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• Amarchand hires Linklaters associate as partner in Delhi office

  Yesterday Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Managing Associate Pranav Sharma from Linklaters as a partner in the Delhi office Banking & Finance and Insolvency group.   Pranav... more

• Former London MP from Dewey offers trainees a lifeline

  May 18 2012 The London trainees at Dewey & LeBoeuf have been offered positions by their former London Managing Partner, Peter Sharp. Sharp departed to take up a role at Morgan... more

• Former London MP from Dewey offers trainees a lifeline

  May 18 2012 The London trainees at Dewey & LeBoeuf have been offered positions by their former London Managing Partner, Peter Sharp. Sharp departed to take up a role at Morgan... more

• DAC Beachcroft allies with Canadian firm with a view to merging

  May 18 2012 DAC Beachcroft has entered into a formal association with Canadian firm McCague Borlack, with a long-term plan to fully merge the two firms. Initially, the deal... more

• Taylor Wessing shakes up leadership

  May 16 2012 Taylor Wessing has overhauled its management structure in an effort to introduce younger partners into the firm’s leadership. The firm’s trademark, copyright and... more

• Dutch firm De Brauw to launch in Singapore

  May 09 2012 Leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is waiting on regulatory approval for the launch of a new office in Singapore, which will be its fifth... more

• Dewey continues to lose talent

  May 04 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage its lawyer base, with the Moscow team jumping ship to open a Russia base for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while London banking and... more

• Dewey continues to lose talent

  May 04 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage its lawyer base, with the Moscow team jumping ship to open a Russia base for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while London banking and... more

• Jones Day announces pay rise for trainees, while Links raises all pay levels

  May 04 2012 Jones Day has announced a pay rise for trainees in its London office, increasing the starting salary from £39,000 to £41,000, with pay to be reviewed every year in... more

• Stephenson Harwood promotes three to partnership

  May 03 2012 London firm Stephenson Harwood has promoted three associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, down from four last year. Promotions went to... more

• Stephenson Harwood promotes three to partnership

  May 03 2012 London firm Stephenson Harwood has promoted three associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, down from four last year. Promotions went to... more

• Herbert Smith set to lay off 51 in London

  Apr 30 2012 Herbert Smith has announced plans to lay off 51 people London, and has commenced a 30 day consultation to carry out the cuts. The biggest cuts will take place in the... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses senior London partner to KPMG

  Apr 25 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost one of the firm’s most senior London partners, Fred Gander. Gander, a taxation specialist who has been with Dewey since 1991, will join KPMG... more

• Lawrence Graham promotes four to partnership in London

  Apr 19 2012 Lawrence Graham has announced the promotion of four associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from two last year. The four new partners, all... more

• Former A&O associate given green light to pursue the firm for unfair dismissal in NY courts

  Apr 16 2012 Former Allen & Overy associate Deidre Clark has overcome the firm’s attempt to have her wrongful termination and sexual discrimination claim dismissed from the New... more

• Hogan Lovells relocates corporate partner to Mongolia

  Apr 15 2012 Hogan Lovells has relocated corporate partner Chris Melville from London to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Melville is the second partner to join the new office, which was... more

• US firms boost China presence

  Apr 12 2012 International law firms have significantly increased their presence in China over the past year, with the top 250 US firms bumping their headcount in China by 10 per... more

• DLA Piper boosts restructuring practice with Goldman Sachs hire

  Apr 12 2012 DLA Piper has boosted its restructuring practice with the hire of Justin Conway, an executive director from Goldman Sachs, as a partner in London. Conway has been... more

• Bird & Bird promotes 12 to partnership

  Apr 11 2012 Bird & Bird has promoted 12 lawyers to the partnership this year, a dramatic increase on last year’s figures, when only two lawyers were made up. CEO David Kerr... more

• More partners walk away from Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Apr 11 2012 US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has not yet managed to stem the flow of departing partners, with another two announcing their intention to leave the firm’s London office.... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf in discussions with its bankers over 9-figure debt

