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• Good news on UK trainee retention figures

  Feb 28 2012 RollonFriday continues to report on trainee retention figures in UK law firms, and the overall picture is starting to look a bit more positive than it did at the start... more

• A&O does away with mandatory retirement age

  Feb 13 2012 UK firm Allen & Overy has announced that it is doing away with a policy that sets a fixed retirement age of 60 years for partners. A&O is following in the footsteps of... more

• UK firms show strong trainee retention, despite fragile economy

  Jan 27 2012 The figures on trainee retention in the UK are beginning to emerge, revealing relatively high retention despite widespread concerns about the fragility of the economy.... 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

• DLA Piper hires former Linklaters managing partner

  Oct 28 2011 DLA Piper has scored a major coup with the hire of former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel. Angel is rumoured to have been offered a remuneration package worth... 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

• 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

• SJ Berwin moves to merit-based pay

  Apr 27 2011 SJ Berwin has announced that it is abandoning the associate lockstep model in favor of a merit-based compensation system. Under the new scheme, associates will move... more

• Pinsent Masons lures funds practitioner from SJ Berwin

  Mar 10 2011 TheLawyer reports that Pinsent Masons has bolstered its funds practice with the hire of a senior associate from SJ Berwin’s fund formation team. Daniel Greenaway... more

• Top UK firms improve trainee retention rates

  Mar 03 2011 Trainee retention rates at the 30 largest firms in the UK are up 10 per cent on last year’s figures, 84% of qualifying trainees were offered jobs this year and 83... more

• UK couples may be forced to mediate divorces

  Feb 28 2011 New government proposals could force UK couples to take their divorce disputes to before resorting to the court system. The move was announced by Justice Minister... more

• SJ Berwin makes a promotion in response to London real estate departures

  Dec 06 2010 SJ Berwin has made an out of season promotion to the partnership, making up London-based associate Darren Rogers to real estate partner. The firm was planning on... 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

• Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin call off negotiations for transatlantic merger

  Nov 15 2010 After months of speculation about a transatalatic merger between New York-based Proskauer Rose and London-based SJ Berwin, the two firms have called off their... more

• SJ Berwin elects new Managing partner in a close race

  Nov 02 2010 SJ Berwin has elected a new managing partner in a closely fought contest. Rob Day won the vote by just a handful of votes, and commentators are saying that the... more

• SJ Berwin elects new managing partner

  Oct 22 2010 SJ Berwin has elected corporate partner Rob Day to the role of managing partner after a leadership vote that saw fellow corporate partner Perry Yam come in second.... more

• UK firm SJ Berwin loses real estate team as merger talks continue

  Oct 01 2010 The head of real estate at SJ Berwin has resigned to join Irwin Mitchell, along with a team of three other partners. John Vivian, Jo Footitt, Lewis Myers and Rob... more

• US firms consider merger: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

  Sep 29 2010 US-based law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are in merger talks, according to representatives from both firms. A deal... more

• SJ Berwin boosts Munich IP practice with Howrey hire

  Sep 15 2010 SJ Berwin is set to boost its Munich intellectual property practice with the hire of Michael Knospe of Howrey. Knospe said: "SJ Berwin has a great IP practice in... more

• Dechert hires alternative investment expert from SJ Berwin

  Sep 01 2010 Dechert has announced the hire of partner Achim Pütz, the former head of German financial markets at SJ Berwin. Pütz will join the firm’s Munich office, and is... 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

• SJ Berwin posts 7% drop in revenue, 9% increase in PEP

  Jun 17 2010 SJ Berwin has announced a drop in revenue in the 2009-10 financial year of 7 per cent, with income falling from £184 million to £171 million. This year’s figures are... more

• Milbank hires partner from SJ Berwin to launch EU antitrust practice

  May 19 2010 Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has secured the services of Alexander Rinne, former German head of EU and competition at SJ Berwin. Rinne is set to launch Milbank’s new... more

• Merger talks between SJ Berwin and Orrick fall through

  May 05 2010 Negotiations between London firm SJ Berwin, and San Fransisco firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, were abandoned today. Orrick was considered the most likely partner... more

• SJ Berwin promotes seven to partnership

  Apr 20 2010 SJ Berwin has tapped seven associates for promotion to the partnership in the annual promotions round. The figure is slightly higher than last year, when six new... 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

• Freshfields and SJ Berwin take key roles on Pantheon sale

  Feb 22 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and SJ Berwin advised on the $775m sale of private equity house Pantheon Ventures to NYSE-listed Affiliated Managers Group (AMG).... more

• Bird & Bird hires SJ Berwin M&A partner Arturo Meglio in Italy

  Feb 22 2010 Bird & Bird has strengthened its Italian corporate group with the hire of M&A partner Arturo Meglio, one of SJ Berwin’s founding Milan partners. Meglio will split... more

• SJ Berwin sounds out US firms as Stateside strategy moves up agenda

  Feb 12 2010 SJ Berwin is reviewing its US strategy and has sounded out a small number of law firms about merger possibilities. The firm's management is looking at whether it... more

• Greenberg hires SJ Berwin partner for City securities team

  Dec 11 2009 Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has added yet another partner, boosting its City headcount to 15 partners. Laura O'Neill, a partner with SJ Berwin, will join the US firm... more

• SJ Berwin corporate partner quits for Germany spin-off firm

  Dec 02 2009 SJ Berwin is set to lose a partner in Germany as corporate specialist Joerg Windt leaves the firm to join spin-off firm RoosLegal. RoosLegal was set up earlier this... more

• SJ Berwin reacts to tough market conditions with partner exits

  Nov 07 2009 SJ Berwin has joined the growing rank of law firms restructuring their partnerships, with the City firm asking a number of partners to leave. The top 20 firm... more

• SJ Berwin reacts to tough market conditions with partner exits

  Nov 06 2009 SJ Berwin has joined the growing rank of law firms restructuring their partnerships, with the City firm asking a number of partners to leave. The top 20 firm... more

• SJ Berwin's international growth continues with Shanghai launch

  Oct 31 2009 SJ Berwin has launched its second Asian office, setting up a base in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The move comes after the firm earlier this year moved away from... more

• Adam Signy helps Simpson Thacher secure 1.7bn Blackstone deal

  Sep 21 2009 Former Clifford Chance lawyer Adam Signy has scored his first major transaction since joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London office in May 2009. Signy and... more

• SJ Berwin suspends profit distributions after profit plunge

  Sep 05 2009 UK law firm SJ Bewin has suspended quarterly profit share payments to partners after partner profits fell from £802,000 to £410,000. However, partners still receive... more

• SJ Berwin's posts 50 per cent drop in PEP

  Jul 30 2009 Average profits per equity partner (PEP) at UK law firm SJ Berwin fell by almost 50 per cent during the last financial year, dropping from £801,000 at the end of... more

• SJ Berwin announces new partnership elections

  Apr 22 2009 SJ Berwin has announced that six new lawyers have been elected to the partnership. Three of the six are based in London. The number of lawyers elected by the firm is... more

• SJ Berwin litigation partner found dead

  Jan 13 2009 Staff at SJ Berwin are mourning the death of 41-year-old litigation partner Catherine Bailey, whose body was found in the Thames on Saturday. According to the police... more

• Allen & Overy, Bird & Bird, Hengeler Mueller, Norton Rose, and SJ Berwin nominated for JUVE Awards 2007

  Sep 19 2007 German Law Journal JUVE names nominees for Germany's Law Firm of the Year 2007 Award. The winners will be announced on 31 October 2007 in Palais im Zoo, Frankfurt. more