‘Break the dominance of a single metric’: CC pilots dropping billable hours from performance reviews Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC) is piloting a radical reform to the way it assesses the performance of its associates and counsel,…
Clifford Chance mints nine City partners in its largest promotion round of the decade Marco Cillario Clifford Chance has promoted 30 lawyers to partner, confirming a trend which saw Magic Circle firms increase their partner intake…
Watson Farley & Williams makes major City energy play with Clifford Chance Africa director Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is set to hire Titus Edjua, director of Clifford Chance’s (CC) Africa group, to boost its project…
From pavements to sidewalks: PE star Mahon’s move to Simpson Thacher melts CC hearts to stone Nathalie Tidman The success of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett where others have failed in luring Clifford Chance (CC)’s Amy Mahon to the…
LLP accounts: Strong returns for CC leadership with bumper 38% pay rise as Eversheds executives see take home remain static Tom Baker Clifford Chance’s (CC) 13-strong executive leadership team took home £22m in the 2017/18 financial year, according to the firm’s filings…
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story Amy McDermott Clifford Chance finance clients, 2017 As LB looks at the future of finance, we look at the clientele of the…
Banking and finance focus: Back to the future Nathalie Tidman ‘The truth is no-one’s got the faintest idea what finance practices will look like in the future,’ shrugs Tony Bugg,…
‘An international guy’: Ouwehand wins Clifford Chance race to become first non-London senior partner Nathalie Tidman Clifford Chance has elected Amsterdam head Jeroen Ouwehand as its first ever senior partner based outside the City. The news comes…
Hello from the other side: CC private equity star Mahon to join Simpson Thacher Nathalie Tidman In a significant blow to Clifford Chance’s M&A practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has enticed private equity star Amy Mahon to…
Two European candidates remain as CC’s senior partner contest goes down to three Marco Cillario The likelihood of Clifford Chance’s (CC) next senior partner being based outside London has surged after the first round of…
EasyJet GC completes ITV round-trip for head of legal job Tom Baker ITV has appointed easyJet group general counsel (GC) Kyla Mullins as its new head of legal, filling a role vacated…
Five stand as CC kicks off senior partner race but early favourite Sandelson not in contention Marco Cillario Leadership at Clifford Chance (CC) has over the last 20 years swung wildly between prestige and poisoned chalice but the…
Deal watch: Rich pickings for Links as insurance and education sectors mark busy autumn for City elite Marco Cillario It has been a busy few weeks for Linklaters’ transactional team as the firm scooped spots on two multibillion pound…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
LB100 case study: Clifford Chance Legal Business The only firm among London’s big four to have retained its position in the Legal Business 100 table, Clifford Chance…
Deal watch: Slaughters leads on Wonga collapse and joins Skadden, Ashurst and CC on £3.9bn Costa deal Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has landed key roles on the high-profile collapse of payday lender Wonga and Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn acquisition of national…
Revolving Doors: Jones Day makes it a brace in the City as Clifford Chance loses partner in-house Thomas Alan Away from the headline laterals last week, Jones Day was the only firm to make moves in London after securing…
Double whammy for Magic Circle infra as Latham hires CC’s Moylan and A&O’s Andersen Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has secured the services of two of the highest profile names in the City’s infrastructure private equity space…
Life during law: Amy Mahon Nathalie Tidman My dad is a Marxist. Imagine how he felt when I became a City solicitor and married a banker. He…
The City’s big four report steady growth in a boom deal year as CC leads Magic Circle Nathalie Tidman After last year’s double-digit revenue growth for three of the big four Magic Circle firms, 2017/18 financials for the same…
