Revolving Doors: Ashurst makes key energy hire in New York as Gibson Dunn and Squire Sanders expand in London Jaishree Kalia Ashurst this week announced the hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) energy partner Charles Williams in a bid to boost…
Full speed ahead – Ashurst puts in place joint corporate structure as full integration looms Caroline Hill As Ashurst proceeds headlong towards its October vote on full financial integration with Asia Pac’s Blake Dawson the firm has…
Reporting season floodgates open as four major City firms reveal 2012/13 revenues Jaishree Kalia Reporting season has opened in earnest in the City as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer today (5 July) reveals it has bucked…
Ashurst’s new Glasgow unit ‘part of a continuing trend’ Jaishree Kalia Law firms look outside City to meet client cost expectations It is a sign of the times that the majority…
Sort of offshoring – Ashurst to create new Glasgow unit to lower costs as City leaders push for value Alex Novarese Major law firms continue to appropriate ideas from legal process outsourcing with Ashurst today (12 June) announcing a venture to…
Ashurst takes lead role in headline deals Francesca Fanshawe Top 15 UK firm advises clients Commerzbank and Morrisons Ashurst is leading on two headline transactions announced in mid-May as…
Deal Watch: Nabarro and Ashurst act on sale of LSE HQ as King & Spalding secures repeat European M&A for GSK David Stevenson Ashurst and Nabarro‘s real estate teams have secured a role on the sale of another landmark London building, while King…
Forward thinking: Ashurst appoints independent non-execs to its board Jaishree Kalia Ashurst has taken the unusual step of appointing two high level non-executive directors to its board as the firm beds…
Headline Deals: Ashurst takes lead for Commerzbank and Morrisons Francesca Fanshawe Ashurst is leading on two headline deals announced this week as Germany’s Commerzbank enters talks to sell a £4bn UK…
HSF and Ashurst announce partner promotions David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have both announced their latest partner promotions today (23 April), with Herbert Smith promoting…
BHP Billiton swaps Ashurst for Herbert Smith Freehills with new legal chief David Stevenson BHP Billiton senior executive David Williamson is set to rejoin Ashurst in Australia, where he was a lawyer at legacy…
Ashurst expansion continues full throttle David Stevenson Ashurst’s recent appetite for international expansion shows no sign of abating, with the firm announcing in November the launch of…
Ashurst revamps partner capital system Legal Business News that Ashurst is adopting a capital contribution system for partners this year finally brings the City International firm in…
Ashurst pushes ahead with Beijing and Seoul launches David Stevenson Ashurst is preparing to move into Seoul and is applying for a licence to practise in Beijing, as the firm…
Double vision Legal Business With the market recovering slowly, Ashurst’s new-look corporate management team has its work cut out. The duo not only has…
