Alex Newman

June 18, 2014 | International Edition

Shearman & Sterling has landed a major advisory role for Bank of America, on a sprawling US lawsuit that accuses a raft of banks of rigging rates in the £3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.

By Alex Newman

5 minute read

June 17, 2014 | International Edition

The Bank of England more than doubled its external legal spend in 2013-14 to £5m, the first increase since 2008-09 and the peak of the banking fallout from the financial crisis.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

June 16, 2014 | International Edition

Latham & Watkins is to launch a London environment practice with the recruitment of Macfarlanes partner Paul Davies, the latest in a stream of lateral hires in the City.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 13, 2014 | International Edition

With the candle on Dentons' one year post-merger birthday cake now blown out, senior management at the firm are focusing squarely on the next priority: the US.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

June 11, 2014 | International Edition

Alexander "Sandy" Thomas has been re-appointed as Reed Smith's global managing partner, following a challenge to his leadership from John Martini.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 11, 2014 | International Edition

Dentons has opted to stop reporting average profits per equity partner, citing the metric as "meaningless" for a global firm, and claiming it could be potentially damaging to client relations.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

June 10, 2014 | International Edition

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired its second corporate partner from Ashurst in as many months, with Nigel Stacey set to join the US firm in London.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 10, 2014 | International Edition

Despite being the general counsel of a London-based investment bank, Euan McVicar's most pressing concerns aren't quite the same as his City peers'.

By Alex Newman

10 minute read

June 10, 2014 | International Edition

Dechert has launched a life sciences practice in Frankfurt with the hire of WilmerHale's former corproate head Ruediger Herrmann.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 09, 2014 | International Edition

A quartet of law firms have landed mandates on roadside recovery group AA's accelerated initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read