  Apr 04 2012 Troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has confirmed that it is in discussions with its bankers concerning the large debt that stands on the firm’s accounts. The firm’s... more

• Slaughter & May and Allen and Overy make annual promotions

  Apr 04 2012 Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy have announced their annual partner promotions, with 23 made up at A&O and two made up at Slaughters. Slaughters elevated... more

• Another partner leaves Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 30 2012 The dramatic overhaul in the management structure at Dewey & LeBoeuf has not yet stemmed the flow of partners leaving the firm, with antitrust litigator lawyer Eamon... more

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership

  Mar 29 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 20 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, the same number as were promoted last year. This year’s... more

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership

  Mar 29 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 20 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, the same number as were promoted last year. This year’s... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf shakes up management team in response to stream of departures

  Mar 28 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf is changing its leadership strategy, with a plan to appoint London partner Stephen Horvath to a new role of executive partner. The plan proposes... more

• Debate over minimum wage for trainees in the UK

  Mar 27 2012 Debate rages over whether to abolish the national minimum salary for trainee solicitors in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is currently consulting on the... 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

• Berrymans Lace Mawer elects new senior partner

  Mar 26 2012 Berrymans Lace Mawer has elected Mike Brown to the role of senior partner, taking over from Terry Renouf, who will return to fee-earning in the London insurance... more

• The Times publishes list of 100 most influential lawyers in Great Britain

  Mar 22 2012 The Times has published its annual list of the most influential lawyers in Great Britain. The Times Law 100 includes includes judges, charity executives, human... more

• Ashurst appoints new managing partner

  Mar 22 2012 Ashurst has tapped Paris-based banking partner James Collis to be its new managing partner. Collis takes over from Simon Bromwich, who decided last month to step down... more

• End of merger negotiations between UK firms Maclay Murray & Spens and Bond Pearce

  Mar 19 2012 There has been a failure of merger negotiations between Scottish law firm Maclay Murray & Spens and Bristol's Bond Pearce. The decision to abandon the talks comes... more

• US firms grow London partnerships by nearly 10%

  Mar 16 2012 US law firms grew their partner count in London by nearly 10% during 2011, evidence that they are gaining a larger slice of the European legal services market.... more

• King & Spalding hires two litigation partners from Bird & Bird in London

  Mar 14 2012 King & Spalding has boosted its London disputes practice with the hire of two litigation partners from Bird & Bird. Jane Player leaves a role as the joint head of... more

• Clyde & Co establishes presence in Mongolia with local alliance

  Mar 13 2012 Clyde & Co is set launch a presence in Mongolia after concluding the terms of an alliance local firm Khan Lex Advocates. Clydes international trade partner Stephen... more

• UK firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain boosts SIngapore office with relocation

  Mar 09 2012 UK insurance specialist firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has boosted its Singapore office by relocating legal director Jeremy Hewitt from London. Mark Errington,... more

• Berwin Leighton Paisner hires former global corporate head of Linklaters

  Feb 29 2012 Berwin Leighton Paisner has scored a coup with the hire of Linklaters’ former global corporate head David Barnes for its London corporate team. Barnes left Linklaters... more

• Documentation and Due Diligence Procedure – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA):

  Feb 28 2012 Documentation and Due Diligence Procedure – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): - http://lawoutlaw.blog.com/2012/02/20/fatca-documentation-and-due-diligence/ more

• Russian oligarchs head to London

  Feb 27 2012 Here is an interesting article about the increasing presence of Russian oligarchs in London Courts. According to the article, London has become the preferred... more

• Covington & Burling posts increase in revenue and average profits per partner

  Feb 24 2012 US firm Covington & Burling has reported a 5.1 per cent increase in total revenue, going from $581.5 million in 2010 to $611 million in 2011. Average profit per equity... more

• Squire Sanders set to launch international shipping practice in London

  Feb 23 2012 Squire Sanders is set to launch a shipping practice in London after the hire of three partners and two associates. The team will be led by partners Graham Harris... more

