BDO hires KPMG associate GC as head of legal
KPMG associate general counsel Christopher Arnull has joined BDO in the newly-created role of head of legal and practice protection.
KPMG associate general counsel Christopher Arnull has joined BDO in the newly-created role of head of legal and practice protection.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has grown its revenue for the seventh consecutive year, becoming the first magic circle firm to reveal its 2015/16 figures.
Former GFH Capital general counsel David Haigh has instructed Julian Assange’s lawyer Melinda Taylor to take claims of unlawful imprisonment before the United Nations (UN), The Lawyer has learned.
DLA Piper has partnered with Kabul-based Kakar Advocates, becoming the first UK law firm to seal a strategic alliance with an Afghanistan law firm.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has turned over £870m in its third financial year since becoming a fully-merged firm, a rise of 6.7 per cent from 2014/15.
Clifford Chance has become the latest UK law firm to adopt the use of artificial intelligence (AI) after partnering with software provider Kira Systems.
UK firms’ back office hubs in cities like Warsaw could be affected by Britain’s decision to leave the EU.
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has recruited Santander’s head of banking legal Jason Elphick as its new group general counsel.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will run up costs of more than £100m defending the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in its £4bn shareholder battle, The Lawyer understands.
Linklatershas rejigged its corporate leadership in the wake of its recent senior partner elections, naming Matthew Middleditch as chairman and Aedamar Comiskey as corporate head.
Addleshaw Goddard’s turnover has grown by 5 per cent to £202m, marking the first time the firm has broken through the £200m mark.
Ashurst has made another partner hire from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), recruiting funds veteran Robert Andrews.