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• Clyde & Co pursues growth strategy in Asia

  May 01 2012 Clyde & Co is pursuing a strategy of growth in Asia, despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in... more

• Major law firms step up efforts to retain and promote women

  Mar 23 2012 Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells, Simmons & Simmons and Addleshaw Goddard are among large number of law firms that are launching new initiatives aiming to retain and... more

• 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

• UK firm Simmons & Simmons keeps just 2 of 8 qualifying trainees

  Feb 22 2012 Simmons & Simmons has announced that just two of its eight qualifying trainees will be taking up post-qualification employment with the firm. According to a statement,... more

• Simmons & Simmons voted most gay-friendly law firm

  Jan 20 2012 Simmons & Simmons has taken out top honours for a fourth year running in the ratings for the most gay-friendsly law firm. The rating, conducted by charity organisation... more

• Reports indicate more departures from BLP's banking and capital markets group

  Jan 16 2012 Rumour has it that seven associates have resigned from Berwin Leighton Paisner's Banking and Capital Markets group in the last week. According to Roll On Friday a... 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

• UK firms struggle with diversity in equity partnerships

  Sep 12 2011 Efforts to remedy the imbalance between male and female equity partners in the UK’s largest firms don’t seem to be making much progress, according to the annual ‘UK... more

• Veteran lawyer quits Simmons after losing election race for Senior Partner role

  Jul 01 2011 The former Managing Partner at Simmons & Simmons, Mark Dawkins, has left the firm US litigation boutique Bingham McCutcheon after losing in an election for the role of... 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

• Simmons & Simmons hires group of partners from Berwin Leighton Paisner

  May 26 2011 Simmons & Simmons has bolstered its finance department with the hire of a group of partners and former partners from Berwin Leighton Paisner. The newest additions... more

• Simmons introduces junior equity rank

  May 18 2011 Simmons & Simmons has announced the introduction of a new tier of fixed-share partners. Under the three-tier partnership structure, salaried partners will be... more

• Simmons elects London lawyer Colin Passmore as Senior Partner

  Apr 29 2011 The partnership at Simmons & Simmons voted to elect London litigator Colin Passmore as senior partner. Passmore came in ahead of his rival, outgoing managing partner... more

• Ashurst to launch disputes practice in HK after Simmons hire

  Apr 18 2011 Ashurst is set to launch a Hong Kong dispute resolution practice after the hire of Simmons & Simmons China disputes head Gareth Hughes. Ashurst Asia head Geoffrey... more

• Six candidates vye for Senior Partner role at Simmons & Simmons

  Apr 04 2011 Six partners have put themselves forward as candidates for the Senior Partner role at Simmons & Simmons. Current Senior Partner David Dickinson leaves the role at the... more

• Leading UK firms aim for more diversity in recruitment

  Mar 17 2011 A number of leading UK law firms have announced the intention to increase the number of universities they visit during recruitment rounds, in a bid to increase... more

• Clifford Chance has 'the biggest superbrand in the UK'

  Mar 06 2011 Clifford Chance has been declared the law firm with the biggest superbrand, according to The Centre for Brand Analysis. The firm came in at 184th in a list of 500... more

• Berwin boosts Middle East real estate practice with double hire

  Jan 28 2011 Berwin Leighton Paisner has boosted its Middle East real estate practice with the hire of two partners in Abu Dhabi. David Nunn leaves the partnership at Simmons &... more

• UK firms Wragges and Stephenson Harwood announce retention rates

  Jan 18 2011 Wragge & Co has offered a permanent position to five out of seven (72%) of the qualifying trainees, with all five accepting. One of the seven decided not to apply for... more

• Howrey closes London IP practice after string of departures

  Jan 11 2011 Howrey has closed its intellectual property practice in London following the departure of London managing partner Mark Hodgson to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Howrey’s... more

• Simmons & Simmons appoints new Managing Partner

  Dec 24 2010 Simmons & Simmons has appointed Jeremy Hoyland as the firm’s new Managing Partner, following a partnership vote. Hoyland succeeds Mark Dawkins in the role of... more

• UK firms consider ways to mitigate increased income tax

  Oct 14 2010 A number of UK law firms are considering setting up subsidiary service companies or introducing new ownership structures in order to avoid the maximum 50 per cent... more

