Morgan Lewis continues City ramp-up with DLA Piper’s head of funds Legal Business US firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has bolstered its funds practice as it continues to build its City presence with DLA Piper’s…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle duo lose international players while Morgan Lewis continues City advance Legal Business The past week has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) lose senior lawyers internationally as Morgan Lewis…
Singapore scramble: Morgan Lewis teams up with Stamford Law to enter market Legal Business Singapore continues to be an attractive legal market for many Western law firms targeting the fast growing Asia-Pacific region with…
£1.1bn of student digs: Nabarro, Clifford Chance and Morgan Lewis take lead on Liberty Living acquisition Legal Business Nabarro and Clifford Chance have picked up a major real estate instruction advising on the £1.1bn acquisition of UK student…
2,000 lawyers across 28 offices: Bingham loses out on rescue merger as Morgan Lewis acquires 227 partners Jaishree Kalia Following much touted speculation of the potential merger between US firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Bingham McCutchen, Morgan Lewis…
Mergerwatch – discussions crank up a gear as Morgan Lewis and Bingham look set to combine Mark McAteer After months of wrangling, the heavily trailed union between Global 100 firms Bingham McCutchen and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius looks…
Bayer’s $14.2bn acquisition from Merck spins out roles for Sullivan, Fried Frank, Morgan Lewis and Cleary Legal Business The $14.2bn acquisition of Merck’s consumer care business by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has spun out roles for a clutch…
You’re hired: Irwin Mitchell’s head of regulatory investigations joins Morgan Lewis Legal Business Morgan Lewis has boosted its London white collar crime capability with the hire of Irwin Mitchell’s head of regulatory and…
Hires for Squire Sanders and Morgan Lewis as 2014 lateral window opens Legal Business After a flurry of lateral hire announcements before the City broke for Christmas in 2013, yesterday (6 January) saw two…
Shale Gas: CC and Morgan Lewis lead on $10bn Chevron Ukraine deal Legal Business With major international firms angling to position themselves as leaders in the burgeoning shale gas field, Clifford Chance (CC) is advising…
Paris walk out: Gide hires nine partner team from Morgan Lewis Sarah Downey The highly fluid Paris market has seen nine partners and ten associates walk out of Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ regional office to join Gide…
Asia Round-up: Field Fisher launches in Shanghai while Global 100 leaders position themselves in Hong Kong and Dubai Legal Business Field Fisher Waterhouse has joined forces with Ryser & Associates in Shanghai while a show of strength among the Global…
Rival firms benefit from imminent Dewey collapse in City Emma Sadowski With troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf on the brink of collapse, a number of firms have already stepped in…
