trend in Germany at the moment is for mass walkouts. In Berlin Lovells lost its five-person banking team, when all of the lawyers involved decided to set up camp alone. Over in Frankfurt, meanwhile, Heussen had its office raided for eight […]