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• CMS team of 10 exits for Fladgate

  Nov 20 2018 Fladgate has hired a 10-strong real estate team from CMS in London. The hire comes just a month after Alan Karsberg and Simon Kanter, both real estate partners, left... more

• CMS releases partial financials, breaks £500m UK revenue

  Jun 18 2018 CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has revealed selected figures for the 2017/18 financial year, surpassing £500m UK revenue in its first year after its three-way... more

• Trends: US West Coast firms deepening roots in UK

  May 16 2018 The trend of UK growth among US West Coast firms seems to be solidifying, with ever-increasing UK lateral hires and rises in revenue indicating that the firms are... more

• CMS releases first promotions round since merger

  May 02 2018 CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has announced its first promotions round since last year’s three-way merger, with 47 new partners being made up. Among the 11... more

• Dentons launches space tech start-up accelerator

  Apr 06 2018 Dentons is launching an initiative called Space Camp to help young tech start-ups to commercialize themselves in the UK. The program sees Dentons legally assisting... more

• Charles Russell Speechlys recruits CMS funds head

  Apr 05 2018 Charles Russell Speechlys has hired CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang’s funds group head Melville Rodrigues to join its real estate practice. Rodrigues’ training... more

• CMS dismisses Singapore head for undisclosed reasons

  Mar 26 2018 CMS has dismissed Singapore head Andrew Stott from the firm as well as reported the matter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The process of Stott’s dismissal... more

• K&L Gates announces small promotions round

  Mar 05 2018 K&L Gates has scaled back on its promotion round this year, with 34 new partners being made up globally, three of whom are from the London branch. The three new City... more

• CMS legacy firms' LLP accounts reveal sinking numbers

  Feb 02 2018 In the financial year prior to their three-firm merger, the legacy firms of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang each suffered a fall. Olswang’s LLP accounts reveal... more

• CMS reports 25% profit increase while DWF reports 23% turnover growth

  Nov 21 2017 CMS UK has reported that the firm’s profits have increased by 25% since the firm completed its merger with Nabarro and Olswang six months ago. The merger went into... more

• CMS sublets former Nabarro and Olswang space

  Nov 14 2017 CMS has finalized deals to sublet legacy Nabarro and Olswang’s London offices, just six months after the largest legal merger in the UK took place. Today marks the... more

• CMS announces alliance with Holborn Law in Singapore

  Sep 08 2017 CMS has announced a new formal law alliance (FLA) in Singapore, as the firm enters into an alliance with Singapore-based boutique firm Holborn Law. The new alliance... more

• CMS pre-merger revenue remains static over 2016/17

  Jun 20 2017 CMS has released its financial results for 2016/17, reporting year-end turnover of €999m, or €1.05bn without currency fluctuation. The figure stayed static compared to... more

• Recently merged CMS nabs AI acquisition deal

  May 26 2017 CMS, which recently completed its three-way merger with Olswang and Nabarro, has advised on the acquisition of artificial intelligence provider RAVN by US document... more

• Olswang partners open IP boutique in Munich and Paris

  May 15 2017 Following Olswang’s merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro on 1 May, a number of lawyers have decided to leave the newly combined firm to pursue new... more

• CMS, Olswang and Nabarro promote 48 new partners ahead of merger

  Apr 26 2017 CMS, Nabarro and Olswang have promoted a total of 48 new partners for 2017, ahead of the firms’ upcoming three-way merger. Promotions at CMS made up the majority... more

• Latham hires Olswang litigation partner Ian Felstead

  Apr 03 2017 Latham & Watkins continues to expand its litigation capabilities with the hire of Ian Felstead from Olswang. The move comes just a few months after Latham hired Martin... more

• SuperGroup hires Addleshaws GC Simon Callander

  Mar 30 2017 UK fashion company SuperGroup has hired Simon Callander of Addleshaw Goddard to serve as the retailer’s new GC and company secretary. Callander has been general... more

• Merger will cut 300 support staff at CMS, Nabarro and Olswang

  Mar 21 2017 CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have announced that the firms will cut a number of roles in preparation for their upcoming three-way merger. A total of 300... more

• Former Olswang CEO Michael Burdon to exit ahead of merger

  Mar 20 2017 Michael Burdon, who previously served as interim CEO of Olswang, will be leaving the firm before its merger with CMS, reportedly due to client conflicts of interest.... more

