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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

• 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

• 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

• Lovells posts 13% jump in PEPs and marginal increase in revenue

  Jul 15 2010 Lovells, the legacy firm operating outside the Hogan Lovells merged entity, has posted a 13 per cent jump in average profit per equity partner which rose from... 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

• Allen & Overy hires three new partners in Germany

  Apr 16 2010 Allen & Overy has boosted its German practice with the hire of three partners from Lovells and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Litigation partner Daniel Busse will leave the... more

• Lovells invites 21 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 15 2010 Lovells has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in the annual promotions round – an increase from the 19 that were appointed in 2009’s round, but down from the 31... 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

• Lights out at Lovells' Chicago office?

  Mar 30 2010 Lovells will likely shut down its Chicago office after a strategic and financial review. The review has been ongoing since before the firm began to negotiate a merger... 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

• Lovells focuses pro bono efforts on social enterprise

  Mar 15 2010 Lovells has launched a pro bono unit that offers the business and financial expertise of top lawyers to not for profit organizations and the fair-trade sector. The... 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

• Hogan Hartson's entire Warsaw office quits for K&L Gates

  Mar 02 2010 K&L Gates will open an office in Warsaw after scooping Hogan & Hartson's entire local office, two months before Hogan's planned merger with Lovells. The new office... 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

• Slaughter and May shows confidence with 87% retention rate

  Feb 19 2010 Accoding to RollOnFriday, there are clear signs of renewed confidence amongst leading UK law firms this week, as further details were released of trainee retention... 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

• Lovells hires Dewey banking partner Michel Quere for Paris office

  Jan 15 2010 Lovells has hired high-profile banking partner Michel Quere from Dewey & LeBoeuf, reports legalweek. Quere was charged with co-managing Dewey & LeBoeuf's Paris... more

• Lovells and 39 Essex St scoop LSB panel places

  Jan 06 2010 The Legal Services Board (LSB) has appointed Lovells and 39 Essex Street as legal advisors following a tender that attracted responses from 16 applicants. The legal... more

• Hogan and Lovells partners approve merger

  Dec 15 2009 Partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have approved their merger that will create the world’s ninth-biggest legal group by revenue, just behind Allen & Overy. The... more

• More top UK law firms look at outsourcing options

  Nov 23 2009 Legal Week reports that eight firms within the top 30 already carry out some form of LPO, including Allen & Overy, Eversheds, Lovells, Pinsent Masons, Wragge & Co and... 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' half-year results see revenues static at £259m

  Nov 14 2009 Lovells has reported a slight dip in revenues for the first half of 2009-10, with the City firm posting turnover of £259m. The figure means results are virtually... more

• Watson Farley & Williams raids Lovells for Spanish launch

  Nov 11 2009 Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has launched in Spain through recruiting a five-lawyer team from Lovells with a particular focus on renewables. Project finance... 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

• Lovells and Herbert Smith join Slaughters on new Treasury panel

  Oct 31 2009 Lovells and Herbert Smith have won sought-after roles to advise HM Treasury on the stability of the financial markets. The Treasury's new three-firm panel, which... more

• Lovells takes lead on administration of Threshers parent company

  Oct 31 2009 Lovells has taken the lead role on the administration of off-licence retail chain First Quench Retailing, the parent company of Threshers and Wine Rack. The company... 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

• 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

• Lovells enters alliance with local Saudi firm Al-Yaqoub

  Sep 16 2009 Lovells has launched an association in Saudi Arabia with local firm Al Yaqoub Attorneys and Legal Advisers, a Riyadh-based three-lawyer firm led by former Trowers &... more

• Lovells enters alliance with French insolvency boutique Kuntz

  Sep 10 2009 Lovells has reached a tie-up agreement with Paris-based insolvency boutique Kuntz & Associés, which will see the firms form a closer bond without entering into a... more

• Partner promotions at top UK law firms fall by a third

  Sep 04 2009 Magic circle law firms -- Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Slaughter and May -- saw promotions fall by an average of 41... more

• Lovells lawyers paid less than cleaners?

  Aug 28 2009 Lovells is offering jobs to lawyers at as little as £9 an hour --- paying less than for cleaners who are asking around £10 an hour for occasional jobs in central... more

• Lovells to launch in Saudi Arabia with Dubai duo

  Aug 12 2009 Lovells is poised to open in Saudi Arabia, with two of the firm’s Dubai-based lawyers, of counsel Imran Mufti and associate Mustafa Kamal, spearheading the launch. more

• Lovells keeps just 69 per cent of September qualifiers

  Aug 06 2009 Lovells’ retention rate for trainee solicitors qualifying in autumn has decreased to 69 per cent, placing the firm UK in line with other City firms like Freshfields... more

• Schering-Plough adds A&O, Lovells, Eversheds to legal panel

  Jun 26 2009 Pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough has added Allen & Overy, Lovells, Eversheds, DLA Piper and Baker & McKenzie to its roster of external legal advisers. more

