Facebook hires Olswang disputes partner in London
Olswang commercial litigation partner Anna Caddick has left the firm to join Facebook to work in the EMEA litigation and regulatory department.
Gowling WLG loses private client heritage as City team defects to Forsters
Gowling WLG’s 14-lawyer City private client team is set to move en masse to Forsters, The Lawyer can reveal.
DWF London goes fully ‘agile’ following Triton merger
The firm’s launch of an agile working environment is an attempt to accommodate the 215 Triton employees that joined in the January merger.
Mills & Reeve boosts London with Maxwell Winward deal
Mills & Reeve is merging with London real estate and construction boutique firm Maxwell Winward, a deal that adds around £6m to its turnover and significantly expands the national firm’s presence in the capital.
Ropes & Gray to spin off 100-strong patent prosecution team
Ropes & Gray is to spin-off its patent prosecution practice into a new firm – a move that will affect around 100 lawyers and staff.
Former Linklaters boss Elliott named Irish bank chairman
Former Linklaters senior partner Robert Elliott has been appointed as chairman of Dublin-headquartered bank Permanent TSB Group.
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International Women’s Day: Stop ‘fixing women’ and put them in management
On International Women’s Day, Reed Smith Europe and Middle East managing partner Tamara Box has written a piece for The Lawyer on diversity in leadership, and why law firms are missing the mark.
Linklaters appoints new global head of real estate
Linklaters has appointed UK real estate head Andy Bruce as global head of real estate.
DLA to merge with Portuguese relationship firm ABBC
DLA Piper has announced plans to integrate Portuguese relationship firm ABBC after a six-year best friends relationship.
White & Case opens in Sydney with ex-HSF partners
White & Case has confirmed the opening of its Sydney office and has put in place the 10 former Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners, who will initially serve as senior lawyers.
Former Cravath boss joins Wells Fargo as new GC
Cravath Swaine & Moore partner Allen Parker is to join Wells Fargo as its new general counsel.
KWM: too Slytherin for its own good
Last year I spent a lot of time talking to managing and senior partners about culture and how to define it; not culture change, but culture itself. The conversations were fascinating, but inconclusive. Do we define culture by communication? Is it governance? How do you bottle the elusive personalities of different law firms? How to […]