Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is understood to be consulting on three methods of expediting the partner exit process after an internal protest forced the firm to scrap the results of a June vote. The vote was aimed at lowering the threshold of equity partners needed to sign off on a partner exit from 75 per […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is understood to be consulting on three methods of expediting the partner exit process after an internal protest forced the firm to scrap the results of a June vote. The vote was aimed at lowering the threshold of equity partners needed to sign off on a partner exit from 75 per […]
Boodle Hatfield has appointed its first female senior partner in its 300-year history, with head of private client Sara Maccallum set to take over the running of the firm on 1 May next year. As part of a wider leadership overhaul at the London-based private wealth and property-driven firm, Boodle Hatfield is also introducing a […]
Boodle Hatfield has appointed its first female senior partner in its 300-year history, with head of private client Sara Maccallum set to take over the running of the firm on 1 May next year. As part of a wider leadership overhaul at the London-based private wealth and property-driven firm, Boodle Hatfield is also introducing a […]
Minter Ellison’s former chief executive John Weber will take over from Andrew Darwin as DLA Piper’s Australia managing partner in March 2015. Weber left Minter Ellison in July after five years as the firm’s chief executive. He will join DLA Piper on 1 November and work alongside Darwin, who is returning to the UK next […]
Minter Ellison’s former chief executive John Weber will take over from Andrew Darwin as DLA Piper’s Australia managing partner in March 2015. Weber left Minter Ellison in July after five years as the firm’s chief executive. He will join DLA Piper on 1 November and work alongside Darwin, who is returning to the UK next […]
One firm moves its money to England, fearing a run on banks if UK splits apart The countdown to the Scottish referendum is on and Scottish law firms are feeling the pressure. The impending vote has already slowed commercial activity in Scotland in a big way and firms are having to think about their future […]
This week we publish our review of the reviews, which tallies the firms that have won places on the panels of 2014. There’s a pattern emerging. The larger companies, particularly those that are listed, will choose one or two magic circle firms (a GC might need to keep sweet with more than one, since they […]
Which firms are cutting it in this era of slimline rosters, and who are the GC new brooms making clean sweeps? The Lawyer can reveal all With in-house budgets tightening and law firms competing for fewer spots as external counsel to UK companies, the musical chairs-like scramble for places is fierce, frustrating and sometimes fruitless. […]
An IP crackdown is needed to safeguard and develop the £70bn contribution the creative industries make to the UK economy The UK boasts a proud history of artistic achievement, ranging from the output of great literary figures to the masterstrokes of painters and the ingenuity of generations of world-famous actors and directors. In recent decades […]
Emma Thomas’s crisis management skills, honed at Britvic and Woolworths, gave her the expertise to put HomeServe’s house in order after a mis-selling scandal HomeServe legal director Emma Thomas’s career has been shaped by the kind of external factors that have seen sectors flounder, markets collapse and companies fail. Perhaps more by accident than by […]
Move of the week Eversheds has hired corporate finance partner Alison Starr from Pinsent Masons. Starr has particular expertise in equity capital market transactions and advises corporates and investment banks in relation to M&A and takeovers, IPOs, public fundraisings, listing rules and compliance issues. Starr’s recent work includes advising Tyman on it$200m (£124m) US acquisition, together with its stock market […]