High street collapse sees Global 100 players line up on Toys R Us and Maplin failures Thomas Alan In a worrying trend for high-street retailers, Toys R Us and Maplin have announced their UK domestic businesses are going…
Freshfields and Davis Polk win key roles as Comcast looks to thwart Murdoch’s Sky bid Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have landed pivotal roles as Comcast seeks to disrupt an existing bid…
Revolving doors: National firms lead the pack in spate of UK and international hires Thomas Alan Nationally-spread LB100 firms Addleshaw Goddard, DWF and Pinsent Masons were among those to make strategic additions both in the UK…
Deal watch: Latham, Baker McKenzie and HSF return to dealmaking as Pinsents keeps it local Thomas Alan After a turbulent period outside the deal rooms for some of the world’s largest corporate firms, Latham & Watkins and…
Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners Thomas Alan As the latest firm to unveil its new partners, Slaughter and May has announced four promotions, a drop from last…
Upping the ante: City Law feels pressure on transparency as Big Four includes partners in gender pay stats Thomas Alan The Big Four accountancy firms have set a precedent for their legal counterparts by disclosing updated gender pay gap figures…
Former Cobbetts partners fined by SDT for their role in firm’s downfall Thomas Alan Six former Cobbetts partners have been fined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after an admission of failings relating to…
Progress but still work to do on Bunhill Row as Slaughter and May discloses gender pay disparity Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has become the latest magic circle firm to reveal a difference in pay between its male and…
Macfarlanes launches white-collar practice with Eversheds team head hire Thomas Alan Macfarlanes has today (9 March) announced that Eversheds Sutherland corporate crime head Neill Blundell will be joining the firm in…
Gender disparity underlined as Law Society reveals stark gap in perceptions over equality Thomas Alan It appears the recent wave of awareness over the treatment of women in all industries has done little to dispel…
Global London: Sidley Austin launches London life sciences practice with senior hire from Bristows Thomas Alan Sidley Austin has today (6 March) announced the recruitment of Marie Manley, formerly of Bristows’ life sciences team, as it…