• Simmons & Simmons posts double figure drop in revenue, PEP

  Aug 04 2010 Simmons & Simmons has posted an 11.3% drop in profits per equity partner for the 2009-10 financial year. Equity partners took home an average of £461,000, down almost... more

• Simmons appoints eight to partnership

  Jun 30 2010 Simmons & Simmons has announced the results of this year’s promotions round, appointing eight lawyers to the partnership. This figure is double the appointments made... more

• Merger talks between Simmons and Mayer Brown end without agreement

  Jun 30 2010 Merger negotiations between Simmons & Simmons and Mayer Brown have collapsed after preliminary talks failed to precipitate agreement between the two firms. A joint... 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

• Simmons' Padua office to close; 15-lawyer team joins rival

  Jun 14 2010 The Padua office of Simmons & Simmons is set to close down, with the 15-lawyer team – including partners Paolo Brugnera and Paolo Gnignati – defecting to Italian firm... more

• Mayer Brown merger negotiations with Simmons fail

  Jun 07 2010 US firm Mayer Brown has suffered a setback in its effort to establish a merger with a UK firm as talks with Simmons & Simmons end without an agreement. The... more

• Simmons opens Beijing office

  Jun 01 2010 Simmons & Simmons is reorganising its operations in China, with plans to open a new office in Beijing that will serve as the firm’s main Chinese office. Simmons &... more

• Simmons & Simmons abandoned by a team of 20 lawyers

  Mar 26 2010 The Rome office of Simmons & Simmons will be a little quieter in the coming weeks. Twenty lawyers, including four partners, have handed in their resignations in the... more

• Simmons & Simmons, Shearman & Sterling and Stephenson Harwood move to merit-based pay

  Mar 19 2010 The trend toward merit-based pay systems in major law firms continues, with Simmons & Simmons, Shearman & Sterling and Stephenson Harwood being the latest to announce... more

• Stephenson Harwood make the move to merit-based pay

  Mar 15 2010 Stephenson Harwood has decided to move away from the traditional lockstep model for associate pay in favour of a system based upon individual merit. The new system... more

• Cleary scores coup with rare City hire from Simmons

  Feb 10 2010 Simmons & Simmons finance litigation head Jonathan Kelly will leave the firm to join Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Kelly, one of the City's best-known banking... more

• Simmons & Simmons dumps bonus scheme after just one year

  Jan 26 2010 Simmons & Simmons is overhauling the non-equity partner bonus scheme it introduced at the beginning of the 2008-09 financial year after not one person... more

• Simmons regains prized role as MoD unveils new projects panel

  Jan 14 2010 Simmons & Simmons has won back its position on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) major projects panel four years after being dropped from the roster. The top 15 City... more

• Simmons named Stonewall's top gay friendly law firm

  Jan 14 2010 Simmons & Simmons is the most gay friendly law firm, according to research published today by lesbian, gay and bisexual lobby organisation Stonewall. The firm has... more

• Freshfields, Simmons, Hengeler lead on Springer Media sale

  Dec 14 2009 Swedish private equity firm EQT and the Singapore Government's GIC are buying Springer Science and Business Media for up to €2.2bn, allowing an exit for the two UK... 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

• Firms warned against ditching associate lockstep

  Nov 16 2009 City managing partners are warning that ditching associate locksteps as the job market shows signs of recovery could be harmful. Many firms are gearing up to revamp... more

• Trio of firms win role on creation of currency trading platform

  Nov 13 2009 Clifford Chance, Denton Wilde Sapte and Simmons & Simmons have acted on the creation of a new exchange-traded currency (ETC) platform. This was a first instruction... more

• Simmons' half-year results show revenues down by 16% - Legalweek

  Nov 07 2009 Simmons & Simmons has reported a significant fall in half-year revenues, with turnover plummeting 16% to £120.3m. This time last year, Simmons reported H1 turnover... more

• Simmons blames global crisis as firm pulls plug on Moscow arm

  Oct 29 2009 Simmons & Simmons is to pull out of Russia little more than two years after launching its Moscow office. The top 15 City firm will start shutting down the base with... more

• Simmons duo depart to join Weil Gotshal in Hong Kong

  Oct 28 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges has boosted its Asia practice with a double hire from Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong. Henry Ong has joined Weil's Hong Kong office as a... more

