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• Clifford Chance to tell under-performers to take a hike

  May 17 2012 Clifford Chance is attempting to change its own rules regarding the removal of underperforming partners. Under the current system, an under-performing partner will be... more

• Freshfields promotes 17 to counsel rank

  May 07 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bolstered its ranks of counsel with the hire of corporate specialist Ethan Jin from the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance and the... more

• Singapore set to license more foreign law firms

  Apr 26 2012 More foreign firms will be granted entry into the Singapore legal services market with a second round of licences to be granted in 2012. The first round of approvals... more

• Clifford Chance and DLA Piper lead $11.9bn sale of baby food business to Nestle

  Apr 26 2012 Clifford Chance and DLA Piper have taken leading roles on Pfizer's $11.9 billion cash sale of its baby food business to Nestle. Nestle is advised by US law firm... more

• Clifford Chance makes 13 London associates redundant

  Mar 26 2012 Clifford Chance has announced that 13 London associates from the capital markets and finance practices face redundancy. The firm is in consultation with the 13... more

• Linkaters is most recognizable law brand, says survey

  Mar 23 2012 The annual survey of leading brands by Superbrands has been released, with Linklaters leading the board among law firms at 175th place, dethroning Clifford Chance... more

• Covington & Burling to launch in South Korea

  Mar 16 2012 Covington & Burling announced this week that it plans to launch a new base in Seoul, South Korea. Other international firms that have announced their intention to... more

• Clifford Chance announces formation of US financial services regulatory group

  Mar 14 2012 Clifford Chance has announced the formation of a US Financial Services Regulatory Group, calling on the talents of eight partners from three practice groups. The group... more

• How much would that firm be worth on the stock market? New report makes a guess

  Mar 02 2012 A new report estimates the value of leading UK law firms to be somewhere between $711 million to $4.1 billion, with Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy leading among the... more

• Clifford Chance elects two to partnership council

  Mar 01 2012 Clifford Chance has elected two new partners to its partnership council, elevating Italy banking head Giuseppe De Palma and Dubai banking partner Robin Abraham to... more

• Clifford Chance explores alliance with fast moving Chinese firm

  Dec 08 2011 Clifford Chance is exploring an alliance with Chinese firm Broad & Bright. Broad & Bright has 20 partners, 40 associates, and is one of China’s fastest growing firms,... more

• Pillsbury set to open new office in Abu Dhabi

  Oct 28 2011 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is set to open its first Middle Eastern office in Abu Dhabi, with plans to expand services offered to existing clients and take... more

• Quinn Emanuel set to launch in Moscow after Dechert hires

  Oct 19 2011 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is set to launch a new office in Moscow with the hire of two senior litigation partners from Dechert. Ivan Marisin and Vasily... more

• Should law firms stay on home turf?

  Oct 17 2011 Interesting article here about the effect of international expansion on law firm balance sheets. The article points out that of the five elite London firms belonging... more

• Clifford Chance boosts white collar, regulatory enforcement and government investigations practice with 3 hires

  Oct 14 2011 Clifford Chance has boosted its New York white collar, regulatory enforcement, and government investigations practice group with the hire of partners David Raskin,... more

• Leading UK and Irish firms launch work-experience diversity initiative

  Sep 14 2011 Twenty-three UK and Irish law firms have signed up to a new diversity initiative aimed at improving social diversity within the legal profession. The programme will... more

• Clifford Chance appoints Andrew Whan to lead corporate/M&A in Tokyo

  Aug 30 2011 Clifford Chance has relocated Hong Kong partner Andrew Whan to its Tokyo office to replace outgoing local head of corporate/M&A Alan Kitchin. Kitchen has left the... more

• A good year for top equity partners: the million pound club is growing

  Aug 15 2011 The top end of the pay scale in the legal profession is making a recovery, according to a survey conducted by The Lawyer to assess how many equity partners are seeing... more

• Clifford Chance bolsters London high yield team with relocation

  Aug 15 2011 Clifford Chance has announced the relocation of high yield specialist partner Tony Lopez from New York to London. Lopez will be the fifth partner with expertise in... more

• UK firms Allens and Linklaters zero in on Washington DC market

  Aug 10 2011 Two UK magic circle firms are focusing their attention upon Washington DC, with Allen & Overy announcing that it is set to launch a new office in the US capital, while... more

• UK trainee retention figures emerge

  Aug 09 2011 UK traineee retention figures are all over the map, with some firms offering places to their entire trainee group while others announce that their trainees will be... more