• Lovells enters alliance with Indian law firm Phoenix Legal

  Jun 19 2009 Lovells is the latest UK firm to tie up with a local Indian player, preparing for a possible market opening. Phoenix, which has five lawyers in Mumbai and 10 in... more

• Swine Flu infection in Lovells' Hong Kong office

  Jun 12 2009 Hong Kong confirmed its first locally transmitted case of swine flu. A 55-year-old Lovells employee had gone to a cocktail party organized by the international law... more

• Pound weakness helps Lovells report turnover rise of 11 per cent

  May 27 2009 The massive impact of sterling’s decline against the euro and the dollar has helped bolster Lovells’ 2008-09 financial results, with the firm posting a rise in revenue... more

• Former Lovells Mid East chief joins Baker Botts

  May 26 2009 Baker Botts has hired former Lovells Middle East head Shibeer Ahmed in a boost for its Dubai project finance practice. Ahmed joined the US firm’s Dubai office... more

• Lovells loses Italian insolvency chief Silvio Tersilla to Gianni

  May 13 2009 Lovells has lost the head of its Italian business restructuring and insolvency team, Silvio Tersilla, to its Italian leader Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners. Tersilla... more

• Lovells increases partner elections from 2008

  Apr 13 2009 Lovells has announced its elections to the partnership for 2009. A total of 19 partners were named, including six in London and another six in Germany, which is an... more

• Lovells sees numerous lawyers and staff made redundant

  Apr 02 2009 UK firm Lovells has announced it will lay off a total of 79 legal and non-legal staff from its London City office. In addition, the firm will freeze numerous salaries... more

• Lovells reconstitutes partnership committee

  Apr 01 2009 Lovells partners Nicholas Cheffings and Michael Davison are among five new partners elected to Lovells partnership committee. They replace Christopher Grierson and... more

• Lovells to lay off 94 in London

  Feb 09 2009 Lovells has started redundancy talks that will see up to 94 staff in London lose their jobs. 18 lawyers are at risk of redundancy, with 43 support staff, 27... more

• Madoff trustee hires Lovells to hunt for missing assets

  Feb 06 2009 Irving Picard, the trustee in charge of the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's brokerage, has asked UK law firm Lovells to serve as special counsel in foreign proceedings... more

• City law firms gear up for painful year ahead

  Jan 03 2009 After enjoying several record-breaking years, City law firms like Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lovells, DLA Piper face a fall in revenue and... more

• Lovells Europe head Harald Seisler steps down

  Nov 26 2008 Lovells Continental Europe head Harald Seisler has stepped down from the role after running an unsuccessful campaign to become firmwide managing partner. Seisler will... more

• Lovells reappoints David Harris as managing partner

  Nov 19 2008 Lovells, the UK's sixth largest firm by revenue, has reappointed David Harris as managing partner just two weeks after reporting one of the standout first-half... more

• City law firms post solid financials

  Nov 07 2008 City law firms look set to tough out the gloomy market with Lovells, Norton Rose, Trowers & Hamlins and CMS Cameron McKenna all expecting double-digit revenue growth... more

• Lovells posts 15% growth in first half of 2008

  Nov 06 2008 Lovells has emerged as the stand-out performer as H1 financial results emerge, with the City firm posting a 15% increase on the same period last year. Income has... more

• Law firms benefit as clients suffer post-Lehman jitters

  Oct 13 2008 City law firms reported unprecedented levels of activity in the last two weeks of September as financial institutions called on their legal advisers... more

• Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Freshfields top UK law firm rankings

  Sep 09 2008 Slaughter and May took the top spot in the UK for the third consecutive year. The top-ten UK law firms for prestige, as ranked in the 2009 Vault Guide to the Top 50... more

• DLA Piper, Linklaters, Lovells see trainee retention dive

  Aug 05 2008 Trainee retention rates at a number of leading firms have plummeted as worsening economic conditions hit the employment market. DLA Piper, Linklaters, and Lovells have... more

• Lovells boosts Singapore with White & Case energy duo

  Jul 29 2008 Lovells has hired energy partner Brad Roach from White & Case in Singapore. Roach, who is joined by an energy associate, advises the developers of infrastructure... more

• Ashurst boosts London energy practice with Lovells hire

  Jul 28 2008 Ashurst has added to its London energy, transport and infrastructure team with the hire of Jason Radford, a partner from City rival Lovells. Jason Radford advises... more

• Record results from UK law firms - Allen & Overy breaks £1bn

  Jul 04 2008 Allen & Overy's figures show a 15% rise in turnover to £1.016 billion. RollOnFriday has published a detailed list of law firms which have posted double digit... more

• Clifford Chance scoops landmark Goldman Sachs SIV bailout

  Jun 19 2008 Clifford Chance is advising Goldman Sachs on its groundbreaking restructuring series of structured investment vehicles (SIVs). Lovells has joined Clifford Chance on... more

