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• Clyde & Co pursues growth strategy in Asia

  May 01 2012 Clyde & Co is pursuing a strategy of growth in Asia, despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in... more

• More departures from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ahead of merger

  Oct 13 2011 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert insurance partners Simon Cooper and Kiran Soar have left the firm to join with Ince & Co ahead of the firm’s merger with Clyde & Co. Chris... more

• Consolidation in the legal market - mergers on the up

  Oct 04 2011 Law firm mergers are on the increase in the US, with 14 acquisitions in the third quarter of this year – up 79 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2010. The... more

• Financial penalties encourage Barlows equity partners to stay put after merger

  Sep 15 2011 The merger deal between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co includes financial penalties for any Barlows equity partners that leave the combined firm any time in the... more

• Partnerships give the nod to merger between Clydes and Barlows

  Aug 05 2011 The proposed merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has passed muster in a partnership vote, clearing the way to a formal agreement. Clyde & Co senior... more

• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert under pressure

  Jun 07 2011 More reports have emerged to shed light on the merger negotiations between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and insurance rival Clyde & Co. TheLawyer.com has reported an... more

• Clyde & Co in advanced merger negotiations with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

  Jun 06 2011 Legal Week has revealed that Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are in advanced merger talks. If the merger proceeds, it will be one of the largest ever link ups... more

• Reynolds Porter boosts corporate insurance practice with CMS Cameron McKenna hire

  May 31 2011 Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has bolstered its corporate insurance practice with the hire of former CMS Cameron McKenna partner Peter Hill in the capacity as a... more

• Wragge & Co to pay former client £7.5 in damages for professional negligence

  Apr 12 2011 Wragge & Co has been found guilty of professional negligence and ordered to pay damages of over £7.5m to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The High... more

• Redundancy time: Hogan lovells, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Osborne Clarke

  Nov 22 2010 The London tax practice at Hogan Lovells has launched a redundancy consultation, with four associate positions at risk. This round of redundancies comes after the firm... more

• HBJ Gateley secures partnership approval for purchase of Halliwells' commercial practice

  Jul 20 2010 Halliwells has struck a deal with HBJ Gateley Wareing for the sale of the failed firm’s Manchester commercial practice, with the HBJ Gateley Wareing partnership... more

• Three firms line up for a piece of Halliwells

  Jul 06 2010 Three firms have formed a preliminary agreement to take over the majority of the troubled firm Halliwells. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG), HBJ Gateley Wareing and... more

• Baker & McKenzie hire BLG regulatory partner

  Mar 22 2010 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG) regulatory partner Ian Mason has left the firm for a post at Baker & McKenzie. Mason joined BLG in 2006, and his departure will strike... more

• Stephenson Harwood make the move to merit-based pay

  Mar 15 2010 Stephenson Harwood has decided to move away from the traditional lockstep model for associate pay in favour of a system based upon individual merit. The new system... more

• K&L Gates hires two senior corporate partners in London

  Mar 09 2010 K&L Gates LLP has bulked up its corporate practice in the City with the hire of two high-caliber partners, Carl Liederman, former head of Arnold & Porter’s European... more