• Norton Rose to lose four partners in Middle East

  Aug 08 2011 Norton Rose is set to lose four partners from its Middle East practice to other firms. Regional managing partner Campbell Steedman, a corporate lawyer based in... more

• More mergers with Aussie firms on the cards

  Aug 05 2011 Rumours abound that two major Australian firms are set to merge with international players. Mallesons Stephen Jaques has reportedly been negotiating with leading... more

• UK firm Norton Rose to launch an office in Casablanca

  Jul 29 2011 Norton Rose is the third British firm to announce the launch of a Moroccan office in the past two weeks, following Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The Casablanca... more

• Bristol firm Burges Salmon boosts litigation practice with Clifford Chance hire

  Jul 20 2011 Bristol-based firm Burges Salmon has boosted its litigation practice with the hire of former Clifford Chance partner Kari McCormick, who specializes in insurance work.... more

• Top London firms report strong growth

  Jul 13 2011 Top London firms have reported a good year, with revenues and profits on the up. Allen & Overy posted a 7 per cent increase in revenue to £1.12bn, and an 8.3% hike... more

• Ahurst investigates entry into Australian market

  Jun 30 2011 Reports have emerged that UK firm Ashurst is investigating options for a presence in Australia, following in the fresh footprints laid down by Norton Rose, Allen &... more

• Clifford Chance advises industrial and trading company in UAE acquistion

  Jun 29 2011 Clifford Chance has taken a leading role on the acquisition of a 35% stake in UAE-based mobile handset retailer and distributor Axiom Limited by Qatar-based Mannai... more

• Weil Gotshall hires four-partner team from Clifford Chance in London

  Jun 16 2011 The London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges has scooped up a four-partner team Clifford Chance. The departure of funds partners Ed Gander, Nigel Clark and Nick Benson... more

• Clifford Chance awards marginal pay rise

  Jun 14 2011 Clifford Chance has announced marginal salary increases for most lawyers. Pay for newly qualified lawyers will remain at £61,500 , while pay for those with one year of... more

• ALB Law Awards: Amarchand, AZB and Talwar Thakore take top honours

  Jun 08 2011 Amarchand & Mangaldas has been chosen as the ‘Indian Deal Firm of the Year’ for 2011 at ALB SE Asia 2011 Law Awards. Amarchand & Mangaldas took the award for ‘Debt... more

• Weil Gotshal hires banking partner from Linklaters in London

  May 31 2011 Weil Gotshal & Manges has boosted its banking practice with the hire of banking partner Stephen Lucas from Linklaters’ London office. Lucas is qualified in both... more

• Rumor mill: Herbert Smith planning to open in Australia?

  May 23 2011 Rumour has it that Herbert Smith is considering a move to Australia, following the path laid down by Norton Rose, Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy. It is not yet... more

• K&L Gates raids Clifford Chance for ten lawyers in Tokyo

  May 17 2011 US firm K&L Gates has given big boost to its Tokyo office, raiding Clifford Chance for ten lawyers. The team of three partners, four counsels and three associates... more

• US firms hiring to boost private equity practices in Europe

  May 09 2011 US firms are busy hiring to boost capacity in Europe as lucrative private equity work picks up in the region. Boston-based firm Ropes & Gray, which opened in... more

• Cleary Gottlieb hires Clifford Chance's US litigation chief

  May 09 2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has scored a major coup with the hire of Clifford Chance US litigation chief Juan Morillo. Morillo leaves his position at Clifford... more

• Clifford Chance focusses on Asia in 23-strong promotions round

  May 04 2011 Clifford Chance has announced the results of its 2011 partnership promotions round, elevating 23 lawyers to the partnership. The promotions reflect a strategic... more

• Clifford Chance leads $1.5b Indian energy deal

  Apr 25 2011 Clifford Chance has taken a leading role on Vedanta Resources’ $1.5 billion stock purchase of Cairn Energy’s India business. Under the deal, Vedanta will buy a 10.4... more

• Citigroup appoints former Clifford Chance senior partner as VC of banking for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

  Apr 01 2011 Financial services giant Citigroup Inc. has appointed former Clifford Chance senior partner Stuart Popham as vice-chair of banking for Europe, the Middle East, and... more

• The secret to UK firm Slaughter and May's success

  Feb 21 2011 Slaughter and May is among the most profitable law firms in London, paying its 126 partners an average of £1.84m for their efforts despite posting sales at £439.5m,... more

