Bakers launches low-cost hub in Florida… just after redundancy consultation with 300 City staff Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has announced plans for its third low-cost centre two weeks after putting what is thought to be more than…
Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant Marco Cillario An under-wraps independent review of Baker McKenzie’s approach to a sexual misconduct incident six years ago has concluded there were…
City job cuts loom as Bakers puts 300-plus business staff under consultation in efficiency drive Marco Cillario Support roles in the City are under threat again as Baker McKenzie has launched a review of its entire London…
‘The giant is awakening’: Baker McKenzie adds $230m to revenue as partner profits surge 13% Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has posted one of its best financial performances in recent history as revenue hit $2.9bn and partner profits reached…
Baker McKenzie makes up six in London amid scaled back global promotion round as the firm claims largest female partnership Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has promoted six in the City as part of a scaled down global promotion round which saw 68 lawyers…
‘I like new challenges’: Bakers securitisation veteran exits for Ashurst Marco Cillario The rebuild at Ashurst following a complicated end to 2017 in which three key partners left in a fortnight has gained…
Revolving Doors: City laterals pick up pace as Baker McKenzie and DWF make moves while Reed Smith expands in the US Thomas Alan City recruitment kept pace last week as a trio of firms made City hires, led by Baker McKenzie’s corporate hire…
Kirkland and Baker McKenzie chart course for €950m sale of Danish shipping giant Thomas Alan Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie have secured key roles as Turkish freight shipping operator UN Ro-Ro launched its sale…
Come together – Bakers unites UK and EMEA under single profit pool but Germany and France stay out Marco Cillario Integration has long been one of the key issues for Baker McKenzie, a firm with heritage as a franchise and…
City of angels: Baker McKenzie launches in LA with Hogan Lovells team hire Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has opened its ninth US office in Los Angeles after recruiting a five-partner employment and litigation team from…
Bakers agrees landmark deal to unite bulk of Euro business in one profit pool but Franco/German axis holds out Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is to bring London and seven of its offices in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) into one profit…
#MeToo latest: Bakers appoints Simmons to review handling of complaint against partner accused of sexual assault Marco Cillario Simmons & Simmons will conduct an independent review of how Baker McKenzie handled allegations that one of its partners sexually…
Deal Watch: European acquisitions generate big-ticket roles for Latham, Bakers and Bonelli Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins, Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have lined up alongside a group of…
Comment: Bakers in a #MeToo bind and big questions on the profession’s record on harassment Alex Novarese Referencing the Presidents Club fallout last month, LB noted that the profession’s record on sexual harassment would receive much tougher…
#MeToo latest – Bakers to launch review of assault complaint-handling as claim partner to depart Tom Baker Baker McKenzie is to launch a review of its procedures following the handling of an allegation that one of its…
#MeToo: Baker McKenzie partner sanctioned after accusations of sexual assault Marco Cillario A Baker McKenzie partner has been accused of sexually assaulting an associate, it has emerged in the latest of a…
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,…
Comment: What’s the point of Baker McKenzie? (And does Paul Rawlinson have an answer?) Alex Novarese Ever wonder what Baker McKenzie is waiting for? The firm once had a crystal clear market position as the only…
Waking the giant Marco Cillario Making Baker McKenzie stand out was once a simple business. The day in 1948 Russell Baker met John McKenzie by…
What’s the point of Baker McKenzie? Alex Novarese Ever wonder what Baker McKenzie is waiting for? The firm once had a crystal clear market position as the only…
