Slaughter and May steps in for Siemens on €1.7bn sale of stake in NSN Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has led for Nokia on its €1.7bn buyout of Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) in…
After the surge a pause – expansive A&O sees a lull in growth as first Magic Circle player confirms 2013 results Jaishree Kalia Having been the stand-out City player in its weight class since the 2008 banking crisis re-shaped the global legal market,…
A&O finance veteran joins Co-op Jaishree Kalia Alistair Asher takes on GC role as firm acts on major bank rescue Securing a major deal and having one…
Visa Europe’s GC joins A&O’s global antitrust practice Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Visa Europe’s general counsel (GC), executive vice president and company secretary Vanessa Turner as…
Visa Europe’s GC joins A&O’s global antitrust practice Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Visa Europe’s general counsel (GC) and executive vice president and company secretary Vanessa Turner…
Two birds, one stone – A&O finance veterans joins Co-op team as GC as firm acts on rescue Jaishree Kalia Securing a major deal and having one of your partners take a senior role with the same client is a…
Revolving Doors: Chadbourne, A&O, Trowers and Pinsent Masons boost City offering Francesca Fanshawe London dominated the lateral hiring scene over the past week with firms including US Chadbourne & Parke, Allen & Overy…
A&O falls behind on associate pay table as it announces a freeze Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest of the Magic Circle to reveal that it is holding its associate…
Shearman bolsters London private equity team with double Weil Gotshal partner hire David Stevenson The brisk trade in private equity partners continues in the City with news today (15 March) that Shearman & Sterling…
Latham picks up three-partner Shearman team for Düsseldorf launch Jaishree Kalia Latham & Watkins is to further expand its German corporate capability with the launch of a Düsseldorf office after hiring…
Recent spate of lateral hires a blip in a quiet year so far Caroline Hill Despite the City lateral hire market recently showing few signs of returning to its pre-credit crunch peak, yesterday (1 May)…
Enter A&O, exit CC for Aviva’s top roster but insurance giant drives a hard bargain Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has won a place on Aviva’s top corporate panel after a lengthy review that saw Clifford…
Freshfields Pick ‘outstanding’ energy hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has demonstrated that US firms in the City are not the only ones to be making high-profile…
A&O introduces first trainee salary increase since 2010 Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy has increased trainee pay rates bringing to an end a three-year freeze and has promoted 24 lawyers…
A&O picks up corporate partner as Shearman announces Düsseldorf and Munich closures Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy has hired Shearman & Sterling’s corporate partner Hans Diekmann as a partner in its Düsseldorf office. Diekmann,…
The appeal of the hourglass Pritchard One particularly interesting statistic emerged from our in-house survey last month: 33% of respondents said they felt law firms were…
Liberalisation of Singapore market gathers pace David Stevenson The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) stopped receiving applications from foreign law firms seeking a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP)…
LB100 Allen & Overy: Turnover Soars With Globalisation Legal Business Allen & Overy’s worldwide senior partner David Morley remembers doing his first deal for Goldman Sachs as a young partner…
Magic Circle sees revenues up after muted financial year Legal Business Turnover at Magic Circle firms rose by a modest 2.6% this year, with the UK’s five Global Elite firms pulling…
Quinn Emanuel snags A&O London arbitration duo Emma Sadowski Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has ruffled Allen & Overy (A&O)’s feathers in London after the US litigation specialist hired…