• Top UK firm Clifford Chance merges with two Australian firms

  Feb 17 2011 Clifford Chance, the UK’s highest-grossing law firm last year, has announced a merger with two Australian firms. Clifford Chance will join with Sydney firm Chang,... more

• AZB, JSA and Clifford Chance advise Bayer on Indian JV with Cadila Healthcare

  Feb 11 2011 Cadila Healthcare Limited (a part of the Zydus group) has entered into an equal joint venture with Bayer HealthCare (a unit of Bayer AG) to form Bayer Zydus Pharma... more

• Indian firm AZB in hiring spree

  Feb 09 2011 Indian firm AZB & Partners has hired 26 new lawyers, including fresh graduates, in an effort to bolster its ranks. In the past six months the firm lost key alliances... more

• Clifford Chance secretary convicted of fraud

  Feb 07 2011 A former Clifford Chance secretary has been convicted of fraud for stealing over £23,000 from the firm. Judie Groom was the secretary to two construction partners at... more

• Clifford Chance set to launch in Qatar

  Jan 25 2011 Clifford Chance is set to launch an office in Qatar on the receipt of licence approval. The new base will be headed finance partner Richard Parris and counsel Greg... more

• Clifford Chance and AZB end alliance in India

  Jan 22 2011 The alliance between Clifford Chance and India's AZB & Partners has been brought to an end. The "best friends" referral agreement was commenced just two years ago,... more

• Clifford Chance looks for foothold in Australian market

  Jan 04 2011 Clifford Chance is maneuvering for entry into the Australian market, matching the strategy rival firm Allen & Overy, which has opened offices in Perth and Sydney. The... more

• Clifford Chance follows Cravath bonus scale

  Dec 24 2010 London-based firm Clifford Chance has announced that its US associates will receive bonuses of between $7,500 and $35,000 at the beginning of 2011. The bonus package... more

• Diversity statistics in the magic circle: what do they hide?

  Dec 22 2010 Large law firms ever keen to establish that they are hiring an ethnically diverse range of lawyers, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is no exception: the firm has... more

• Axon advises Jindal Stainless on restructuring bonds amounting to $24 million

  Dec 16 2010 JSL Stainless Limited has announced that in accordance with the approved restructured terms with the Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) holders, the Company has... more

• Clifford Chance recruits investment banker from Bank of America

  Dec 14 2010 London-based law firm Clifford Chance has hired former Bank of America Corp investment banker Robert F. Masella as a mergers and acquisitions partner in New York.... more

• Aussie firm Gilbert + Tobin is the frontrunner in merger talks with Clifford Chance

  Dec 13 2010 Clifford Chance has held talks with a number of Australian firms in both Sydney and perth as it intensifies its search for a suitable merger partner. Reports have... more

• Clifford Chance appoints new practice head for India

  Nov 26 2010 UK firm Clifford Chance has announced that Geraint Hughes is to become the firm’s practice head for India, a market that is closed to foreign law firms. Hughes will... more

• Clifford Chance to launch new office in Istanbul

  Nov 25 2010 Clifford Chance is set to launch in Istanbul next year. The office will be headed up by London-based partner Simon Williams, and will operate in cooperation with local... more

• Leading London firms agree to pay above minimum wage

  Nov 22 2010 The Evening Standard has launched a new initiative called the London Living Wage Scheme, which encourages firms and companies to guarantee staff a minimum rate of pay... more

• Former Clifford Chance associate sues for discrimination

  Nov 05 2010 A former associate from the New York office of Clifford Chance is suing the firm, claiming she was discriminated against when she was laid off in 2007. Karen... more

• UK-based Firm Clifford Chance elects new Senior Partner

  Nov 04 2010 The UK’s highest grossing law firm, Clifford Chance, has elected a new Senior Partner. Malcolm Sweeting is a London-based partner, specialising in structured finance... more

• The next step in gender equality at law firms

  Nov 01 2010 Women graduates make up about 60% of the trainee intake at large London law firms, and have accounted for over half of the intake at these firms for over a decade.... more

• Eight firms lead $1.4bn Dutch PE deal

  Oct 27 2010 Eight law firms have taken roles advising on a $1.4 billion deal for the acquisition of Dutch insurance company Brit Insurance Holdings by private equity giants... more

• Clifford Chance appoints new leadership for global competition group

  Oct 22 2010 Clifford Chance has appointed new leadership of its global competition group, with Oliver Bretz to become managing partner of the global practice while Thomas Vinje... more

