Addleshaw Goddard launches UK agile working scheme
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a home working policy across its three UK offices for staff and fee-earners. The policy means the majority of lawyers and other fee-earners, as well as business services...
View ArticleShoosmiths’ profits climb 4% after equity overhaul
Shoosmiths has announced a slower financial year after record growth in 2014/15, with turnover and profits both up 4 per cent to £107m and £25.1m respectively. The results follow a stellar year...
View ArticleAshurst PEP drops 19 per cent as turnover falls to £505m
Ashurst’s profit per equity partner (PEP) dropped 19 per cent in 2015/16, from £747,000 to £603,000. Revenue also saw a sharp decline of nearly 10 per cent from £561m to £505m on a sterling basis, the...
View ArticleEuropean moves: 7 July 2016
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Baltics Baltic firm Cobalt is bolstering its public procurement practice with the addition of a team...
View ArticleHogan Lovells to represent Serial star in murder retrial
A pro-bono team at Hogan Lovells in the US will represent the star of podcast Serial in the retrial over the murder of his former girlfriend. The firm will co-counsel Adnan Syed alongside defence...
View ArticleA&O and Freshfields win mandates as Abu Dhabi banks agree $175bn merger
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised on the creation of the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The bank will be created following the...
View ArticleTaylor Wessing UK revenue rises 4 per cent while PEP stays flat
Taylor Wessing’s UK turnover grew just over 4 per cent in 2015/16 to £126.6m, while global revenues increased to £254.5m, the firm has announced. In the UK, turnover rose from £121.1m to £126.6m, with...
View ArticleAddleshaws overhauls partnership deeds amid move to full-equity
Addleshaw Goddard is set to move to an all-equity partnership following a partner vote in favour of the restructure. The changes to the deeds will also reduce the number of partners who are allowed to...
View ArticleFreshfields tops magic circle PEP with 8% rise to £1.47m
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen a return to form in 2015/16, posting a 6.6 per cent rise in global revenue to £1.33bn. Average profit per equity partner (PEP) was up 7.6 per cent to £1.47m...
View ArticleLinklaters’ PEP jumps to £1.45m as turnover grows 3%
Linklaters has become the third magic circle firm to post its 2015/16 financial results, reporting a 3.1 per cent rise in turnover to £1.31bn. Net profit has also jumped to a record high, up 6.8 per...
View ArticleExclusive: CMS overhauls work allocation for corporate associates
CMS Cameron McKenna is piloting a new system of allocating work to its associates in a bid to increase efficiency when doling out mandates. Around 100 associates in the firm’s UK corporate group are...
View ArticleSimmons & Simmons sees PEP plummet 10% to £585k
Simmons & Simmons’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has fallen by 10 per cent, from £650,000 to £585,000 last year. The firm’s net profit also fell by 6.2 per cent to £88.8m. Despite the...
View ArticleJob vacancies at Maravela
We are looking for talented colleagues to join our team and fill these positions: White Collar Crime Specialist Consultancy Associate Litigation Associate Office Assistant
View ArticleWeintraub Tobin returns to CompuLaw
Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin will return to the Aderant CompuLaw platform for calendaring and docketing. A California-based firm, Weintraub Tobin migrated to another solution in 2014. In...
View ArticleNiederer Kraft & Frey chooses Aderant Expert
Swiss law firm Niederer Kraft & Frey (NKF) has selected Aderant Expert as their new financial and practice management system. Established in 1936, the firm is today one of the leading and...
View ArticleCarey Olsen advises Raven Russia on listing and fundraising
Carey Olsen’s listing specialists have advised Raven Russia on the creation and listing of convertible preference shares on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE). The fundraising, originally...
View ArticleOgier advises Caledonia on Liberation Group purchase
Ogier has assisted Macfarlanes with advising Caledonia Investments on its £118m acquisition of The Liberation Group from LGV Capital. The Liberation Group is the Channel Islands’ market-leading pub,...
View ArticleJordan Simmons-Trott receives Leadership Scholarship Award
Jordan Simmons-Trott is the 2016 recipient of Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Leadership Scholarship Award. Each year, Conyers awards a $5,000 scholarship to a graduating Cedarbridge Academy student who...
View ArticleEversheds’ turnover smashes £400m barrier
Eversheds’ turnover has surpassed £400m for the first time after revenue grew by 6.5 per cent during the 2015/16 financial year, from £381m to £405.5m. The results are a significant improvement on the...
View ArticleNST and BDO advise on largest pre-pack plan in Serbia
The Commercial Court in Zajecar has adopted the pre-packaged reorganisation plan for reorganisation of four companies of Copper Mining and Smelting Complex Bor. This, €1.2bn restructuring represents...
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