• Dentons hires five-lawyer Olswang team

  Mar 17 2017 Dentons has hired a team from Olswang’s patent practice, including partner Justin Hill. The team will form a new patent prosecution and opposition practice, the first... more

• Facebook hires Anna Caddick of Olswang

  Mar 12 2017 Facebook has hired Anna Caddick, a litigation partner at Olswang. She joins Facebook’s London office as a member of its EMEA litigation and regulatory team. Prior... more

• Olswang to close three European offices before merger

  Feb 24 2017 Olswang has announced three office closures ahead of the firm’s upcoming merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro. The closures include locations in Brussels,... more

• CMS to roll out new Brainspace technology

  Feb 13 2017 CMS has decided to invest in Brainspace, a data visualisation and machine learning technology platform designed to save time and money for clients. The firm’s head of... more

• Camerons increases top of equity to accommodate Nabarro partners

  Feb 07 2017 CMS Cameron McKenna plans to increase its top of equity in preparation for its merger with Nabarro and Olswang, set to go live in May. The move is intended to... more

• CMS implements staff cuts and axes Central Europe alliance

  Jan 23 2017 In advance of the three-way merger between CMS, Nabarro, and Olswang, CMS has begun to cut the firm’s global support staff. Additionally, the firm has terminated its... more

• Guillaume Kessler leaves post art Olswang Paris head for Orrick

  Jan 20 2017 Guillaume Kessler has been hired away from his position as Paris head of Olswang by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The hire comes in advance of Olswang’s upcoming... more

• Olswang launches public policy practice in Singapore

  Jan 12 2017 UK-based Olswang has launched a new public policy practice in its Singapore office. Partner Matt Pollins will lead the new practice, which focuses on the technology,... more

• CMS to retain majority of post-merger leadership roles

  Dec 14 2016 As CMS Cameron McKenna prepares for its impending merger with Nabarro and Olswang, the firm has announced its management structure for the new firm, which will be... more

• Nabarro reports 2 per cent increase in half-hear revenue

  Dec 13 2016 Nabarro posted its financial results for the first half of 2016/17, reporting a revenue increase of 2 per cent for the half-year. The firm’s half-year revenue stands... more

• CMS offers deferral bonus for incoming trainees

  Dec 07 2016 CMS Cameron McKenna is offering a monetary incentive for incoming trainees who defer their start dates until February 2017, as the firm prepares for its planned merger... more

• Olswang shuts Paris office out of CMS merger

  Dec 01 2016 Olswang has decided to close the doors on its Paris office ahead of a planned three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro. The office, which includes 18... more

• Nabarro boosts Dubai financial performance ahead of Camerons merger

  Nov 24 2016 As Nabarro prepares for a planned three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang next year, the firm is boosting fee income in its Dubai office, which has been... more

• Real estate finance partner leaves Dechert to launch consultancy

  Nov 24 2016 Eleni Skordaki, a real estate finance partner at Dechert, has announced she will be leaving the firm to launch ES Real Estate Finance, a consultancy firm. The new... more

• Withers picks up latest Olswang departure

  Nov 22 2016 Withers has hired corporate finance partner Azlinda Ariffin-Boromand from Olswang, which has seen a number of departures leading up to its planned merger with CMS... more

• CMS partners exempt from post-merger lock-in

  Oct 13 2016 CMS Cameron McKenna partners have confirmed that they will not be subject to a lock-in agreement following the firm's merger with Olswang and Nabarro. During the... more

• Nabarro and Olswang confirmed to join CMS

  Oct 11 2016 CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have confirmed a three-way merger, as voted through by the firms’ partners. The combined operation will trade as CMS and will... more

• Nabarro emails reveal prior merger denial

  Oct 08 2016 Emails have been revealed indicating that Nabarro senior partner Ciaran Carvalho sent a firm wide email on 12 September claiming that mergers were not a part of the... more

• Olswang restructuring head quits as merger talks continue

  Oct 06 2016 Alicia Videon, Olswang’s head of restructuring & insolvency, has left to join US firm McDermott Will & Emery. Her departure marks the first exit since a potential... more

