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• Hogan Lovells moves toward merit-based system across the board

  Dec 03 2011 Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells is preparing for a full review of partner compensation as it moves toward integrating the pay structures of the merged firms Lovells... more

• Former acting Solicitor General joins Hogan Lovells

  Aug 25 2011 Hogan Lovells has hired Neal Katyal, the former acting U.S. solicitor general, to join the firm’s appellate group in Washington DC. Katyal served as the acting... more

• US firm Dykema boosts litigation department with lateral hires

  Aug 17 2011 US law firm Dykema has boosted its litigation department with the hire of John M. Thomas and Terri S. Reiskin to firm's Ann Arbor and Washington, D.C. offices... 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

• US lateral market at a ten year low

  Feb 07 2011 2010 was the slowest year for partners making lateral moves since 2000. In the 12 month period ending 30 September 2010, just 2,014 partners left or joined top law... more

• Merger talks resume between Mayer Brown and Simmons

  Jun 21 2010 Merger talks between Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons have been revived, with management teams engaged in high level talks last week. The merged firms would make... more

• Seven D.C. lawyers leave Hogan Lovells as merged firm goes live

  May 05 2010 The steady leak of lawyers in the lead up to the merger between Hogan & Hartson and Lovells has continued, with seven Washington DC lawyers leaving Hogan Lovells just... more

• Hogan Lovells launches mega-firm

  May 03 2010 Today was the first business day for Hogan Lovells after Hogan & Hartson and Lovells brought their 47-offices under a single banner. The firm consists of around 2,500... more

• Lovells Beijing chief moves with the times

  Apr 29 2010 Robert Lewis, the managing partner of the Beijing office of Lovells, has announced plans to leave the firm to take up a post as head of international practice at... more

• Hogan & Hartson's Geneva office jumps ship ahead of merger with Lovells

  Apr 08 2010 The Geneva office of Hogan & Hartson has abandoned ship ahead of the merger with Lovells, opting instead to join with US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. The... more

• Freshfields and Hogan take lead roles on $1.8 billion Volvo deal

  Mar 30 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan & Hartson are guiding Ford's sale of the Volvo brand to the Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding for $1.8 billion. The... more

• Hogan & Hartson's Berlin office splinters ahead of merger with Lovells

  Mar 23 2010 As the 1 May launch date for mega firm Hogan Lovells draws closer, Hogan & Hartson's Berlin office has split in two. Eighteen partners have decided to break away to... more

• Hogan & Hartson and Lovells appoint committee to oversee merger

  Mar 11 2010 Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have appointed an 18-member committee to oversee their forthcoming merger. The committee, which is composed of equal numbers of... more

• Lovells Overhauls Payment Scheme for Salaried Partners

  Mar 08 2010 Lovells is making changes to the way it pays salaried partners ahead of its merger with Hogan & Hartson. Currently, salaried partners receive a fixed salary plus a... more

• Lovells' David Harris: Hogan Lovells will bid for the biggest deals

  Mar 01 2010 On 1 May 2010, UK law firm Lovells will merge with US rival Hogan Hartson to create one of the world’s largest law firms, called Hogan Lovells, with revenues of $1.8bn... more

• Hogan Lovells: Murdoch or ITV?

  Feb 09 2010 Hogan’s role as adviser to a raft of Rupert Murdoch-owned businesses and Lovells’ longstanding relationship with ITV could spark the first transatlantic power struggle... more

• Lovells and Hogan reveal members of top-level management team

  Feb 08 2010 Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have finalised their top-level management team, naming the international management committee that will drive the combined firm's strategy.... more

• Merged Law Firm Will Be Called Hogan Lovells

  Nov 17 2009 If the planned merger of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells becomes a reality, the new firm will be called Hogan Lovells. The American Lawyer reported on the new name,... more

• Lovells partners in line for post-merger windfall

  Nov 16 2009 Partners to scrutinise fine print of deal ahead of key merger vote Top-performing ­partners at Lovells are ­anticipating the prospect of pocketing a massive payout... more

• Lovells, Hogan leaders give green light to tie-up

  Nov 02 2009 The merger between Lovells and US firm Hogan & Hartson looks almost ­certain to go ahead after the two firms’ management teams unanimously backed the union. The... more

• Hogan Lovells one step closer as merger wins full support of both firms' management

  Oct 30 2009 Management teams at Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have unanimously backed the firms’ proposed merger and will recommend that their respective partnerships back the... more

• Hogan Lovells one step closer as merger wins full support of both firms' management

  Oct 29 2009 Management teams at Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have unanimously backed the firms’ proposed merger and will recommend that their respective partnerships back the... more

• Hogan & Hartson, Lovells merger faces many obstacles

  Oct 13 2009 Hogan & Hartson and Lovells are considering one of the riskiest endeavours for a law firm, a trans-Atlantic merger, which would create a new global giant of more than... more

• Lovells to abandon lockstep pay for Hogan & Hartson merger?

  Oct 12 2009 UK firm Lovells is secretly planning to abandon its lockstep in a bid to push through the planned merger with US firm Hogan & Hartson, reports The Lawyer. The fact... more

• Lovells and Hogan in talks to create new global giant

  Oct 09 2009 Lovells, the City’s sixth-biggest law firm, is in merger talks with leading US firm Hogan & Hartson in what would be the biggest tie-up in the legal sector in nearly... more

• Hogan partner Robert Cave resigns as trustee despite court victory

  Sep 21 2009 Hogan & Hartson partner Robert Cave has resigned from his post as trustee of deceased client Colleen Boland, despite scoring a victory last week at the D.C. Court of... more

• Skadden litigation star Robert Bennett joins Hogan & Hartson

  Sep 05 2009 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's legendary litigator Robert Bennett - co-head of the international government enforcement litigation group and the criminal and... more

• 'Sex and the City' to film at Hogan & Hartson's New York office

  Aug 21 2009 Sarah Jessica Parker and crew will come to Hogan & Hartson's New York offices at 875 Third Ave. early next month to film part of the movie sequel, reports The American... more

• New group: Foreign law firms in India

  Jul 18 2009 After a Bombay High Court ruling in 1995, foreign law firms were barred from practicing in India. Under the newly enacted Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008,... more

• Hogan & Hartson posts rising revenues

  Feb 26 2009 Washington, D.C.-based firm Hogan & Hartson posted gross revenues of $922.5m for the 2008 financial year, a 4.8 per cent rise on the previous year, reports The Lawyer.... more

• Hogan & Hartson asks 240 staffers to leave voluntarily

  Feb 10 2009 Washington-based law firm Hogan & Hartson offered buyouts to about 240 of its legal secretaries and word processors. While layoffs are currently common at law... more