‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of 29 international and local banks who were acting as financiers…
WFW fills chair gap with finance partner as Dunne continues New York push Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has elected shipping finance partner Nigel Thomas as the firm’s new chairman, taking over from…
Clifford Chance leads on Shell’s $3bn disposal of North Sea assets Legal Business Clifford Chance, Dechert, White & Case and Watson Farley & Williams have all landed roles on Shell’s sale of $3.8bn…
H1 2016/17: Watson Farley achieves 14% growth as DAC endures a slower first half Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has reported strong first half results for the 2016/17 financial year as DAC Beachcroft saw…
Revolving doors: Another two out at Olswang as Clydes and WFW add to their benches Legal Business Arnold & Porter and Withers take the latest Olswang leavers, while Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), Clyde & Co and…
Financials 2015/16: Subdued market sees Watson Farley and RPC post single digit revenue growth Matthew Field LB100 firms Watson Farley & Williams and RPC reported slower revenue growth for 2015/16 with Watson Farley growing revenues by…
Revolving doors: Osborne Clarke and RPC strengthen City practices as WFW makes major New York hire Legal Business Several LB100 firms have announced a range of lateral hires this week, with Osborne Clarke, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW),…
Revolving Doors: Squire and Watson Farley make Paris hires in big week for international appointments Legal Business Paris has been a hot spot for lateral hires this week, as firms including Squire Patton Boggs, Watson Farley &…
‘This is not ad hoc’: WFW leadership duo aims to drive City specialist ahead of the pack Legal Business Victoria Young talks to Chris Lowe and Lothar Wegener about their ambitions for the firm ‘It’s not about: “Here’s an…
Revolving doors: Withers and Watson Farley make City hires as A&O boosts Frankfurt and New York practices Legal Business In a busy week for lateral hires, Withers and Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) have made appointments in the City…
H1 2015/16: Watson Farley points to lateral hires as revenues grow 5% Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) said its investment in lateral hires has seen revenues improve as the firm posted 5%…
Watson Farley hires Clyde & Co corporate partner Nigel Taylor Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams continues to build its City offering through lateral hires, by hiring Clyde & Co corporate partner Nigel…
Stewarts Law posts 14% revenue growth while Watson Farley hits £125m in turnover as trend of solid LB100 performances continues Legal Business Stewarts Law has recorded double digit revenue growth of 14% to £53m for the 2014/15 financial year while Watson Farley &…
Watson Farley hires Fried Frank London duo to launch structured finance practice Legal Business In a ‘strategic play’ to build its debt capital markets offering, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired a pair…
Partner promotions: Watson Farley and Brodies promote seven while TLT surpasses 100 partners Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams, TLT and Scottish firm Brodies are the most recent firms to announce their partner promotions with…
H1 2014/15: ‘Returns on our strategy’ – Watson, Farley & Williams revenues increase 8% Jaishree Kalia Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) has posted an 8% rise in revenues for the first half of 2014/15 with global…
Rising Middle East activity attracts WFW to launch its first office in the region with lawyer trio setting up in Dubai Legal Business LB 100 firm Watson Farley & Williams has launched its first office in the Middle East with asset finance partner…
Partner promotions: Watson Farley; RPC; TLT and McCann FitzGerald unveil numbers Legal Business Top 50 UK firms Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) and RPC have unveiled their latest partner promotions, making up 13 and three…
Redundancy watch 2014: Ince & Co announces consultation over 16 jobs Sarah Downey While the last few months have not brought with them the level of job cuts first feared at the start…
Professional negligence – Matthew Arnold & Baldwin to appeal against dismissal of £10m claim against Watson Farley Sarah Downey Matthew Arnold & Baldwin has said its client plans to appeal against the High Court’s decision last week to dismiss a…