• Merger talks confirmed by CMS, Nabarro and Olswang

  Oct 01 2016 Following reports of merger talks between CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, the firms have confirmed that discussions are currently in progress. Camerons... more

• Potential merger talks among Olswang, Camerons and Nabarro

  Sep 29 2016 Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna will be holding partners meetings this week, reportedly to discuss a potential three-way merger involving Nabarro. Olswang has been... more

• Olswang partners head for Clifford Chance and Bond Dickinson

  Sep 28 2016 Olswang has lost two partners this week, with IP partner Stephen Reese leaving the firm for Clifford Chance and funds and regulatory partner Barry Stimpson heading to... more

• Olswang opens South Korea desk

  Sep 14 2016 Olswang has launched a desk in South Korea with the aim of expanding the firm’s Asia presence. The desk will be staffed by consultant Steve Kim, who will support... more

• Cadwalader hires disputes co-head Baker from Bird & Bird

  Sep 01 2016 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is expanding its London litigation and international arbitration team with the hire of Steven Baker from Bird & Bird. Cadwalader... more

• Olswang revenue falls in latest earnings report

  Aug 09 2016 Olswang reported declining financial performance in its first full financial year under new CEO Paul Stevens, announcing an 11% drop in turnover and an 8% drop in... more

• Olswang loses international telecoms head

  Aug 04 2016 Purvi Parekh has left her position as head of international telecommunications at Olswang, where she has been a partner since 2009. Parekh will start her own... more

• Olswang will work open and agile by 2017

  Mar 17 2016 Olswang is undertaking changes that will shift its London’s headquarters to an open plan arrangement. The major repurposing of the space will be phased in through the... more

• Olswang seeking potential merger with larger firms

  Feb 09 2016 It has been reported that Olswang is considering plans to merge with some firms that outsize it. A merger has been the subject of speculation surrounding the firm for... more

• Bird & Bird lures Olswang specialist in Singapore

  Feb 04 2016 Bird & Bird has poached Jonathan Choo, an arbitration specialist at Olswang in Singapore. Choo joins Bird & Bird as a partner. Choo's practice involves advising... more

• Olswang enters into associations in Hong Kong and Singapore

  Dec 07 2015 Olswang has entered into two separate, non-exclusive associations to expand its reach into Asia. The firm has made agreements with Singapore firm Holborn and Hong Kong... more

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer merging German offices

  Nov 23 2015 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to consolidate an office in Germany, stating its goal as boosting its presence in the country's industrial heartland,... more

• Olswang offering client referral bonuses to staff

  Nov 03 2015 Olswang introduced a new incentive that will reward staff who refer new business to the firm. All levels of employees at the firm are entitled to participate. There... more

• Former Olswang partner joins Dorsey & Whitney in London

  Sep 03 2015 Former Olswang partner Fabrizio Carpanini, who spent 15 years at the firm until leaving at the end of the last financial year, is set to join Dorsey & Whitney in its... more

• Olswang expands senior management team

  Sep 02 2015 Olswang has expanded its senior management team through a set of hires and promotions, as part of a new three-year strategy implemented by CEO Paul Stevens. The... more

• Fish & Richardson swipe Olswang IP team in Munich

  Aug 07 2015 Fish & Richardson, a US specialty IP and litigation firm, is bringing a team onboard at their Munich office. The team comes from Olswang and is led by Herbert Kunz,... more

• Greenberg Traurig absorbs Olswang Berlin office

  Jul 14 2015 US firm Greenberg Traurig is absorbing the Berlin office that announced its separation from Olswang last month. The office, with more than 50 lawyers and staff, will... more

• Latest management exit at Olswang

  Jul 02 2015 Olswang confirmed recently that Nigel Rea, its head of strategic development, left the firm in May of this year. Rea headed the strategic planning, opportunity... more

• Olswang Berlin office to become independent

  Jun 18 2015 Olswang made a statement confirming that its Berlin office, with 13 equity partners and more staff, will spin off to become an independent boutique firm later this... more

• Another Olswang director departs

  Jun 16 2015 The latest in a string of management departures from Olswang will see the firm’s business development and marketing director joining a new firm in July. Michelle... more

• Former Olswang CEO joins small firm

  Jun 05 2015 Former Olswang CEO David Stewart has joined a small firm on the Turk and Caicos Islands. Stewart joins Griffiths & Partners and is the fifth lawyer at the firm. The... more

