Life During Law – John Reynolds Legal Business If you wanted to do litigation, there was no better place than Herbert Smith. I have no idea why but…
US financials round up: White & Case revenues increase, K&L figures are flat, while Cadwalader partner profits drop Legal Business US financial results for 2014 continue to stream in with White & Case becoming the latest firm to reveal an…
Trainee retention: White & Case keeps on 100% of Spring 2015 trainees as OC retains 89% Legal Business White & Case and Osborne Clarke (OC) are the latest firms to reveal trainee retention rates this month, keeping on…
A €3.5bn arbitration: Shearman, Bakers and White & Case land roles on Finnish nuclear dispute Jaishree Kalia Finnish power producer TVO and construction consortium Areva-Siemens have gone to London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) in a bid…
Partner promotions: White & Case doubles its promotion round with London office gaining the most Legal Business White & Case has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership ranks, over double last year’s level of 18, with five…
Latest accounts do not reflect performance, says White & Case as filings show City revenue edging down Jaishree Kalia White & Case‘s most recent limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts filed at Companies House show turnover in its UK and…
Checks and balances Legal Business MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION What’s so great about scrutiny? ICC International Court of Arbitration secretary general Andrea Carlevaris discusses his…
What’s in store for London’s Commercial Court? Legal Business MARKET VIEW – LITIGATION White & Case’s head of litigation, John Reynolds, looks at what impact the development of other…
Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen White & Case litigator Paul Cowen return to the Bar as McGuireWoods expands its…
US results season: White & Case sees revenues increase 4% as PEP hits $1.87m Jaishree Kalia Despite the recent relative economic revival in the US, the world’s largest legal market remains turbulent but early numbers from…
Comment: 2006 and all that – an oh-so-familiar mess at Linklaters Legal Business The most hackneyed cliché of the pundit is history repeating itself, a claim that rarely holds up upon closer examination.…
Linklaters private equity ambitions dealt a blow by departure of Bagshaw and Youle David Stevenson Linklaters‘ now decade-long effort to carve a credible position in the private equity market has been dealt a serious blow as…
Aviation: Further consolidation predicted as Aegean acquisition of Olympic approved David Stevenson Aviation lawyers expect further consolidation within the airline industry as Aegean Airlines was on Wednesday (9 October) given the all…
White & Case continues capital markets drive as Milan boasts full DCM suite Jaishree Kalia White & Case has made no secret of its strategic objective to boost its global capital markets capability and last…
City lawyers say court strike will cause minimal disruption but should be given due attention Legal Business As court staff go on strike this afternoon (17 June) in protest at the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) plans to…
White & Case launches in Madrid with Latham hire Jaishree Kalia White & Case has launched its first office in Spain, recruiting Latham & Watkins’ Spanish corporate head Juan Manuel de…
Without a paddle Legal Business The continued exodus of high-profile partners from White & Case’s City operation suggests the Global London leader still has serious…
