Devereux QC exits to launch white collar crime law firm
Devereux Chambers silk Jonathan Fisher QC has left the set to launch a white-collar crime firm under new Bar Standards Board (BSB) entity rules.
M&S appoints new GC as Ivens retires after 27 years
Marks & Spencer general counsel Robert Ivens is set to retire after 27 years in the role.
Proskauer loses two partners to Gibson Dunn and MoFo
Proskauer Rose has lost private equity partner James Howe to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and funds partner Oliver Rochman to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in London.
Andrews Kurth boosts US IP capability with 55-lawyer Kenyon team
Texas firm Andrews Kurth has hired 55 lawyers from US IP boutique Kenyon & Kenyon, with the smaller firm now set to be wound down.
Merlin Entertainments launches first legal panel
Merlin Entertainments is launching its first formal panel of legal providers four months after Matt Jowett took up the reins as general counsel.
Dentons PE partners exit for Akin Gump and Proskauer
Dentons private equity partners Igor Krivoshekov and Eleanor Shanks are set to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Proskauer Rose as both firms work to boost their corporate capability in London.
Slater & Gordon blames UK business for poor performance
Australian-listed firm Slater & Gordon has revealed a loss of A$1.02bn for the 2015/16 financial year and blamed the results on a “poorer than expected UK performance”.
Pinsents launches public policy group to cash in on Brexit advice
Pinsent Masons is targeting clients seeking to lobby the Government about trade deals that will impact their businesses. 10 Aug: Pinsents in hunt for 10,000sq ft of Dublin office space
Freshfields and Linklaters cash in on mega-brewer’s $260m legal bill
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are to pick up the bulk of the $260m (£197m) in legal fees incurred by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and SAB Miller on their £71bn deal.
Flexible working: who’s doing what?
A growing cohort of law firms have introduced formal agile working policies in the last 12 months. Here’s a run-down of the firms that are have flexible working schemes in place or are thinking about implementing them.
MasterCard drafts in Freshfields on £14bn interchange fee class action
Freshfields has won the turf war for MasterCard’s defence on a £14bn claim brought by Quinn Emanuel. 18 Aug: MasterCard puts biggest ever class action defence out to tender
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Mishcon boss Gold: How to grow a firm without losing culture
Mishcon de Reya managing partner Kevin Gold explains how his firm managed to increase turnover by 170 per cent in eight years without losing its core culture ahead of speaking at The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit 2016. Can you foster and encourage growth without disrupting your firm? I think we have fostered and encouraged growth […]