• Olswang general counsel to join Addleshaw Goddard after departure

  May 29 2015 It has been revealed that Olswang general counsel Simon Callandar will join Addleshaw Goddard later this year, after completing his notice term at Olswang. He... more

• Olswang GC departs after new CEO appointment

  May 28 2015 Olswang general counsel Simon Callandar is leaving the firm, a few weeks after the firm appointed its new CEO. Callandar served as general counsel at the firm for... more

• Cooley lures Olswang tax partner in London

  May 18 2015 Cooley hired its first tax partner in London, luring Olswang partner Natasha Kaye to join its office. Kaye spent 17 years at Olswang before departing for Cooley.... more

• Olswang elects new CEO

  May 18 2015 Olswang has filled the vacant CEO position that opened when David Stewart stepped down before his term ended last October. The firm has elected Paul Stevens, who has... more

• Olswang HR head leaves firm

  May 05 2015 Ffion Griffith, human resources director at Olswang, has quit the firm. Her exit comes at a time when rumors of friction between partners and the team of former CEO... more

• Google search rank changes affects firms' site rankings

  Apr 22 2015 Google updated its search algorithms, now favoring website that are mobile-friendly. The change will affect the rankings of almost half of the UK's top 100 firms, that... more

• Olswang considers non-lawyers for CEO

  Mar 25 2015 Olswang is widening its candidate pool to fill its CEO vacancy to include non-lawyers. Former CEO David Stewart left his role 18 months into his second three-year term... more

• Cooley raids former ally in London

  Mar 09 2015 U.S. firm Cooley has hired away private equity partner Stephen Rosen from Olswang, the firm's former alliance partner. Rosen has been with Olswang since 2000 and has... more

• Olswang raids Winston & Strawn and promotes corporate head

  Feb 25 2015 Olswang has hired an IP team consisting of two partners and two associates from US firm Winston & Strawn in London. Leading the team is Richard Price, partner and... more

• Olswang will not elect CEO until second half of 2015

  Feb 19 2015 In the wake of former Olswang CEO David Stewart's resignation of his post, it has come to light that the firm anticipates a nine to 12 month period before electing his... more

• Former Olswang managing partner leaves firm

  Feb 16 2015 The former managing partner who led Olswang into Paris four years ago has left the firm, a little over a year after relinquishing his role as managing partner. Stéphan... more

• Former Olswang CEO David Stewart leaves firm

  Oct 28 2014 Only a few weeks after stepping down from his post as CEO halfway through his second term, former Olswang CEO David Stewart is leaving Olswang. As announced... more

• Taylor Wessing CIO hired by Olswang

  Oct 28 2014 Taylor Wessing CIO Stuart Walters has left Taylor Wessing to become global IT director at Olswang. Walters joinged Taylor Wessing in September 2011 and created an IT... more

• Olswang CEO David Stewart resigns post

  Oct 06 2014 David Stewart, elected CEO for his second three-year term in May 2013, has stepped down from his leadership role, effective immediately. Stewart was managing partner... more

• California firm Cooley prepares for London launch

  Aug 05 2014 California-based law firm Cooley is moving closer to a London launch, with reported plans to grow its headcount to around 50 lawyers within its first six months in the... more

• Freshfields and Bakers report strong retention figures

  Feb 26 2014 Freshfields and Baker & McKenzie have reported high trainee retention figures: keeping on 80% and 88% of newly qualified lawyers respectively. Mayer Brown however... more

• UK firms release strong trainee retention figures

  Jan 28 2014 UK firms are announcing their trainee retention rates for the March 2012 intake, with Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst reporting solid numbers.... more

• UK firms offer trainees short-term employment

  Aug 28 2013 Roll on Friday reports that some major UK law firms are offering trainees short term contracts rather than permanent employment upon qualification. The... more

• Which UK firms offer the best chance of partnership?

