Arnold & Porter confirms $1bn tie-up with Kaye Scholer
Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer are merging to create a firm with over 1,000 lawyers worldwide.
Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer are merging to create a firm with over 1,000 lawyers worldwide.
Yesterday Donald Trump won the US election with a campaign slogan that promised “America First”, writes Dentons global chairman Joe Andrew. Rather than being flat, this is a world where an increasing number of walls, literal and figurative, are being erected.
Slaughter and May has announced that Paul Stacey will become the firm’s new executive partner from next year.
KWM will tell partners today they must agree to lock-ins to receive financial backing from the Chinese and Australian partnerships, The Lawyer understands. 10 Nov: KWM global boss Fuller to step down
King & Wood Mallesons global managing partner Stuart Fuller has announced he will step down from the role at the end of the year.
Rio Tinto legal boss Debra Valentine has stepped down as the energy giant faces scrutiny over bribery claims.
Back in June, The Lawyer asked more than 200 UK law firms what they thought would be the biggest risk to their financial position in the next 12 months.
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has finally reinstated its annual pay review but will not backdate pay for lawyers and staff.
World Bank Group has hired British lawyer Sandie Okoro as its senior vice president and general counsel.
Trump’s battle cry, “Make America Great Again,” appears to have triumphed. But what will it mean for UK business?
French insurance firm AXA has revealed the new line-up for its claims legal panel.
Hill Dickinson has hired former Alterian deputy chairman Iain Johnston as its first chief operating officer (COO).