Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie and Clyde & Co double up in the City as international hires gain momentum Hamish McNicol The City is stirring during a typically dreary January with at least six firms making lateral partner hires in London,…
On your marks: eight DLA Piper partners line up in tight senior partner race Hamish McNicol A large pool of partners have entered DLA Piper’s first contested senior partner race in a decade following last year’s…
Burness Paull draws line under legacy conflict saga as it settles £160m dispute Hamish McNicol Scottish independent Burness Paull has reached a confidential settlement in a £160m dispute relating to its legacy business Paull &…
New year, new broom as in-house teams unveil fresh external adviser panels Hamish McNicol The results of a handful of legal panel reviews have been announced in the first week of 2018 by Lloyds…
Management moves: succession planning in train at Burges Salmon and Fladgate Hamish McNicol Two senior figures at Legal Business 100 firms Burges Salmon and Fladgate will see their tenures come to an end…
Revolving doors: New year sees no rest for lateral recruitment market Hamish McNicol The New Year often focuses minds on the greener pastures a new job might bring, and so it has proven…
LLP accounts: Executive belts tightened at Eversheds Sutherland International as profit lifts 5% Hamish McNicol With the tie-up between Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan almost a year old, the latest accounts for the non-US…
A flying start – Eversheds Sutherland nears first anniversary with trio of corporate deals Hamish McNicol As the transatlantic Eversheds Sutherland tie-up approaches a year since going live, the firm has enjoyed a robust start to…
Better Call Saul: Osborne Clarke re-elects veteran senior partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC), one of only three firms in the current UK top 100 to have more than doubled its…
International round-up: Mayer Brown launches in Japan as Mills & Reeve cements European ties Hamish McNicol Mayer Brown will open a new office in Tokyo next year after hiring the former head of Ashurst’s Tokyo office.…
Revolving doors: December shopping spree continues in lateral recruitment market Hamish McNicol Lateral recruitment is mirroring the pre-Christmas deal rush after multiple firms announced multiple partner hires last week. Arnold & Porter…
GC community to lose a heavyweight as BT’s Fitz steps down Hamish McNicol Widely cited as one of the most influential and admired general counsel (GC) since Legal Business began covering the in-house…
Addleshaws and Ashurst picked as favourites as GVC pitches in for Ladbrokes takeover Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard and Ashurst are acting as gaming and betting company GVC Holdings launches a proposed £3.9bn takeover of rival…
In-house: TSB brings in GE legal head to replace retiring Crichton Hamish McNicol TSB Bank has hired a new general counsel (GC) from GE Renewable Energy to replace retiring GC Susan Crichton, who…
Eversheds Sutherland elects Thompson chair in second female C-suite move in City Law this week Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland has elected the first-ever female chair of its UK-based international business, with financial services product head Pamela Thompson…
In-house: Aviva appoints new UK insurance head as RBS ends search for legal operations chief Hamish McNicol FTSE 100 insurer Aviva has appointed former Bupa UK legal director Alison Gammon as its UK Insurance general counsel (GC)…