• Winston & Strawn boost Moscow office with Norton Rose hire

  Feb 13 2012 US firm Winston & Strawn has boosted its Moscow practice with the hire of Norton Rose finance partner Andrei Yakovlev. Yakovlev will divide his time between... more

• Skadden set to launch German capital markets practice after double hire

  Feb 08 2012 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is set to launch a capital markets practice in Germany after the hire a two-partner team from Shearman & Sterling. Shearman's... more

• Pinsent Masons and McGrigors announce merger plans

  Feb 07 2012 London firm Pinsent Masons and Scottish firm McGrigors have announced a formal agreement to merge. The combined firm will operate under the banner of Pinsent Masons... more

• PE firm Duke Street buys controlling interest in London law firm

  Feb 06 2012 Private equity firm Duke Street has taken a stake of just over 50 per cent in London-based law firm Parabis. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval and is... more

• Four associates leave London office of Quinn Emanuel

  Feb 04 2012 Four litigation lawyers have departed from the London office of US litigation firm Quinn Emanuel, punching a largeish hole in the team of 13. The firm’s London has... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Swedish firm Vinge appoints a new managing partner

  Jan 30 2012 Swedish independent law firm Vinge has appointed finance partner Maria-Pia Hope as its new managing partner after being chosen for the role by the firm’s five-partner... more

• London firm Wiggin adds non-lawyer CEO to partnership

  Jan 26 2012 London media boutique Wiggin has announced the addition of a non-lawyer CEO to its partnership, a move that is now permitted under the Legal Services Act. The firm’s... more

• Kirkland & Ellis managing partner departs for private equity firm

  Jan 23 2012 The managing partner of US firm Kirkland & Ellis has surprised the firm by handing in his resignation for 'personal reasons'. James "Jim" Learner has quit the role and... more

• McGrigors and Pinsent Masons in merger talks

  Jan 21 2012 Scotland’s largest law firm by turnover, McGrigors, has confirmed that it is in merger talks with the London-based Pinsent Masons, with a deal to be put to the firms’... more

• DLA Piper and Dechert settle dispute over lateral hire

  Jan 18 2012 A long running dispute between DLA Piper and Dechert over Dechert’s hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard has been settled after going through arbitration... more

• Kirkland & Ellis increases pay for all associates in London

  Jan 13 2012 Kirkland & Ellis has increased the salaries of all associates in London, with newly qualified lawyers now £7000 better off on £97,000. The increases put the firm... more

• UK firm Pannone set to make a round of redundancies

  Jan 13 2012 Up to 12 fee earners and support staff from UK firm Pannone will lose their jobs when the firm closes two offices in Hale and Alderley Edge in Cheshire, as the firm... more

• Bingham McCutchen promotes nine to partnership

  Jan 06 2012 Bingham McCutchen has promoted nine lawyers to the partnership as part of its global round of promotions. The promotions include four partners in London, all of... more

• US firm Reed Smith boost London structured finance practice with BLP hire

  Dec 29 2011 US firm Reed Smith has boosted its structured finance practice in London, with the hire of UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner's structured finance chief Tamara Box.... more

• US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges promotes 11 to partnership

  Dec 28 2011 US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges has elevated eleven lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. The promotions take place across the New York,... more

• Five partners to depart from Mayer Brown's London office

  Dec 18 2011 US firm Mayer Brown is set to lose five partners from its London office in the coming weeks. Mayer Brown's London co-head of capital markets Stephanie Bates is... more

• US firm Shearman & Sterling promotes 9 to global partnership

  Dec 14 2011 US firm Shearman & Sterling has promoted nine lawyers to the global partnership in its annual promotions round. The details of the promotions are as follows:... more

• Fraud proceedings for former partners of Hogan Lovells, Mishcon de Reya

  Dec 09 2011 Former Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson has been charged with four counts of false accounting by the City of London police. Grierson was fired... more