• Consternation as Lovells senior partner swings from ceiling in lycra catsuit

  Jun 15 2008 Clearly realising that most partner speeches can be a bit dull Lovells senior partner John Cleese Young decided to liven his up by showing off his gymnastic prowess.... more

• Simmons' Tokyo office plundered by Lovells

  Jun 10 2008 Lovells has inherited Simmons & Simmons' Tokyo office as Simmons scales back its international ambitions. Simmons had been reviewing its Japanese operation for six... more

• Lovells promotes 46 to counsel role

  Jun 06 2008 Lovells has announced a bumper crop of counsel promotions, with 46 associates getting the nod. The promotions, effective 1 May, are spread across firm’s offices... more

• London Law Firm Leaders Taking a Hard Line on Partner Promotions

  May 26 2008 Partner promotions across the top 10 London firms fell by 10 percent over the last financial year, according to Legal Week research, which suggests that law firms are... more

• Lovells bags new firm for Sino-Global Alliance

  May 23 2008 The Lovells-backed Sino-Global Legal Alliance (SGLA) has been strengthened with the addition of another Chinese firm, with Chengdu’s Tahota Law Firm due to come on... more

• City firms celebrate double-digit revenue growth for 2007-08

  May 22 2008 Several law firms have posted robust financial results for 2007-08, with Lovells, SJ Berwin and Eversheds among those announcing double-digit hikes in revenues. The... more

• Four percent hike lifts Lovells NQs to £65k

  May 20 2008 Newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) at Lovells will now take home £65,000 after the City heavyweight announced pay rises for its junior lawyers. The move lifts NQ pay... more

• Lovells revenues up 13 per cent

  May 16 2008 Lovells has posted a robust financial performance during the 2007-08 period with revenues rising by 13 per cent and average profit per equity partner (PEP) up by 10.5... more

• UK firms eye Singapore opportunities as local-law licences go up for grabs

  May 02 2008 Legalweek reports that DLA Piper, Lovells, Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Norton Rose are planning to apply for licences to provide local-law advice in Singapore. The... more

• White & Case Expands in Hong Kong with Lovells Finance Team

  Apr 23 2008 Global law firm White & Case LLP has made a major addition to its Bank Finance and Restructuring Practices in Asia with the arrival of partner John Hartley. Hartley is... more

• Lovells Promotions plunge to 18

  Apr 12 2008 Lovells has promoted 18 associates to its partnership, a significant drop on last year's bumper crop of 31. The year before that the firm promoted 18. As with most... more

• Lovells jumps 38 places to storm UK M&A top three

  Apr 04 2008 Lovells jumped 38 places to storm into the top three firms by value for UK M&A deals in the first quarter. The rankings show Linklaters as the firm advising on the... more

• Linklaters ranked as 'superbrand' law firm

  Mar 10 2008 In a new study by Superbrands, Linklaters appears as the highest law firm on the list of best brands at 259. Clifford Chance is ranked at 296 and national firm... more

• Lovells revamps Hong Kong team with White & Case hire

  Jan 30 2008 Lovells corporate team in Asia has hired merchant banking and structured credit partner Fred Chang from Wall Street firm White & Case. Chang advises financial... more

• UK trainees avoid crunch fallout as top firms’ retention soars above 90%

  Jan 17 2008 Trainee retention rates across the UK’s elite legal profession have remained steadfast, with many firms keeping hold of more than 90% of their intake despite a sharp... more

• Lovells legend Hugh Nineham quits for McDermott

  Jan 15 2008 McDermott Will & Emery has hired Lovells corporate icon Hugh Nineham to become its European and London corporate head. Nineham has been a crucial figure in Lovells'... more

• Norton Rose Gains Partner in Hong Kong, Loses One in Singapore

  Jan 08 2008 Norton Rose has gained one partner in Asia and lost another, including hiring a new head of asset finance in Hong Kong. Energy partner Stephen Begley rejoins Norton... more

• Lovells Hires Derains & Associés' Arbitration Partner Jean-Georges Betto

  Jan 04 2008 Lovells has hired arbitration partner Jean-Georges Betto as a partner in its French practice. Betto moves to the UK firm from Paris arbitration boutique Derains &... more

• Latest Lovells hire adds to Paris arbitration

  Jan 03 2008 Lovells has boosted its Paris office after completing the hire of partner Jean-Georges Betto from local boutique Derains & Associes. Betto, who started at the City... more

• Lovells advises Deutsche Bahn on €1.64bn property disposal

  Dec 29 2007 In the latest deal involving Lovells’ German real estate practice, the team advised Deutsche Bahn on the disposal of its commercial property holding company, Aurelis,... more

• Lovells taps Freshfields for German ECM chief

  Oct 16 2007 Lovells has strengthened its German capital markets practice with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Karsten Mueller-Eising. Mueller-Eising joins the... more