Cleary London capital markets partner exits for Simmons
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner Simon Ovenden is joining Simmons & Simmons in a rare departure from the US firm.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner Simon Ovenden is joining Simmons & Simmons in a rare departure from the US firm.
White & Case’s Sydney opening and the launch of a fully-fledged Australian practice will be delayed by the ongoing legal action brought by Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF).
Eversheds Sutherland has completed its merger with Singaporean firm Harry Elias Partnership, a year after the talks started.
Cooley has posted a 7 per cent rise in total revenue for 2016, a drop on the previous year’s 14 per cent hike and also down on 2014’s 19 per cent increase.
White & Case’s London revenue has grown 3.5 per cent to $290m (£231m) amid a global turnover hike of nearly 7 per cent to $1.6bn.
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Bevan Brittan, Dentons and Jones Day have been axed from the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) legal panel, while the remaining 16 firms have been granted a year-long extension.
Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle has designs to grow its specialist business Tétris Design and Build with the recruitment of a new head of legal.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners are set to vote on bringing in a new private equity team from Ashurst in Paris.
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Mitie has appointed Mayer Brown corporate veteran Peter Dickinson as its new general counsel and company secretary amid an overhaul of its executive leadership team.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s London revenue dipped nearly 4 per cent over 2016, while global profits soared past the $2m mark.