• Linklaters may shear 35 from equity partnership

  Dec 08 2011 Linklaters is set to take the shears to its partnership for the second time in three years, and has announced a major restructuring to its London partners. Some within... more

• A&O lannches new office in Istanbul

  Dec 07 2011 Allen & Overy announced the launch of its new base in Istanbul, Turkey. The office will be led by London banking partner Charles Lindsay, who will be joined by senior... more

• Herbert Smith boosts Asia finance practice with A&O hire

  Dec 06 2011 Herbert Smith has boosted its Asia finance capacity with the hire of Philip Lee, a former international capital markets consultant in Allen & Overy's Singapore office.... more

• US firm White & Case promotes 21 to global partnership

  Dec 03 2011 US firm White & Case has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. All promotions are effective as of 1 January 2012. London managing... more

• A&O asks 12 partners to leave the firm

  Dec 02 2011 Allen & Overy has once again taken the shears to its partnership ranks, asking around 12 of its partners to leave the firm. And while the move is not on the same scale... more

• Dr. Saud Al-Ammari Law Firm boosts Gulf presence

  Nov 22 2011 Dr. Saud Al-Ammari Law Firm, in association with Canadian firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon has strengthened its Gulf presence by relocating two lawyers to its Bahrain... more

• Two associates get the axe after returning from maternity leave at Walker Morris

  Nov 21 2011 London firm Walker Morris has laid off two associates in the corporate department. The two associates had reportedly just returned from maternity leave when they were... more

• LG bolsters London real estate practice with SJ Berwin hire

  Nov 16 2011 LG is set to bolster its London real estate practice with the hire of senior associate Mark Mallon from SJ Berwin. Mallon will join the firm as a partner, and will... more

• Simmons & Simmons boosts Saudi Arabia practice with Hogan Lovells hire

  Oct 25 2011 Simmons & Simmons has boosted its Saudi Arabia practice with the hire of Islamic finance expert Ahmed Butt from Hogan Lovells. Butt leaves his former role in Hogan... more

• Taylor Wessing to launch tech practice in London

  Oct 25 2011 Taylor Wessing is set to boost its technology capacity with the launch of a second office in London. The office, in east London's 'Tech City' will offer expertise in... more

• London firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper cancel trainee programs

  Oct 25 2011 London merger partners Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper have announced that they will not conduct a trainee recruitment program this year. The two insurance law... more

• Will British legal education be left behind?

  Oct 21 2011 Here is an interesting article about the relative strength in the market for British legal education. The article points out that London the world's top... 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

• UK firm Addleshaw Goddard raises pay for NQs

  Oct 13 2011 UK firm Addleshaw Goddard has effected a pay increase for newly-qualified lawyers, raising the salary by 4 per cent in the firm's regional offices and by 2% in London.... more

• End of merger talks between Dundas & Wilson and Bircham

  Oct 10 2011 Merger talks have collapsed between Edinburgh-based Dundas & Wilson and London firm Bircham Dyson Bell. According to this article in The Lawyer magazine, the... more

• Indian firm J. Sagar Associates hires Herbert Smith attorney

  Oct 10 2011 Indian firm J. Sagar Associates has hired Promod Nair as a Partner in the Bangalore office. Nair previously working as a Senior Associate with Herbert Smith’s... more

• Thorp Alberga boosts offshore practice with three partner hires

  Oct 05 2011 Offshore law firm Thorp Alberga has boosted its boutique practice with the hire of three partners in its Cayman and Hong Kong offices. Linda Martin joins the firm... more

• Baker Donelson boosts Mississipi Litigation practice with new hire

  Oct 03 2011 Memphis-based Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz has boosted its litigation and pro bono practices with the hire of La'Verne Edney from a role as general... more

• DLA Piper boosts London financial litigation practice with 3 hires from LG

  Sep 30 2011 DLA Piper boosted its London financial litigation practice with the hire of three from Lawrence Graham - Jeremy Andrews, Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry and James Curle.... more

• British Justice Secretary vows to make the case against protectionist regulations on behalf of UK law firms

