Robert McNamara was one of America’s best and brightest. Having risen meteorically to the top of the Ford Motor company, he gave the job up weeks later to be President Kennedy’s Secretary of Defence. That meant he was responsible for the conduct of the Vietnam war, so he asked soldiers to compile body count reports, […]
Eversheds Sutherland has announced its biggest ever promotions round, with 38 partners making the grade. The cohort is the firm’s largest so far and comes four years after its transatlantic merger in 2016 with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. The promotions apply to lawyers across Europe and the international network (bar the US), with the UK […]
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Dentons is reducing the cash distributions of its partnership in Continental Europe and Central Asia, as part of a package of measures to reduce the potential damage of the Covid-19 crisis on its business. The firm is also asking staff to take 50 per cent of their holidays before September, while partner monthly draws will be […]
Baker McKenzie is the latest firm to increase its London newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor pay, with the new rate jumping 18.6 per cent from £118,000 to £140,000. The new NQ rate took effect on 1 July and will also be soon followed by an increase to Bakers’ trainee pay. From 1 September this year the firm […]
Class representative Mark McLaren’s car delivery charges class action has hit £24m in costs ahead of its trial, which is scheduled for 10 weeks in January 2025 in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The eye-watering figure was revealed in a judgment handed down last Friday (12 July) and includes costs for McLaren’s solicitors Scott + […]
Six Premier League clubs have settled a mega-Covid-19 business interruption case with their insurers. Since March, Aston Villa, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham have all settled for confidential amounts with some of the world’s largest insurers. The most recent settlement was agreed between Leicester City and Aviva Insurance at the […]
White & Case has continued its expansion of its investment funds practice in the UK, with another hire from Ropes & Gray. Alexandra Chauvin joins White & Case as a partner in its investment funds practice and global private equity industry group from Ropes where she spent just over two years. Chauvin specialises in secondaries […]
Brodies has posted a 7.5 per cent rise in fee income for its financial year to 30 April, the Scottish firm’s 14th consecutive year of revenue growth. Turnover rose from £106.3m to £114.3m. The bottom line grew less significantly, with operating profit up by 1 per cent from £48.6m to £49.2m and average profit per […]
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Many firms fancy themselves as market disruptors, but only a select few can truly claim that title. Paul Weiss is one of those rare exceptions. Over the past year, the firm has been aggressively expanding in London by recruiting top-tier laterals and offering them eye-popping salaries. This bold strategy has even forced competitors like Latham […]
It’s coming ho… No. Stop right there. Don’t say it. Stop thinking it. You know that you were. We’ve been here before. Don’t jinx it. Ollie Watkins gave England football fans a moment to savour on Wednesday night with a touch-and-finish so exquisite that it would not look out of place in any of this […]
Attention turned to Linklaters’ US advances when its financials were released this week, and tied into that, its well-publicised partner losses to US firms in London. Since last summer, four of its partners have joined Paul Weiss, although it feels like much more. Added on to that are the many Linklaters alum who swapped the […]
No, don’t worry, Paul Weiss and Kirkland have not further stretched their partner compensation to £30m, so wipe away that bead of sweat that just appeared on your forehead. The £30m being referred to here concerns the UK’s independent firms – more specifically, the firms that have not reached this revenue milestone. There are 84 […]
As Sir Keir Starmer settles into Number 10, so law firms must adapt to the new political order. With that in mind, it is worth taking note of a couple of lateral moves that have taken place in the mid-tier in the last couple of weeks. Alex Madden, the head of planning at South West […]
Baker McKenzie is the latest firm to increase its London newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor pay, with the new rate jumping 18.6 per cent from £118,000 to £140,000. The new NQ rate took effect on 1 July and will also be soon followed by an increase to Bakers’ trainee pay. From 1 September this year the firm […]
Class representative Mark McLaren’s car delivery charges class action has hit £24m in costs ahead of its trial, which is scheduled for 10 weeks in January 2025 in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The eye-watering figure was revealed in a judgment handed down last Friday (12 July) and includes costs for McLaren’s solicitors Scott + […]
Six Premier League clubs have settled a mega-Covid-19 business interruption case with their insurers. Since March, Aston Villa, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham have all settled for confidential amounts with some of the world’s largest insurers. The most recent settlement was agreed between Leicester City and Aviva Insurance at the […]
White & Case has continued its expansion of its investment funds practice in the UK, with another hire from Ropes & Gray. Alexandra Chauvin joins White & Case as a partner in its investment funds practice and global private equity industry group from Ropes where she spent just over two years. Chauvin specialises in secondaries […]
Brodies has posted a 7.5 per cent rise in fee income for its financial year to 30 April, the Scottish firm’s 14th consecutive year of revenue growth. Turnover rose from £106.3m to £114.3m. The bottom line grew less significantly, with operating profit up by 1 per cent from £48.6m to £49.2m and average profit per […]