Deal watch: City and US firms defy tough M&A market with deal duo as Gateley takes the cake on Patisserie Valerie collapse Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May, Sullivan & Cromwell, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Ashurst have defied a challenging market to take key…
CMS adds to Northern line up with Liverpool launch Thomas Alan CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has extended its chain of northern offices with a Liverpool office opening following a hire…
The CMS interview: Pains and gains Marco Cillario Marco Cillario caught up with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar to discuss the first year since the three-way union…
More cuts in the City as Ince & Co slashes more than 30 roles Lauren Almeida Shipping specialist Ince & Co has announced 32 redundancies in its London office in the latest wave of cuts by…
Asia calling: Linklaters and CMS confirm local law capability in Shanghai and Hong Kong Marco Cillario Recent announcements from Linklaters and CMS have provided a fillip to international firms looking to gain a surer footing in…
Refreshing revamps: EDF and Co-op Group look to new firms in panel reviews Hamish McNicol One of the UK’s big six energy suppliers, EDF Energy, has nearly halved its external advisers in a bid to…
CMS cites ‘19%’ UK profitability hike as turnover tops £500m in first post-merger results Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has released a selection of financial highlights for the year following its three-way merger but disappointingly…
Looking east: Linklaters gets long-awaited Shanghai approval as CMS launches Hong Kong association Marco Cillario Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang have shown Asia is still high on the agenda of global law firms after…
CMS, Fieldfisher and NRF among firms awarded spots on social housing regulator’s panel amid regime shake-up Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fieldfisher have been appointed to the Regulator of Social Housing’s…
CMS dismisses Singapore head and reports to SRA amid ‘confidential matters’ Marco Cillario CMS’ Singapore head has been dismissed from the firm and the matter reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Legal…
In-house: CMS breaks new Crown Estate ground as Heineken UK and DLA toast another two years Hamish McNicol The legal adviser overhaul of £13bn real estate business The Crown Estate by general counsel (GC) Rob Booth continues with…
Women deal stars: perspectives – Penelope Warne, CMS Marco Cillario ‘Compared to ten years ago, in some ways it’s easier for women and in some it’s more difficult. It is…
LLP latest: Olswang profit fell 76% before 2017 CMS merger as legacy firms’ final accounts revealed Marco Cillario Profits at all three CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang legacy firms fell in the last financial year before their three-way…
Clyde & Co, CMS and DAC Beachcroft pick up partners from an ailing Sedgwick Tom Baker As US firm Sedgwick heads towards closure in the New Year, UK-based outfits Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro…
Financials 2017/18: CMS claims 25% profit hike post-merger as DWF’s top line grows 23% Marco Cillario CMS UK has today (20 November) claimed profits have grown 25% in the six months since its three-way merger with…
‘Rationalisation and upgrade’: CMS UK sublets legacy Nabarro and Olswang headquarters Marco Cillario Six months into the UK’s largest ever legal merger, CMS has signed deals to sublet most of legacy Nabarro and…
‘Real estate up the agenda’: CMS brings across Paris team from Herbert Smith Marco Cillario CMS is continuing its global expansion with news that its French member firm has hired a two-partner real estate team…
CMS signs up Saudi partners as White & Case brings in heavyweight Swedish duo Marco Cillario They are already two of the most globalised law firms in the business, but CMS and White & Case have…
‘Short-term pain, long-term gain’: Q&A with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar Marco Cillario On 1 May 2017, the largest legal merger in UK history went live as CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang…
Sainsburys appoints eleven firms including Linklaters, Addleshaws, CMS and Dentons to new roster Kathryn McCann UK supermarket and retailer Sainsbury’s Group has appointed eleven firms to its new legal panel, including Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentonsand CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Oslwang. The…