  Sep 27 2011 The British Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke expressed his enthusiam last week for the nation’s legal industry, pointing out that the legal sector is one of the most... more

• Ashurst appoints new managing partner in Abu Dhabi

  Sep 23 2011 Ashurst has appointed a new managing partner for the Abu Dhabi practice, with corporate partner Alastair Holland taking over from David Wadham. Wadham, who has... more

• Proskauer & Rose continues raid of SJ Berwin's funds group

  Sep 07 2011 Proskauer Rose has recruited six associates from SJ Berwin’s funds group. The group follows hot on the heels of funds partners Nigel van Zyl and Oliver Rochman, who... more

• Mayer Brown boosts insurance practice with Debevoise hire

  Sep 06 2011 Mayer Brown has bolstered its London corporate and securities practice with the hire of Debevoise & Plimpton associate Colin Scagell. Scagell joins the firm as a... more

• Gaddafi retains Essex law firm

  Aug 29 2011 Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has retained an Essex law firm Edwards Duthie to argue its claim to the London embassy. The claim alleges that representatives of the... more

• Pinsent Masons and Wragges freeze salaries for newly qualified lawyers

  Aug 24 2011 Pinsent Masons and Wragge & Co have announced the details of their associate slaries for 2011-12, with both firms freezing rates for newly-qualified lawyers in London.... 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

• ALMT Legal adds a partner in London and one in Delhi

  Aug 12 2011 ALMT Legal has boosted its partnership team with the hire of two new partners. M&A and private equity specialist Garima Basu joins the firm from her independent... more

• Proskauer & Rose continues London expansion with triple hire

  Aug 03 2011 Proskauer Rose has continued its strategy of growth in London with the hire of three funds partners: Kate Simpson from Kirkland & Ellis; and Nigel van Zyl and Oliver... more

• London Underground brings £142m negligence claim against Freshfields

  Aug 01 2011 The London Underground Ltd (‘LUL’) has brought a £142 million suit against Freshfields Bruckhaus Derinder regarding advice that the firm provided on a deal in 2002.... more

• White & Case to reopen Milan office after Latham & Watkins hire

  Jul 29 2011 White & Case is set to re-open its Milan office after the hire of two London partners from rival firm Latham & Watkins - Michael Immordino and Jonathan Clark.... more

• Hunton & Williams downsizes in London after mass departures

  Jul 18 2011 The London office of Hunton & Williams has downsized in response to a torrent of departures. The office has lost 60 per cent of its headcount in less than three... 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

• UK trainee retention figures a mixed bag

  Jul 11 2011 Trainee retention figures are finding their way out into the light of day, and some of the results are less than pretty. Slaughter and May has offered a job to all... more

• Herbert Smith reports growth in revenues and PEP

  Jul 07 2011 Herbert Smith has reported a 3.4% increase in revenue in the 2010-11 financial year, from £449.9m to £465m. Profits per equity partner also rose by a significant... more

• Three partners vie for role as global head of banking at Linklaters

  Jul 04 2011 Three partners have thrown their hats into the ring as Linklaters prepares to elect a new global head of banking to succeed Robert Elliott when his tenure ends in... more

• The myth of work-life balance in big firms

  Jul 01 2011 Here is an interesting article in the Guardian about work-life balance – or the lack thereof – in large law firms. The article observes that firms maintain the fiction... more

• London firm Devonshires breaks its promise to pay bonuses

  Jun 27 2011 RollOnFriday has reported that London law firm Devonshires will not be paying the bonuses promised to associates last year. The bonus scheme was introduced to... more

• UK insurance firms negotiate for a merger

  Jun 24 2011 UK insurance law firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper are in the midst of negotiations over a possible merger which, if completed, would create an insurance law... more

• Holman Fenwick & Willan boosts Asia-Pacific practice with partner relocations

  Jun 21 2011 Holman Fenwick & Willan has boosted its Asia Pacific practice – following the launch of a new office in Perth – by relocating a number of partners. Shanghai lead... more