Asia moves: Hires for BLP, Milbank and Rajah & Tann as Harneys launches in Singapore David Stevenson Ever active, the legal market in Asia has seen a number of high profile hires and losses over the past…
Asia network: BLP ties-up with Legal Network Consultants in Myanmar David Stevenson With energy and infrastructure deals at the forefront of its game plan, UK top 20 firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has…
Outpaced – US firms’ 2013 City revenue increases overshadow global results David Stevenson Aside from a notable shift towards growth, one of the most salient trends to emerge from 2013’s US financial results…
Premier League calls on Peter McCormick to stand in as director after chairman hospitalised David Stevenson The Premier League has announced that it has drafted in the head of its legal advisory group, Peter McCormick, to…
Trucking ahead – King & Spalding, Hill Dickinson and Minter Ellison advise on £280m Eddie Stobart majority stake sale David Stevenson Rare in the transport world for having its own television show, King & Spalding, Hill Dickinson and Minter Ellison have secured roles…
Global turnover nudges up at Reed Smith while London posts equally steady growth David Stevenson Top-30 global firm Reed Smith has seen its 2013 revenue grow by 6% to $1.075bn from $1.013bn, while its profit…
Asia: Herbert Smith rethinks Singapore; EY targets major Asia expansion; CC leads $1.93bn South Korea deal for Carlyle David Stevenson The most notable headlines to emerge from Asia this week include Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) deciding not to renew its…
Nabarro seeks new French alliance partner after August & Debouzy quits network David Stevenson Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has today (6 March) confirmed that French firm August & Debouzy has left its European alliance,…
Regulatory coup: Herbert Smith Freehills hires Deutsche Bank’s global head of compliance David Stevenson In a major regulatory hire for Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), the top 10 LB100 firm has hired Deutsche Bank’s global…
And so the tally rises, Jones Day hires fourth BLP partner since August David Stevenson Fresh from the news on Friday (28 February) that DLA Piper has hired three Berwin Leighton Paisner partners, Jones Day has added…
RBS share sell-off in Direct Line gifts Allen & Overy with £1bn deal David Stevenson Just under a year earlier than expected by some in the City, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) this week (26…
Good things come in threes…or fours: DLA Piper secures triple lateral hire from BLP David Stevenson Following the announcement last September that Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate partner Patrick Somers had joined DLA Piper, the top five Global 100…
US financial results 2013: Paul Weiss builds on 2012 success with revenue increase of 7% David Stevenson New York elite firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has built on its double-digit growth of 2012 by turning out…
Turning the corner, honest: can Shearman turn a proactive run into a sustained revival? David Stevenson David Stevenson assesses Shearman’s hopes of regaining its potency ‘The work that’s been done over the last few years is…
US results season 2013: McDermott and King & Spalding post 4% increase in revenue David Stevenson Chicago-headquartered firm McDermott Will & Emery has continued its post-financial crisis recovery, unveiling a 3.5% increase in revenue to $881m, as…
Global growth for K&L Gates but profits edge down in 2013 David Stevenson Even for rapidly globalising law firms, the market remains challenging, it seems. Financial results for K&L Gates show the US…
US financial results 2013: Latham sees moderate growth in PEP and revenue David Stevenson Still basking in London in the news that it has hired leading Clifford Chance (CC) private equity partner Kem Ihenacho, Latham…
Revival watch – after a lost decade Shearman delivers pace-setting 9% fee hike as PEP soars to $1.8m David Stevenson It was a performance that the Wall Street thoroughbred badly needed and at last Shearman & Sterling has proved its many…
Taking London – Latham on the offensive in the Square Mile with hire of third private equity partner from CC David Stevenson As our Taking Manhattan cover feature underlines, the Los Angeles-bred Latham & Watkins continues to make major inroads in the key…
South eastern promise: Baker & McKenzie unveils launch in touted Myanmar market David Stevenson As international law firms continue their strategic push into south east Asia, Baker & McKenzie has become the latest global player…