• Clifford Chance reports 25% increase in PEP after cutting ranks

  Oct 13 2010 Clifford Chance has reported that profit per equity partner shot up to £933,000 last year – an increase of 25 per cent on the previous year, when profit per equity... more

• Mayer Brown sells UK corporate secretarial arm to outsourcing company TMF

  Oct 05 2010 Mayer Brown has concluded an agreement with outsourcing company TMF for the sale of its UK corporate secretarial arm. Under the deal, five secretaries from the firm’s... more

• Revenue leaders in 2009: Baker & McKenzie

  Oct 04 2010 American Lawyer has published its “Global 100”, ranking the largest law firms by revenue. And this year, Baker & McKenzie have taken out the number 1 spot. Baker &... more

• Trouble ahead for international law firms in Brazil

  Sep 27 2010 The future of foreign law firms in Brazil’s growing market is under question after the Sao Paulo Bar Association published an advisory decision – finding that the... more

• Herbert Smith and HBT lead $400m sale of Indonesian mining interest

  Sep 14 2010 Herbert Smith and its associated Indonesian law firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung are advising Banpu - Thailand’s biggest coalminer - on the second largest block trade... more

• Clifford Chance raids Singaporean ex-partner firm for its head of capital markets

  Sep 10 2010 Clifford Chance has hired the head of capital markets from its former joint-venture firm in Singapore - WongPartnership. Raymond Tong has worked closely with... more

• Morrison & Foerster boosts London finance team with Mayer Brown hire

  Sep 09 2010 Morrison & Foerster has bolstered the London finance department with the hire of Mayer Brown structured finance and capital markets partner Elana Hahn. Hahn has... more

• Clifford Chance appoints global real estate head

  Aug 24 2010 Clifford Chance has elected Spanish practice chief Alfonso Benavides to the position of global real estate head. Benavides will succeed Cliff McAuley, who has led the... more

• Linklaters and Clifford Chance lead huge energy deal

  Aug 13 2010 Linklaters and Clifford Chance have taken leading roles in the deal for the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in British company International Power PLC by... more

• Linklaters retains 87% of newly qualified solicitors

  Aug 12 2010 Linklaters has retained 87 per cent of its newly qualified solicitors, with 63 of the 69 qualifiers offered a place with the firm, and 60 accepting the offered roles.... more

• Madras High Court: Foreign Law Firms get time till August 19 to file objections

  Aug 05 2010 The Foreign Law Firms case was listed before the Madras High Court today and after being delayed for several weeks the matter was taken up in Court Hall 2 of the... more

• Embassy Group‘s 2400 crore IPO: AZB along with Amarchand and Clifford Chance advice

  Jul 29 2010 The Bangalore based real estate company, Embassy Property Developers Ltd. (Embassy) had filed for a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and... more

• AZB, Amarchand and Clifford Chance advise Embassy Group on 2400 crore IPO

  Jul 27 2010 The Bangalore based real estate company, Embassy Property Developers Ltd. (Embassy) had filed for a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and... more

• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett launch UK funds practice after CC hire

  Jul 21 2010 US firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is set to launch its UK funds practice after the hire of Jason Glover in the London office. Glover was formerly a partner and head... more

• Mumbai court rules that Linklaters must pay tax in India

  Jul 19 2010 In a landmark ruling, the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that Linklaters, a UK law firm delivering services to clients in India is... more

• Luthra and foreign trained lawyers – another Clifford Chance recruit for Luthra

  Jul 16 2010 Indraneel Basu Majumdar is moving back to re-join Luthra & Luthra as a Managing Associate from Clifford Chance in London. more

• Bird & Bird takes out prize as fastest growing UK law firm

  Jul 15 2010 Bird & Bird is the fastest-growing UK top 50 law firm, according to the reported figures over the past five years. Revenues have rocketed upwards despite a tough... more

• Freshfields posts 11% drop in revenue

  Jul 08 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has posted an 11 per cent drop in revenue for the 2009-10 financial year, bringing in £1.14 billion. The average profit per equity... more

• Clifford Chance reports 27 per cent boost in profits

  Jul 07 2010 Clifford Chance has announced a 27 per cent jump in profits for equity partners, who took home an average of £733,000 in the 2009-10 financial year. Meanwhile, the... more

• Clifford Chance and Freshfields appoint new German leadership

  Jun 28 2010 Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both appointed new leaders for their German practices. Freshfields has elected Klaus-Stefan Hohenstatt as... more

