Travers Smith PEP smashes through £1m
Travers Smith’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has hit the £1m mark for the first time.
Barclays appoints ex-Gibson Dunn partner as divisional GC amid restructure
Barclays has appointed former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Mark Shelton as general counsel of its corporate and international business (C&I).
Cravath elects M&A star Saeed as first female global boss
Cravath Swaine & Moore has elected M&A group co-head Faiza Saeed as its new presiding partner, the firm’s first female firm-wide leader in its 200-year history.
Shoosmiths to open Leeds office with Gordons team
Shoosmiths is launching its eleventh UK office in Leeds after picking up two employment specialists from Yorkshire firm Gordons.
Ashurst exits continue as finance partner leaves for Reed Smith
Ashurst finance partner Diane Roberts is set to join Reed Smith, as the firm continues to lose out to the US players.
Covington raids KWM disputes team again
Covington & Burling has hired King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) disputes partner Greg Lascelles in London.
Gibson Dunn and Pinsents lead as Terra Firma sells Odeon for $1bn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has advised new client Terra Firma on its $1bn (£760m) sale of Odeon and UCI cinemas to AMC Theatres.
Google self-driving car project gets first GC
Google’s driverless car unit has hired its first general counsel to oversee the complex legal issues related to the tech project.
Ashurst puts lockstep and equity structure under review
Ashurst is reviewing its partner remuneration structure, which could see the firm add an extra 10 points to the top of the ladder.
Ashurst hires A&O City partner for New York office
Allen & Overy (A&O) London partner Andrew Fraiser has left the firm for Ashurst’s infrastructure team in New York.
Latham’s London lateral spree continues with SFO QC
Latham & Watkins has continued its London hiring streak by bringing in Stuart Alford QC, a senior prosecutor at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as a partner in its litigation and trial department.
Two in five female barristers have been harassed at the Bar
Two out of every five female barristers have experienced harassment at the Bar, a new report claims today. The Bar Standards Board’s report Women at the Bar, revealed harassment has remained a common occurrence even since the Equality Act was introduced in 2010, though things have got significantly better. Some 20 per cent of women barristers […]