Santander appoints raft of City firms to UK roster
A host of City firms have been reappointed to Santander’s UK roster, including Ashurst and Slaughter and May.
A host of City firms have been reappointed to Santander’s UK roster, including Ashurst and Slaughter and May.
Linklaters is understood to have been drafted in to advise Amec Foster Wheeler on an investigation launched by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) yesterday.
Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons have been dropped from the West Yorkshire local authority legal framework panel, while Bond Dickinson has won a spot for the first time.
Former head of Brick Court Jonathan Hirst QC has died after suffering a long illness, the chambers has confirmed.
Stewarts Law has posted a strong set of financial results, with its average profit per equity partner (PEP) beating the magic circle firms at £2m.
Morgan Lewis, Freshfields, Davis Polk and Slaughter and May have advised on the sale of Pearson’s 22 per cent stake of Penguin Random House to Bertelsmann.
Travers Smith’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has dropped below the £1m mark, after hitting the milestone for the first time in the previous financial year.
King & Spalding partner and FBI nominee Christopher Wray earned $9.2m (£7.1m) in his annual partnership share, according to documents filed ahead of his confirmation hearing.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has continued its recruitment drive in London, hiring Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Jeffrey Sullivan.
Gateley’s revenue has increased by 15.7 per cent from £67m to £77.6m in its second full year as a listed entity.
Business crime lawyers Anand Doobay and Christina Russell have formed a new firm called Boutique Law.
Paul Hastings has advised Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping’s $6.3bn acquisition of Hong Kong rival Orient Overseas International (OOIL), which turned to Slaughter and May for advice.