Financial results 2013/14: BLP’s PEP up 35% and revenue 6% David Stevenson In one of the most anticipated sets of financial results of the 2013/14 financial reporting season, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)…
A&O, Hogan Lovells and Skadden line up on $1.46bn acquisition of Aeroflex by UK rival Cobham David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O), Hogan Lovells and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are among firms to be awarded mandates…
Financial results 2013-14: BLP’s profit up 35% and revenue 6% David Stevenson Undoubtedly some of the most anticipated financial results of the 2013-14 financial reporting season, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has unveiled its latest…
Asia: Ashurst bolsters Singapore with W&C hire; DLA appoints Asia corporate head; Fenwick & West opens in Shanghai David Stevenson The Asian market has over the past week seen investment from international law firms including DLA Piper, Fenwick & West…
Associate pay: Shearman raises English-qualified lawyers’ salaries by up to 6.4% across the board David Stevenson Shearman & Sterling has announced a salary boost for its English-qualified lawyers, increasing pay levels across the firm’s three-tier merit based…
Asia: CC’s Charlton on high Asian promotion rate; Winston takes on DLA team; BLP enters Indonesia; Wragge LG ends Singapore tie-up David Stevenson In a fortnight that has so far seen Winston & Strawn hire a four-strong corporate team from DLA Piper in…
Davenport Lyons goes into administration as Gordon Dadds takes on business David Stevenson After two rounds of failed merger talks Davenport Lyons went into administration at the end of April, with Mayfair firm…
Behind the veil – Can Islamic finance live up to the sales pitch? David Stevenson ‘You can’t be a credible financial centre without having a credible Islamic finance programme,’ says Qudeer Latif, head of Clifford…
Davenport Lyons goes into administration as Gordon Dadds takes on clients, assets and partners David Stevenson After a series of failed merger talks Davenport Lyons has gone into administration, with Mayfair firm Gordon Dadds confirming today (28…
Latham recruitment spree continues with key arbitration and private equity hires David Stevenson It’s been another week and another set of significant acquisitions for Latham & Watkins, with the global elite firm announcing…
Partner promotions: even split across Australia and London as HSF promotes 23 David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) today announced that it has promoted 23 of its lawyers to the firm’s partnership. The promotions…
Partner promotions: Linklaters beats Magic Circle rivals with 21 lawyers made up to partner David Stevenson With the latest promotions round among the City elite so far showing a marked drop in the number of associates…
Asia: Latham hires V&E ex China co-head in HK; NRF hires DLA’s Singapore corporate head; Clayton Utz ends HK association David Stevenson The past week has seen global top three firm Latham & Watkins hire Vinson & Elkins’ former China co-head David Blumental…
Spanish leaders Uría and Cuatrecasas hike fees as confidence returns to battered market David Stevenson Despite Spanish M&A values dropping significantly in 2013 and amid the country’s continuing well-publicised debt crisis, two of Spain’s big…
Global London – Sweeping the board David Stevenson Our 12th annual Legal Business Global London survey reveals the pressure a mounting US offensive is putting on City stalwarts.…
Succeed or fail, the merger talks between China’s Zhong Lun and Jun He are something of a game changer David Stevenson With the weight of economic power widely-regarded to be shifting east, a tie-up between Chinese merger talks partners Zhong Lun and…
Former Shell legal head Rees joins Thirty Nine Essex Street David Stevenson With the global arbitration market currently powered by a string of high stakes energy disputes, Thirty Nine Essex Street Chambers looks…
Latham bolsters City arm with hire of partner Lucy Oddy as BLP finance departures keep coming David Stevenson Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) structured finance partner Lucy Oddy is set to join Latham & Watkins, representing a further City partner…
Bakers bolsters City financial services and regulatory capability with hire of RPC team head Steven Francis David Stevenson Boasting an extensive international network to push its financial services credibility, Baker & McKenzie is also extending its links with industry…
Partner promotions: Slaughters bucks trend to make up seven London partners David Stevenson While partnership promotions among the City elite have generally been on the wane in recent years, Slaughter and May has…
