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• Squire Sanders & Demspey rebrands

  Jan 16 2012 The law firm formerly known as Squire Sanders & Dempsey has lost the third name from its letterhead. After 111 years under the same banner, the firm has decided to... more

• UK partner promotions up by 38% this year

  May 30 2011 The number of partner promotions in the UK’s 50 largest firms rose by 38 per cent this year, according to a report in Legal Week. The 2011 promotions round saw 495... more

• Market trend: consolidation

  Mar 26 2011 Interesting article here from ft.com, which notes that the merger between UK firm Hammonds with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey may represent a model for the survival... more

• Holman Fenwick & Willan hires partners in Paris, Brussels and London

  Jan 19 2011 Holman Fenwick & Willan hired three new partners, boosting corporate and regulatory practices in Paris, Brussels and London. Robert Follie of Hogan Lovells has... more

• SNR Denton set to establish presence in China after Hammonds split

  Jan 05 2011 The Hong Kong office of Hammonds is set to join SNR Denton, giving the latter firm their first base in China. The six partner office announced in November their... more

• Hammonds' Hong Kong arm splits ahead of transatlantic tie-up

  Nov 29 2010 The Hong Kong arm of UK firm Hammonds is set to split from the firm ahead of the merger with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey on 1 January 2011. It is unclear... more

• Squires and Hammonds agree to merge

  Nov 09 2010 US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and British firm Hammonds have agreed to merge, creating a firm with some 1,275 lawyers across 37 offices in 17 countries. The... more

• Top London firms streak ahead as mid-tier firms struggle

  Nov 04 2010 An annual survey of the legal services market by PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown a widening gap between London’s biggest law firms and the mid-tier firms.... more

• Squires and Hammonds move toward transatalantic merger

  Sep 27 2010 Merger talks between US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and UK firm Hammonds have progressed, and partners in both firms will probably have the chance to vote on the... more

• Are transatlantic mergers a good idea?

  Sep 08 2010 The announcement last week that UK firms Hammonds merge with a US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey is just the latest in a string of transatlantic tie-ups. This article... more

• McGrigors hires 15 lawyers across UK offices

  Aug 27 2010 McGrigors has recruited 15 lawyers across its UK offices. The firm has raided Hammonds for talent, hiring a 10-string contentious construction team to join the... more

• UK firm Hammonds in merger talks with US firm Squire Saunders & Dempsey"

  Aug 26 2010 Transatlantic consolidation within the legal sector continues apace with UK law firm Hammonds confirming that it is in merger talks with US firm Squire Saunders &... more

• Howard Kennedy boosts property practice with Hammonds hire

  Jul 29 2010 Howard Kennedy has boosted its property practice with the hire of the former head of Hammonds’ London office Paul Groobey. Howard Kennedy senior partner Trevor... more

• McGrigors hires three partners from Hammonds

  May 10 2010 McGrigors has hired a trio of partners from Hammonds, including Hammonds’ former international head of construction and engineering David Moss. Moss resigned in... more

• Hammonds boosts pension team with new hire from Charles Russell

  May 06 2010 Hammonds has hired former Charles Russell head of pensions Kris Weber, bringing the total number of London-based pensions partners to five. Weber is followed by... more

• Hammonds invites eight lawyers to partnership

  Apr 21 2010 Hammonds has made up eight new partners in its annual round of promotions. This year's promotions round was larger than 2009 when six partners were promoted, but less... more

• Reed Smith hires seven lawyers to expand Paris employment practice

  Apr 14 2010 Reed Smith has drastically expanded its Paris employment practice with the addition of seven attorneys from French firm Courtois Lebel. The group is led by partners... more

• Two Hammonds senior partners hand in notice

  Apr 06 2010 Two senior partners at Hammonds have resigned from the firm. Manchester head Jonathan Edwards and construction chief David Moss gave notice last week on once of only... more

• UK firm Hammonds boosts real estate practice

  Mar 19 2010 Hammonds has anticipated an upturn in the market for real estate services with three senior hires. Barrister Oliver Goodwin, formerly the head of planning and... more

• Eversheds raid forces Hammonds to close Munich base

  Feb 24 2010 Hammonds will close its Munich office following last year's departure of a five-lawyer team to Eversheds. Hammonds will enter into a three-year referral... more

• Hammonds seeks German patents tie-up following double defection in Munich

  Oct 21 2009 Hammonds is in talks with German firm Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig & Schneider about setting up a patent prosecution referral relationship following the departure of two... more

• Hammonds PEP falls to £276,000

  Jul 09 2009 Hammonds has posted a dip in turnover of 5% to £125.4m for 2008-09, down from £132m. Profits per equity partner (PEP) fell by 25% to £276,000 from £367,000 in the... more

• Hammonds to slash 10 percent of partnership

  Feb 26 2009 Uk firm Hammonds is in the process of cutting up to 20 partners from its fixed share and equity ranks, reports legalweek. Hammonds has already laid off 53 support... more

• Hammonds to cut up to 95 jobs in redundancy round

  Nov 18 2008 Hammonds has confirmed that around 7% of its fee earners could face the axe as part of a redundancy consultation launched earlier this month. egal Week reports, that... more

• Three partners quit Hammonds

  Oct 03 2008 Hammonds is to lose three of its senior partners, with disputes partner Ann Benzimra, corporate partner Gregg Davison and pensions partner Terry Saeedi all set to step... more

• Hammonds boosts City team with new partner hires

  Aug 24 2008 Hammonds has boosted its City banking team with the appointment of two new partners, Samrad Nazer from Kirkland & Ellis and Denton Wilde Sapte’s Iain Shurwood. The... more

• Hammonds prepares the ground for US merger

  Aug 19 2008 Hammonds has put a transatlantic merger firmly on the agenda as it looks to overhaul its US strategy. Managing partner Peter Crossley told The Lawyer that Hammonds,... more

• Hammonds PEP falls by 9% while turnover edges up

  Jul 02 2008 Hammonds has posted a drop in profits per equity partner (PEP) of over 9% to £367,000 for the last financial year, as the national giant becomes the latest firm to... more

• Hammonds chief faces legal threat as partner row grows

  Jun 12 2008 Hammonds managing partner Peter Crossley could be dragged into the firm’s high-profile dispute with a group of ex-partners. Seven of the former partners involved in... more

• Hammonds former senior partner Richard Burns dies

  May 21 2008 Richard Burns, the former senior partner of national giant Hammonds, died yesterday (20 May). Burns, who was one of Hammonds’ best-known lawyers and a heavyweight... more

• Ashurst, Hammonds and Linklaters do battle on £1bn Enodis deal

  May 15 2008 Ashurst, Hammonds and Linklaters have lined up to fight the £1bn takeover battle for kitchen equipment maker Enodis. The London-listed company, advised by Ashurst and... more

• Top city law firms convert to LLPs

  May 08 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macfarlanes and Hammonds have become the latest law firms to convert to limited liability partnership (LLP) status. All three firms... more

• UK Partner promotions: Hammonds top for trainees, Slaughters top for women

  Apr 21 2008 The annual results of the partnership bun fight are slowly coming in and it seems the credit crunch has taken its toll, with most firms making up fewer partners than... more

• Hammonds announces 19 partnership appointments

  Apr 15 2008 Nineteen new partners are being promoted across Hammonds’ offices in the UK and worldwide with effect from May 2008. The new partners are being promoted from within... more