One man band: Can Ropes & Gray maintain the momentum without Allen? Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young ask the firm’s leaders about growth in the City. Ropes & Gray’s rapid growth in…
Q&A: Ropes’ private equity player Phil Sanderson on US firms, Travers Smith and Maurice Allen Legal Business Legal Business discusses working in a US firm and predictions for the market with Ropes & Gray‘s star private equity…
Maurice Allen to advise DLA Piper while remaining consultant at Ropes Kathryn McCann Maurice Allen, Ropes & Gray‘s UK office founder and former senior partner is to join DLA Piper on 1 February…
Ropes UK office founder Allen to retire at the end of the year Kathryn McCann Maurice Allen, Ropes & Gray‘s UK office founder and senior partner is to retire at the end of this year.…
US partner promotions: Ropes & Gray promotes two in London in reduced global round Legal Business Two in the City have made the cut as Boston-based Ropes & Gray has promoted a modest 11 to partner…
Revolving doors: Ropes & Gray takes HSF finance partner as Harbottle & Lewis makes private client play Georgiana Tudor Ropes & Gray has strengthened in the City as Harbottle & Lewis has made a major private client play. Meanwhile,…
Ropes continues City buyout push with hire of Travers star Helen Croke Legal Business Having landed Travers Smith private equity veteran Phil Sanderson in 2014, top 50 US law firm Ropes & Gray has…
Ropes, Shearman and Slaughters win key roles on Liberty Global’s proposed acquisition of Cable & Wireless Kathryn McCann Ropes & Gray, Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May have landed key roles on the proposed £5.5bn acquisition of…
Ropes & Gray promotes two new London partners in global round of 17 Legal Business Having been increasingly focused on growing its City offering through lateral hires and expanding into new practice areas, Boston-based Ropes…
Revolving doors: key hires at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance while White & Case loses Polish disputes head Legal Business Global 100 heavyweights Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance announced key lateral hires last week, while White & Case saw…
Revolving doors: King & Wood Mallesons, Ropes & Gray, Trethowans make strategic hires Victoria Young On the move this week are partners from Clifford Chance, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Trethowans, who are joining King…
Ropes adds first full-time City IP partner as it recruits McDermott privacy co-chairs in data security push Legal Business Ropes & Gray is pushing on with its City build-out with McDermott Will & Emery data privacy co-chairs joining the…
Kirkland picked to defend Baxalta as Slaughters and Ropes take the lead on Shire’s $34bn hostile takeover Legal Business Shire has turned to longstanding adviser Slaughter and May in the UK while Ropes & Gray won the mandate in…
Europe’s re-emerging CLO market sees Sidley and Ropes turn to Weil Gotshal to boost structured finance teams Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges‘ structured finance practice in the City has been hit by the departure of two lawyers with…
Ropes’ European push sees three practice heads named in the City while Goetz steps down from finance role Legal Business Having re-shuffled its City management almost a year ago, Ropes & Gray has added three more practice heads in London…
Targeting London: Ropes launches City commercial litigation practice with K&L Gates hire Legal Business Five years after setting up in London, Ropes & Gray has launched a City-based commercial litigation practice with the hire…
Getting the High Court’s approval: Linklaters, Sullivan and Ropes advise on Towergate’s £1bn restructuring Legal Business Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray have advised as Towergate secured approval from the High Court on its plan…
Global London: Ropes & Gray City revenues jump 30% Legal Business In line with other US firms that have sustained robust City growth and after bolstering its headcount by 17%, Ropes…
Cross-border ties: Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal act on Bain Capital’s $2.1bn TI Automotive deal Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won roles advising buyout group Bain Capital on its…
A €7.4bn enterprise value: Ropes & Gray and Lathams advise on Altice purchase Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins won roles advising on telecommunications group Altice’s purchase of Portuguese telecoms…
