Simmons & Simmons has halved the size of its partner promotion round after making up only seven lawyers to its partnership. The firm continued to demonstrate its focus on its London office by making up three partners in the City. The remaining new partners are spread across the firm’s offices in Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Milan and […]
Olswang disputes partner Ashley Hurst is leaving the firm for Osborne Clarke, as the latter also recruits from Bond Dickinson.
The trend for knowledge management (KM) and its specialists, to move ever closer to the strategic core of law firms’ businesses was highlighted perfectly by the success of Addleshaw Goddard at last year’s Business Leadership Awards. The award also highlighted the trend towards firms working in partnership on client matters.
Growth is the word at 3i Group. A transformation programme starting in 2012 and ending in 2015 intended to create a streamlined organisation, eradicate efficiency and build a more resilient business has seen 3i report improving performance.
Oil price volatility has hardly been out of the headlines in the past year, but for those operating in the oil and gas sector watching the figure rise and fall is simply a fact of life.
There’s a lurid fascination that comes with watching the UK’s Brexit debate from the US. At one level, it seems not unlike a marriage in its death throes. You know both husband and wife and feel terribly about it all, but cannot avert your eyes. The only winner? Neil Sedaka. Breaking up, as we’re told, is hard to do.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired Ashurst financial regulatory partner James Perry. Perry has been a partner at Ashur
When you work at a family-owned company you need to balance the needs of the family with those of a growing business.
In March pretty much the entire editorial team of The Lawyer spent a week in Manchester. We came away certain of several things. First things first: sorry Birmingham and sorry Leeds – Manchester is definitively UK Law’s second city.
Magic circle firms would, we hope, forgive The Lawyer for saying they have not historically been the fastest moving law firms in the market.
DLA Piper has made up a record 48 partners, including 14 in the UK and 18 in the US. Corporate saw the largest partner intake yet again, with 12 partner promotions. The firm’s disputes practice saw 10 partners made up and real estate gained seven new partners. There were five promotions in tax, four in […]
CMS has continued its trend of strong female promotions, making up 12 women in a total promotions round of 31 lawyers globally, the equivalent of 39 per cent of the total new partners. The new partners have been promoted across 22 offices worldwide with the firm’s German offices receiving the highest number at six partners. CMS’s […]