City of London Police launches inaugural fraud panel
City of London Police will start to use external law firms on fraud cases for the first time following funding approval from the Home Office.
Osborne Clarke UK revenue sails past £100m
Osborne Clarke has broken the €200m mark as its revenue has jumped 23 per cent to €236.3m (£186.8m).
Three top tips on moving into management from Linklaters’ Gideon Moore
Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore shares his three top tips for young lawyers hoping to move into management one day.
Hutchison to mount legal challenge as EC blocks £10bn O2 takeover
The Lawyer understands Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which advised Hutchison during the takeover negotiations, could be in line for the high-profile disputes instruction.
DLA Piper to cut 200 business services jobs in the UK
DLA Piper will slash its UK business services function as part of its back office move to Warsaw.
Former Clifford Chance Sydney boss launches new boutique
Clifford Chance’s former Sydney managing partner Mark Pistilli has set up a new corporate boutique just months after he stepped down from the top job.
Winckworth Sherwood posts 12% revenue jump to record £37m
The jump follows a 9.6 per cent increase posted the previous year from £30.5m to a then record £33.4m.
The Lawyer GC Strategy Summit: musings from the airport
Your correspondent files this copy from the glamorous surroundings of London Luton Airport’s departures terminal. Cappucino in hand, laptop open, tapping the keyboard and looking forward to some sunshine on arrival in Portugal for The Lawyer’s GC Strategy Summit 2016. Sometimes, working life is quite a hardship but we all have to take one for […]
Nabarro cashes in as Leicester City Council moves away from Weightmans
Leicester City Council has switched its preferred legal adviser from Weightmans to Nabarro in recent years, according to data from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
US firm Holland & Knight acquires Clark Ricketts to launch in London
US firm Holland & Knight has opened an office in London with the acquisition of transportation finance firm Clark Ricketts.
Simpson Thacher wins new client Krispy Kreme on $1.35bn sale
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have won top roles on the $1.35bn (£940m) sale of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to JAB Beech.
Simpson Thacher UK associate ranks swell by 50%
The US law firm was the second fastest growing international practice in the City between 2014 and 2015, The Lawyer data has revealed.