Diversity guaranteed in Linklaters senior partner race as Jacobs takes JP Morgan role Nathalie Tidman Charlie Jacobs, senior partner, chairman and rainmaker of Linklaters has taken the road less travelled for outgoing law firm leaders,…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Real Estate Team of the Year Mark McAteer After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Deal view: Linklaters rues loss of corporate golden generation but in Covid era inherent strengths remain Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds resilience at the heart of Linklaters, but without meaningful change the firm risks breathing life into unfavourable…
Linklaters edges revenue up despite global slump as City results start flowing in Alex Novarese Traditionally, like the proverbial London transit, you wait ages for one set of Magic Circle results and then they start…
Linklaters acts on $500m ‘virtual trial’ while insurers and claimants agree coronavirus ceasefire Thomas Alan The Commercial Court is going fully virtual on a case worth over $500m this week, with Linklaters and King & Spalding among…
Coronavirus impact widens as Links and Eversheds become latest City firms to send staff home Marco Cillario Linklaters has followed its City rivals in asking staff to work from home due to the quickening spread of COVID-19. The firm today (17 March) moved to a…
More partner conferences suspended amid spike in coronavirus cases Thomas Alan Coronavirus is increasingly having its impact felt in the business of law, with Simmons & Simmons the latest firm to postpone…
Dealwatch: Kirkland lift first Cinven mandate since Maguire hire as Links, Gowling and Jones Day bed roles in week of PE records Marco Cillario Kirkland & Ellis has this week won roles advising on one of the largest European private equity transactions since the financial…
From Silk to Rope: Linklaters signs lease for Ropemaker Street move in 2026 Marco Cillario Linklaters is moving its 1,200-lawyer City headquarters out of Silk Street after 30 years to take up 14 floors at…
Regime change – The scorched-earth approach to legal education reform Thomas Alan Its supporters are accused of advocating reforms not fit for purpose, posing a threat to the standing of the profession;…
Freshfields recruits Linklaters’ alternative legal services head as chief operating officer Nathalie Tidman Linklaters’ global head of alternative legal services has quit just months into his role to become chief operating officer at…
Deal watch: Simpson Thacher conjures Blackstone and Alibaba mandates as Linklaters and CC lead on British Steel takeover Muna Abdi Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has picked up two high-profile mandates advising Blackstone on the acquisition of MagicLab alongside the Hong Kong…
Linklaters ExComm bag £25m amid surge in revenue from US and AsiaPac, LLP accounts reveal Marco Cillario The 12 members of Linklaters’ executive committee and senior partner Charlie Jacobs saw a 17% pay increase to more than…
Dealwatch: Rich pickings for A&O and Linklaters on €120bn tech listing as Addleshaws wins Battersea redevelopment Marco Cillario The European teams of Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters are set to bring in a total of more than €4m in…
Linklaters mourns death of high-profile M&A partner Iain Wagstaff after cycling accident Marco Cillario Linklaters partner Iain Wagstaff, one of the firm’s most prominent deal lawyers, has died at the age of 44. The…
Wealth of experience: Fieldfisher hires private client duo from Linklaters Muna Abdi Fieldfisher has hired Linklaters’ head of trusts Peter Golden to lead up its private client team. Golden will replace partner Penny…
Revolving doors: US moves for Baker McKenzie and Linklaters as Morgan Lewis makes City play Muna Abdi US and City firms have extended their reach in key jurisdictions with Baker McKenzie making a move in Silicon Valley and…
Linklaters leads Magic Circle pack amid solid 2018/19 trading but uncertainty looms over the City elite Nathalie Tidman Lawyers are a pessimistic bunch by nature and, with the big four Magic Circle firms posting another year of solid…
Dealwatch: Kirkland and CMS drink in $3bn pub group takeover as Slaughters and Latham analyse Moody’s disposal Muna Abdi In the customary rush to get deals over the line before the summer lull, the City and US elite have…
Dice falls in Linklaters’ favour as partner profits shoot up 10% and £100m added to top line Marco Cillario Linklaters has posted the strongest financial performance of its peer group with a 7% revenue uptick to £1.63bn and double-digit profit…