  Apr 03 2013 With law firms announcing the results of their annual promotions rounds, the people at RollOnFriday have taken a tally to calculate which UK firms offer trainees the... more

• Olswang promotes three to partnership

  Mar 22 2013 Olswang has appointed three lawyers to the partnership, down from the five promotions made in 2011 and 2012. London-based Nick Crosbie and Matthew Phillips as well... more

• 19 firms rejected in Singapore license process

  Feb 24 2013 Singapore’s granted foreign law practice licenses to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Jones Day, Sidley Austin and Linklaters, all of whom will launch Singapore offices in the... more

• Olswang and Clydes enter redundancy consultations

  Feb 07 2013 RollOnFriday reports that six staff in the Finance and Employment teams at Olswang are at risk of redundancy. A spokeswoman said "we are consulting with six... more

• Leading London firms commit to paying the living wage

  Nov 21 2012 Leading London law firms including Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith and Olswang have committed to pay the living wage to their lowest-paid staff, including... more

• Olswang works on patent enforcement service

  Nov 18 2012 Olswang is collaborating in a new patent service called HLP, which aims to help patent owners monetise their patents for a fixed fee. The other organisations in the... more

• Olswang doubles the value of its pro bono program

  Aug 13 2012 UK firm Olswang has doubled the value of its pro bono program in the 2011-12 financial year, bringing it to £1.3 from the previous year’s £518,692. 
The increase... more

• UK firms release trainee retention results

  Jul 20 2012 UK firms Debevoise & Plimpton, Farrers and Jones Day have all announced that they will retain 100 per cent of their September 2012 qualifiers. Debevoise is keeping... more

• Olswang's profits down, Charles Russell's profits up

  Jan 30 2012 Olswang’s limited liability partnership accounts show that the firm’s profits fell from £31.6m in 2009-10 to £29.3m last year. The firm’s highest paid member took... more

• Five leading UK firms post double-digit growth

  Nov 11 2011 Many of the largest UK law firms have seen growth in revenues in the first half of 2011-1, with at least five of the top 30 firms set to reveal double-digit increases... more

• Olswang halves trainee program

  Nov 04 2011 Olswang has announced that it has cut its graduate program in half because of decreased client demand. In 2014 and 2015 the firm will take on just 12 graduates,... more

• News Corp parts with Farrer & Co and takes up with Olswang for Hacking suits

  Oct 18 2011 The Guardian reports that News Corporation has parted ways with Farrer & Co – the law firm that defended the company in lawsuits initiated by more than 60 victims of... more

• Could Acculaw change the way that lawyers are trained?

  Sep 30 2011 This article examines the implications of the entry onto the scene of Acculaw – a company that administers a low cost training program for law graduates and then... more

• Olswang outsources trainee program

  Sep 20 2011 Olswang is the very first firm to sign up to a pilot scheme run by Acculaw which takes care of recruitment of trainees. The scheme will train recruits for three... more

• UK partner promotions up by 38% this year

  May 30 2011 The number of partner promotions in the UK’s 50 largest firms rose by 38 per cent this year, according to a report in Legal Week. The 2011 promotions round saw 495... more

• Olswang promotes five to partnership in London

  Apr 08 2011 UK firm Olswang has promoted five London lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from two promotions last year - one in London and one in Berlin.... more

• Olswang defers trainees and cancels 2013 graduate recruitment

  Feb 11 2011 Olswang has announced that all new trainees are to be deferred, and has cancelled its London summer vacation scheme and 2013 graduate recruitment round. The... more

• Freshfields real estate team strikes out on its own

  Aug 13 2010 A team of lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to leave the firm’s Hamburg office to launch an independent firm. The departing team is led by partner... more

• Olswang and Cooley in transatlantic alliance

  Jun 24 2010 UK firm Olswang has announced a non-exclusive alliance with US law firm Cooley, with plans to boost referrals between the two firms. Olswang previously established... more

• Firms leave qualifying trainees out in the cold

  Jun 21 2010 Olswang has announced that 14 of the 24 qualifying trainees – just 58 per cent – will secure a place with the firm after September. RollOnFriday reports that 19 places... more

• Oslwang PEPs up 38 per cent, despite of modest growth

  Jun 03 2010 Olswang has posted a small increase in turnover for this financial year, up 2 per cent from £89.2m to £91m. Meanwhile the average profit per equity partner has jumped... more

• Olswang hires partner from Pinsent Masons

  May 31 2010 Olswang has announced the hire of the co-head of Pinsent Masons’ London restructuring practice, Seamas Gray. Olswang head of restructuring and insolvency Alicia... more