Freshfields loses entire Paris real estate team to Jones Day
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost its entire Paris real estate capability, as real estate head Erwan Le Douce-Bercot leaves for Jones Day along with a three-lawyer team. The new arrivals come as...
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Boutiques will benefit from Brexit as big firms struggle to future-proof
This article was contributed by Euclid Law founding partner Oliver Bretz and Edge Legal founding partner Damien Geradin. The two boutique firms merged in February 2017 under the banner Euclid Law There...
View ArticleShearman PEP soars after profits overhaul as City revenue jumps 14 per cent
Shearman & Sterling’s London office has boosted its revenue 14 per cent over 2016 to $169.7m. The rise in the City is reflected globally, with the firm increasing its turnover by 6 per cent from...
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Law firms off the hook for now amid Aviva diversity campaign
Aviva attracted national attention last weekend when it revealed it had threatened to terminate contracts with suppliers that fail to promote women to senior roles. Sarah Morris, chief people officer...
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Litigation tracker: Holman Fenwick tops Commercial Court rankings
Holman Fenwick Willan was the most active firm in the Commercial Court in 2016, according to The Lawyer Court Rankings 2016. The firm spent 48 days in the court last year, while Stephenson Harwood and...
View ArticleHSBC cuts its legal costs by $1bn to $681m
HSBC’s legal spend has gone down by nearly $1bn (£803m), according to the bank’s 2016 financial report. Over 2016, the bank saw its costs decrease to $681m (£547m) from $1.65bn (£1.3bn). The spend...
View ArticleNenad Stankovic at Serbian infrastructure development conference
TGI Group International organised the 2nd Serbian Property & Infrastructure Development Conference in Belgrade under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the Embassy of...
View ArticleA&O continues US finance drive with Paul Hastings hires
Allen & Overy (A&O) has continued to grow its US finance practice with the hire of a three-partner team from Paul Hastings. The magic circle firm made headlines last year as it broke lockstep...
View Article‘Exceptional’ private view
The private view for the Exceptional Graduate Show was a great success with around 450 guests coming through the doors of Collyer Bristow. They were coming to see up and coming talent from three of...
View ArticleReduction in stamp duty avoidance
James Badcock quoted in Accountancy Age HMRC’s Counter Avoidance Directorate collected £92m in unpaid Stamp Duty Land Tax in the year 2015-16, down from £301.2m in the previous year, showing that the...
View ArticleSheriffs Office opens new London office
The Sheriffs Office have opened an office in Fetter Lane, London, to provide it with easy access to the High Court and also to be close to many of its London-based legal clients. The address is: The...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises bookrunners on Santhera bonds placement
Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding Ltd has successfully placed CHF60m 5% convertible bonds due 2022. The convertible bonds will mature on 17 February 2022 at 100% of their principal amount unless...
View ArticleSerjeants’ Inn re-elects heads of chambers
Serjeants’ Inn has announced that Angus Moon QC and John Beggs QC were unanimously re-elected joint heads of chambers at a chambers meeting yesterday. The post Serjeants’ Inn re-elects heads of...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on Mumbai water supply scheme
Khaitan & Co advised Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in relation to the tender for implementation of Surya Regional Bulk Water Supply Scheme on Design, Build, Maintain,...
View ArticleUber turns to Covington to probe sexual harassment allegations
Uber has hired Covington & Burling to investigate allegations of sexual harassment within its business. A blog post published by former employee Susan Fowler on 19 February gained widespread media...
View ArticleLatham PEP soars past $3m mark as revenue grows 7 per cent
Latham & Watkins’ average profit per equity partner (PEP) has surpassed the $3m mark for the first time. The PEP increase of 5 per cent from $2.91m to $3.1m means Latham has now joined an elite...
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Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Is your firm in good health?
This week systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy firms, and what signs to look out for. Many lawyers have experienced the...
View ArticleLinklaters, Paul Weiss and a dash of Freshfields: behind the scenes of the...
Kraft Heinz’s $143bn (£115bn) approach for Unilever was one of the shortest-lived deals in recent memory. But the relationships between the corporates and their advisers is a much more historical tale....
View ArticleConscience call: The KWM trio behind the “hardship fund” for abandoned staff
The “hardship fund” initiative launched by three King & Wood Mallesons partners to help staff affected by the firm’s EUME failure has met with a positive response, The Lawyer has learned. Former...
View ArticleBloor Homes (Wilmslow) v HCA – decision upheld
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in Bloor Homes (Wilmslow) Ltd v HCA. This case is about the planning status of land, the scheme for which it is acquired under a CPO and the disregard of...
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