US partner promotions: MoFo and Akin Gump make up one each in London Madeleine Farman Morrison & Foerster and Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld have both promoted one woman each to their London offices…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump strengthens trade practice in London, while Mayer Brown expands pensions Legal Business In a busier week for laterals, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Mayer Brown strengthened their London…
Akin Gump revamps associate pay to reflect volatile pound post Brexit vote Georgiana Tudor Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has reviewed its associate salaries and will pay junior lawyers according to exchange rates…
ABS rising: Burford Capital launches its own law firm with Akin Gump hire Madeleine Farman After receiving a licence in January, Burford Capital has launched its own Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Burford Law, with the…
Akin Gump and Proskauer pick apart Dentons’ City private equity team Tom Moore Two leaders in Dentons‘ private equity practice in the City have quit the firm, with Igor Krivoshekov departing for Akin…
Continued integration: Akin Gump solidifies takeover of Bingham’s London outpost with office move Tom Moore More than 18 months since combining in the City, the 21-partner team that left now defunct US law firm Bingham…
Akin Gump more than doubles City revenue in first full year since Bingham acquisition Legal Business Revenue at US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld rose by 7% to $930m in 2015, with London contributing…
Arbitration investment: Jones Day construction head Lal departs to join Akin Gump Sarah Downey Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has made a key hire to enhance its international arbitration offering in London with…
City focus: A quarter of Akin Gump partners made up in London in latest promotions round Tom Moore Just over a year since US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld took over Bingham McCutchen’s $50m London office,…
After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials Jaishree Kalia Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
James Roome: ‘There’s a crisis in law but not the one many claim’ Guest Blog Ever since the start of the financial crisis you haven’t had to look very far to find expert opinion pieces…
A crisis in law but not the one many claim Guest Blog Akin Gump restructuring veteran James Roome argues those seeing a threat to the legal industry have mis-read the markets Ever…
Building a base: Akin Gump launches London trainee scheme Tom Moore Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is launching its first trainee scheme outside of the US in a move that…
Targeting Europe: James Roome set for a place on Akin Gump’s global board Tom Moore London-based restructuring guru James Roome, who carried a 28-partner team from Bingham McCutchen to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld…
The $50m question – will Akin Gump’s record-breaking City acquisition pay off? Tom Moore There was a rushed engagement before the union and there is unlikely to be a long honeymoon for the 26…
Bingham’s Hong Kong office looks set to close as Akin Gump pounces again Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s Hong Kong office has been put in a precarious position with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld making a two…
Akin Gump finishes the job and takes four more partners from Bingham Tom Moore Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has continued its takeover of Bingham McCutchen’s $50m revenue London office with the hire of four…
