Mishcon MP elections under way as Gold stands again
Mishcon de Reya managing partner Kevin Gold is standing again for the top job, as the firm’s election process gets into full swing.
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Lord Clement-Jones steps down as DLA London head
Liberal Democrat peer Tim Clement-Jones has announced he will step down from his role as DLA Piper’s London managing partner in January. Clement-Jones has led DLA’s London office for the last six years after spending ten years as co-chairman of the firm’s government affairs practice. Corporate partner Tom Heylen will replace Clement-Jones as London head […]
KWM partner Girardet leaves for Willkie Farr
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) competition specialist Philipp Girardet has become the latest partner to leave the firm after exiting to join Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s London office. Girardet was recruited by Willkie Farr to launch the US firm’s antitrust and competition practice in London. He advises on a broad range of EU and UK competitions […]
Taylor Wessing promotes London duo in 15-strong promotions round
Taylor Wessing has made up two lawyers in the City out of a total of 15 worldwide.
Osborne Clarke releases first LLP accounts as highest-paid partner receives £913,000
Osborne Clarke’s highest-paid partner received £913,000 in 2015/16, according to the firm’s first LLP accounts. 21 Oct – UK 200: Top 100 make £20bn for the first time
Skarbek Associates: The biggest challenge in strategy implementation
Skarbek Associates executive consultant Sylvie Watts talks to The Lawyer at the recent Business Leadership Summit about the challenges that firms face when trying to engage partners and fee-earners in the implementation of strategy. Read the recent opinion piece by Skarbek Associates CEO Paul Heugh on how implementing a strategy can be a major challenge […]
Siemens UK legal boss joins mental health charity
Siemens’ top lawyer in the UK Claire Carless has joined mental health charity St Andrew’s Healthcare.
Gateley partners get £6m richer after share sale
Gateley partners made an extra £6.4m after selling a host of shares in the business today, The Lawyer can reveal.
Addleshaws restarts salary review and partner drawings
Addleshaw Goddard has restarted its salary review after freezing pay for two months amid concerns about Brexit. The firm cancelled pay reviews for all classes of partner and associates last month. It also “deferred” its equity partners’ autumn quarterly drawings in an attempt to show solidarity with the firm’s lower ranks. The pay freeze came […]
RB ends search for permanent GC after BP legal boss hire
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has hired BP general counsel Rupert Bondy to head its global legal team.
Exclusive: Clifford Chance reviews Asia Pacific strategy to spur growth
Clifford Chance is reviewing its offering in Asia Pacific in a process that is being led by new regional managing partner Geraint Hughes, The Lawyer understands.
Tilney Bestinvest hires new GC post-acquisition
Wealth management business Tilney Bestinvest has appointed Rehana Hasan as general counsel after the company acquired rival Towry for £600m.