• Clifford Chance appoints global litigation head to lead London litigation group

  Jun 15 2010 Jeremy Sandelson, the global head of litigation at Clifford Chance, has been voted in as leader of the firm's London litigation group, a role he will take on alongside... more

• Skadden hires top antitrust partner from Clifford Chance

  Jun 14 2010 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has secured the hire of Simon Baxter – formerly the global head of the European competition and regulation group at Clifford Chance.... more

• Herbert Smith introduces merit-pay for senior associates

  Jun 07 2010 Herbert Smith has made a review of salaries, and has announced significant changes to the remuneration of its fee earners from June next year. There are firm-wide... more

• Clifford Chance advises on sale of Sony Center in Berlin

  Jun 04 2010 Clifford Chance advised The John Buck Company on the sale of the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin to the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS). The... more

• Suditpa Routh joins Luthra partnership from Clifford Chance

  May 19 2010 Sudipta Routh, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance has joined the partnership at the Mumbai office of Luthra & Luthra. more

• Clifford Chance boosts restructuring practice with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman hire

  May 14 2010 Clifford Chance has announced the hire of Rick Antonoff - a restructuring partner from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Antonoff, who specializes in insolvency,... more

• Citi India bulks legal department with big names

  May 13 2010 Citi India today appointed dual-qualified Sandip Beri and former Clifford Chance senior associate, Munish Nagpal as Legal Heads of Citi India and Citigroup Global... more

• Pay rise for associates at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

  May 07 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced a payrise in its lockstep pay bands, effective 1 May. The changes ncrease the firm's newly-qualified rate by £1,000... more

• King & Wood appoints new international managing partner

  May 07 2010 Beijing’s King & Wood has scooped up top talent Rupert Li, formerly a capital markets partner at Clifford Chance, and has appointed him as the firm’s international... more

• Clifford Chance hires veteran Macfarlanes corporate partner

  Apr 29 2010 Clifford Chance has lured veteran Macfarlanes partner Tim Lewis to join their global corporate practice. Lewis joined Macfarlanes’ M&A group in 1985, and was promoted... more

• Clifford Chance recruiting more trainees

  Apr 16 2010 Methinks Clifford Chance senses impending market recovery: they have reopened the recruitment process for the 2011 trainee intake. The firm sent an email to... more

• Clifford Chance uncouples bonuses from billable hour

  Apr 12 2010 Clifford Chance has announced plans to overhaul its bonus system, moving even further away from the billable hour as the key determinant of associate bonuses.... more

• Clifford Chance unfreezes salaries

  Apr 07 2010 Clifford Chance has taken the step to unfreeze associate salaries, following similar raises in other magic circle firms. After a freeze in 2009-2010 which kept... more

• Ashurst, Clifford Chance and Latham lead on Dubai debt restructuring efforts

  Mar 29 2010 Latham & Watkins is advising the Dubai government on restructuring initiatives aimed at stabilizing its debt problems. On Thursday the government announced that it... more

• Association of Indian Lawyers moves to oust foreign firms from Indian market

  Mar 26 2010 A group of Indian lawyers have made moves to oust foreign legal firms from the Indian legal services market. Foreign firms are prohibited form having offices in India... more

• Discrimination claim against Clifford Chance reopened after $350K settlement

  Mar 26 2010 Clifford Chance offered an ex-associate $350,000 to settle a discrimination claim. The plaintiff, Caroline Memnon, had accused the firm of racially discriminating... more

• Writ Petition filed against 31 foreign law firms and an LPO – Immigration law violations also alleged

  Mar 22 2010 A writ petition has been filed before the Madras HC by the Association of Indian Lawyers which not only deals with the entry of foreign law firms, but also raises... more

• UK firms increase borrowing, rather than asking partners to pitch in

  Mar 16 2010 Top UK law firms have increased borrowing by 40 per cent in response to the financial crisis, according to an article published in Times Online today. The legal... more

• Salans boosts Warsaw M&A practice with three lawyers from Clifford Chance

  Mar 12 2010 Salans has raided three corporate lawyers from Clifford Chance in a bid to bolster its Warsaw office. Partner Piotr Dulewicz, counsel Michał Karwacki and associate... more

• Linklaters Hires Structured Finance Partner from Clifford Chance

  Mar 08 2010 Linklaters is set to launch a new structured finance practice in Amsterdam after hiring a Kees Westermann to head up the practice. Kees Westermann has been a... more