Herbert Smith Freehills to sue Australia partners who left for White & Case
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filed a lawsuit at the Sydney courts against eight Australian partners who exited the firm for White & Case last year.
CMS board sent on ‘anti-bureaucracy’ coaching as it grows by 60%
Decision-making at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is set to get even more complicated as the board will grow 60 per cent to 24 members following the merger on 1 May, The Lawyer has learned.
DWF gains foothold in Saudi Arabia through local association
DWF has announced an association with Saudi Arabian firm Harasani & Alkhamees.
CMS invests in ‘Brainspace’ tech ahead of three-way merger
CMS has invested in machine learning and data visualisation technology Brainspace to “accelerate data analysis and review in litigation, arbitration and investigations”.
Linklaters China shrinks again as Beijing partner joins Ashurst
Linklaters has lost another China partner as Beijing-based Pui Hong Chik has joined Ashurst’s Hong Kong office.
Orrick UK finance head takes up new role as Gordian GC
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe London finance partner Michael Crosby has left the firm to become the general counsel of investment company Gordian Knot.
Norton Rose-Chadbourne: this is all about New York
Another year, another bolt-on. As The Lawyer revealed last week, acquisition-hungry Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is in the midst of folding Chadbourne & Parke into its global operation.
Bond Dickinson, Pinsents and Shepherd & Wedderburn appointed to Water Plus panel
Bond Dickinson, Shepherd & Wedderburn and Pinsent Masons have been appointed to the inaugural legal panel of Water Plus, a joint venture between United Utilities and Severn Trent.
KWM administrators to probe former management teams and accounting practices
The joint administrators of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) are mooting the launch of an investigation into the conduct of the firm’s management teams and accounting practices during 2015 and 2016, The Lawyer has learned.
Witness evidence in commercial trials: time to think again?
This article was contributed by Taylor Wessing disputes and investigations partner Andrew Howell and senior associate James Bryden Few factual witnesses relish the prospect of giving evidence in commercial disputes. We once heard it described – with perhaps too much deference to the bar – as like facing a fast bowler on a dodgy wicket. With no bat or pads. In the dark.
Eversheds management see 10% increase in profit share
Eversheds’ management saw their profit-share and salaries increase by 10 per cent in 2015/16, from £6.97m to £7.67m.
Mishcon expands business crime team with Kingsley Napley hire
Mishcon de Reya has hired Kingsley Napley partner Jo Rickards as a partner in its business crime group.