• Simmons goes all-out on corporate responsibility

  Oct 19 2009 Community work to feature on timesheets and appraisals in radical rethink of business plan. Simmons & Simmons has put corporate responsibility (CR) at the heart of... more

• Simmons goes live with outsourcing project

  Oct 17 2009 Simmons & Simmons has launched an innovative legal process outsourcing (LPO) scheme, six months after pinpointing LPO as a key part of its strategy. Under a... more

• Simmons & Simmons advises on Unite Group fundraising

  Oct 01 2009 Simmons & Simmons has advised underwriters JPMorgan Cazenove and Numis on a £82m fundraising for student housing company Unite Group. more

• Hourly rates at top UK law firms drop by a third

  Sep 21 2009 According to a survey by costs lawyer Jim Diamond, the recession has forced the UK’s largest firms like Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons to slash... more

• Simmons hires German private equity expert Jan Wildberger

  Aug 10 2009 Simmons & Simmons has bolstered its Frankfurt office with the addition of Jan Wildberger, founding partner of German private equity boutique Haarmann. more

• Camerons, Eversheds, Simmons plan merit-based compensation

  Jul 24 2009 UK law firms CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds and Simmons & Simmons have launched reviews expected to usher in merit-driven compensation for associates, reports legalweek. more

• Simmons & Simmons PEP drops 20 per cent

  Jul 15 2009 Simmons & Simmons saw average profits per equity partner (PEP) drop by nearly 20 percent after four consecutive years of growth. Turnover increased marginally from... more

• What recession? UK lawyers charge $1400 an hour

  Apr 03 2009 UK regulatory lawyers at firms like London-based Simmons & Simmons bill as much as 1,000 pounds ($1,440) an hour for advising clients on the financial crisis and... more

• Norton Rose floats reduced work week for members

  Mar 17 2009 Last week, Norton Rose announced a plan, not yet approved, to cut back on partners' working hours as a way to decrease overall costs while saving jobs. While other... more

• Simmons & Simmons offers deferring trainees £15k to do an MBA

  Mar 15 2009 Simmons & Simmons has asked its September 2009 trainees to defer for one year and offered to pay all fees plus £15,000 if they take an MBA at BPP's Business School,... more

• Ashurst, Simmons & Simmons freeze pay

  Mar 12 2009 UK firms join Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy in freezing salaries in a bid to avoid further job cuts. Rates for newly-qualified lawyers at Ahsurst... more

• Simmons & Simmons to cut 70 jobs in London

  Feb 17 2009 City law firm Simmons & Simmons revealed that almost 70 could lose their jobs in its London office. The firm started a 30-day redundancy consultation today. Up to... more

• Simmons closes Rotterdam and moves all Dutch lawyers to Amsterdam office

  Jan 28 2009 Simmons & Simmons announced that it is to close its Rotterdam office and move all its Dutch activities into a single Amsterdam office from 2010. The Amsterdam office... more

• Simmons & Simmons trainees asked to defer start date to 2010

  Jan 26 2009 Simmons & Simmons has asked 17 trainees who were scheduled to begin work in March 2009 to consider deferring until 2010 due to the current economic downturn. more

• Simmons rated as most gay-friendly UK law firm

  Jan 08 2009 Simmons & Simmons has been awarded ‘Most Improved Employer’ status in the latest Workplace Equality Index ranked by gay rights organisation Stonewall. more

• Simmons & Simmons' Rotterdam office under review

  Nov 28 2008 Simmons & Simmons is reviewing the future of its Rotterdam office. The UK firm is currently considering the best option for the 75-fee earner office, which is believed... more

• Top UK law firms remain confident despite job cuts

  Oct 27 2008 Most of the UK's twelve largest firms by revenue have managed to limit the damage caused by the finance crisis to just single-digit cuts in the hardest-hit sectors.... more

• Simmons & Simmons axes eight lawyers

  Oct 21 2008 Simmons & Simmons has made eight lawyers and 19 service staff redundant ­following a three-year review of its wage bill... more

• Howrey takes Simmons and Taylor Wessing IP partners

  Jan 13 2008 Howrey has boosted its London IP group with two new partners, taking Marjan Noor from Taylor Wessing and Paul Inman from Simmons & Simmons. The hires continue Howrey's... more