James Booth

August 28, 2017 |

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has held associate and trainee pay rates at last year's levels following a challenging year for the firm.

By James Booth

7 minute read

August 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The global legal giant has made a double partner hire for its leveraged finance practice in London and Hong Kong.

By James Booth

3 minute read

August 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Magic Circle firm appears to have refused to advise the Persian Gulf state in connection with a controversial $3 billion loan at the height of the 2008 financial crisis amid concerns over its legality, according to papers filed with a court in London.

By James Booth

4 minute read

August 07, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Douglas Davison, a longtime partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington, D.C., has left the firm to join the London-based legal giant Linklaters in the nation's capital.

By James Booth

18 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer co-managing partner Chris Pugh's departure from the management team is attributable to the firm's poor 2016-17 financial results, according to former partners.

By James Booth

13 minute read

July 26, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Chris Pugh's departure as managing partner comes after the firm had a relatively disappointing financial year compared to its Magic Circle counterparts.

By James Booth

2 minute read

July 24, 2017 |

UK insurance giant Clyde & Co is opening its ninth office in the U.S., with a launch in Los Angeles.

By James Booth

3 minute read

July 21, 2017 | International Edition

Firm signs 15-year lease for 60,000 sq ft at 20 Old Bailey

By James Booth

2 minute read

July 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer

White & Case has been fined a record £250,000 ($325,700) by the U.K.'s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for failing to identify a conflict of interest and protect confidential financial information in a $2.6 billion dispute involving Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk.

By James Booth

34 minute read

July 19, 2017 | International Edition

Partner fined £50,000 and firm fined £250,000 in connection with 2014 oligarch case

By James Booth

2 minute read