Addleshaw Goddard hires its first-ever COO from Freshfields
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited its first-ever chief operating officer (COO) from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
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Cripps boss on keeping lawyers “lean, mean and hungry”
Cripps may be at the top of the change in total borrowings table in this year’s UK 200: Financial Management report, with an apparently weighty 517 per cent increase, but in absolute terms this is only a rise of £845,961. Unlikely to break the bank.
Litigation tracker: Dentons, Squires and Reed Smith most active US firms in court
Dentons was the most active international firm in English courts between 2015 and the first three quarters of 2016, according to data compiled by The Lawyer.
The FCA’s attempts to change banking culture have failed. So what happens next?
If I were a bank that had been happily mis-selling swaps, then, when I sensed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was beginning to feel sufficient political pressure from consumers to make it easier to sue me, I would have asked myself what kind a dispute resolution system I would want the FCA to set up.
Slaughters to bring in associate sabbaticals after year-long employee review
Slaughter and May has brought in sabbaticals and flexible working options for its associates, as part of a major review of the firm’s employee benefits.
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High market demand gives KWM support staff hope
As King & Wood Mallesons CVs start to reach the market, demand is strong for good business services staff.
Reed Smith in talks to hire KWM tax head
Reed Smith is in talks to hire King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) head of tax Gareth Amdor and a number of members of his team, The Lawyer has learned. 13 Dec: KWM partners told that takeover deals have failed
Nabarro and Olswang lose out as CMS announces management structure
Soon to be merged firm CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has revealed the heads of its new practice groups, with CMS taking the bulk of the leadership roles.
DAC Beachcroft tops debt levels with £21.689m
DAC Beachcroft has the highest level of year-end borrowings among those that provided data in this year’s UK 200: Financial Management report, which was published yesterday.
Quinn Emanuel hires Soames from Shearman in Brussels
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has boosted its Brussels practice by recruiting competition partner Trevor Soames from Shearman & Sterling. Soames will be the firm’s first full-time partner in Brussels.
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It’s over: KWM partners told that takeover deals have failed
A number of proposed deals to buy up King & Wood Mallesons’ EUME arm as one entity have failed. 13 Dec: KWM tells staff it cannot guarantee wages after January
A&O and Freshfields lead on AB InBev disposal to Asahi
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to pick up the lion’s share of the work on Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) mega-merger, with the brewer also turning to longstanding SABMiller adviser Hogan Lovells on its recent disposal deal.