Eversheds tops panel appointment wins in Q1 2016
Eversheds has topped its competitors by winning the most panel spots in Q1 2016, after a number of companies cut the size of their rosters, The Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI) data shows.
Partnership prospects at… Linklaters
Linklaters announced its partner promotions last week, with 10 lawyers getting the nod in London, the most since the heady pre-recession year of 2007. But what’s the process of making partner at Linklaters and what are odds of getting there?
Stephenson Harwood unveils largest-ever promotions round
Stephenson Harwood has almost doubled the number of partners promoted this year, making up more lawyers than ever before. The firm has promoted nine lawyers to partnership, effective at the start of May, compared to a total of five last year. In 2013, Stephenson Harwood made up just two associates in the City. The majority […]
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Squire Patton Boggs wins role in Austin Reed administration
Squire Patton Boggs is advising AlixPartners on the administration of Austin Reed, just a day after retailer BHS also collapsed. Cathryn Williams, the head of Squire Patton Boggs’ London restructuring and insolvency practice, is representing joint administrators Peter Saville, Kevin Coates and Catherine Williamson of AlixPartners, which this morning announced they were working with Austin Reed, […]
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Hillsborough verdicts: Birnberg Peirce seals justice for families
A raft of law firms, led by Birnberg Peirce & Co, have advised the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster who were today (26 April) told their loved ones were unlawfully killed. A nine-strong jury returned its decisions this morning on 14 key questions following two years of hearings, after a fresh […]
Bakers makes second high-profile hire from Barclays
Baker & McKenzie has hired Barclays head of competition Nicola Northway to join its global antitrust and competition practice based in London.
Irwin Mitchell announces expanded promotions round
Irwin Mitchell has made up 13 partners in its largest promotions round for three years, including six women. Just two of the new partners – London-based corporate and commercial lawyer Paul Smith and Bristol public law specialist Polly Sweeney – trained at the firm. The majority of this year’s new partners work in Irwin Mitchell’s […]
Sidley Austin plugs debt gap with Willkie hire
Sidley Austin has added a key component to its new private equity team by hiring leveraged finance partner James Crooks from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
Exclusive: Ex-Dundas partners receive first review as CMS lock-in ends
CMS Cameron McKenna is carrying out its annual partner remuneration review, which is the first to include legacy Dundas & Wilson partners. In 2014 the two firms merged to create a £277m firm but as part of the deal legacy Dundas partners agreed to a two-year partner lock-in period. It is understood that the Dundas […]
Ashurst capital markets partner to depart for White & Case
Ashurst is set to lose its third partner in as many weeks, with capital markets lawyer Jonathan Parry due to join White & Case.
Is Addleshaws’ partnership review good news for partners?
Addleshaw Goddard is currently in the process of reviewing its partnership deeds for the first time in around 15 years.
RBS claim changes hands again as Enyo Law drops case
Enyo Law has come off the record for a group of businesses planning to sue the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) just one month after it was instructed. A spokesperson for the group said Enyo came off the case following a “conflict of interest” related to its previous relationship with another RBS claimant group. The […]