Madeleine Farman

The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…

Madeleine Farman

Madeleine Farman assesses the impact of another round of pay rises on the City market As US firms continue to…

Madeleine Farman

The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…

Madeleine Farman

Five New York-based partners left Ashurst in July for US finance firm Chapman and Cutler, with a sixth partner departing…

Madeleine Farman

While the second quarter of the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has seen a 7% increase to £2.93bn in its combined…

Madeleine Farman

I started at Paisner and then on qualification went off to Norton Rose. I joined Clifford Chance in 2000, which…

Madeleine Farman

Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…

Madeleine Farman

Amid a simmering market for junior City lawyers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to hold the line on associate salaries following a…

Madeleine Farman

Linklaters is the latest Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention numbers, retaining 84% of its 56-strong cohort. This proportion…

Madeleine Farman

Ince & Co has made use of its new bonus pool for the first time, with the firm allocating around one…

Madeleine Farman

Latham & Watkins has managed to retain 95% of its City trainees in its latest round, contrasting with Kirkland & Ellis, which…

Madeleine Farman

Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper, Ashurst and Bird & Bird have all missed out on William Hill’s latest UK adviser panel,…

Madeleine Farman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the departure of a member of its corporate team with the exit of investment funds…

Madeleine Farman

Over 60,000 legal and accounting firms contributed £15.5bn worth of taxes in 2015/16, representing 2.5% of tax receipts in the…

Madeleine Farman

Baker McKenzie has appointed three new City lawyers, taking on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer banking partner Geoff O’Dea, Travers Smith finance counsel…

Madeleine Farman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s joint managing partner Chris Pugh (pictured) is stepping down less than half way into his term, the…

Madeleine Farman

Morrison & Foerster and Sullivan & Cromwell have both advised on major Swiss electricity smart meter producer Landis+Gyr’s $2.4bn (£1.84bn) initial public offering (IPO),…

Madeleine Farman

White & Case has again advised Polish telecoms group Play Communications and its shareholders, Novator and Olympia, this time on Play’s…

Madeleine Farman

Ashurst has retained 95% of its 20-strong second year trainee cohort, with 19 of those in London accepting permanent newly-qualified…

Madeleine Farman

Linklaters, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Baker McKenzie led as L’Oréal looked to sell The Body Shop for €1bn to…