James Booth

June 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A half-dozen Am Law 100 firms have landed roles on one of the year's largest technology deals, Microsoft Corp.'s proposed $26.2 billion acquisition announced Monday of LinkedIn Corp.

By James Booth and Brian Baxter

4 minute read

May 19, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The firm plans to move nearly 5 percent of its global support roles to a new back-office center in the Philippines. The U.S. and Canada will bear the brunt of local job cuts.

By James Booth

14 minute read

May 19, 2016 | International Edition

The global firm is relocating about 5 percent of support staff to a new business services center in Manila. The affected jobs will move from the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and other areas.

By James Booth

17 minute read

May 18, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The bank has restructured its legal team to prepare for split of retail and investment banking operations.

By James Booth

2 minute read

May 11, 2016 | Law.com

After a review of its business services functions, the global legal giant plans to cut up to 200 support jobs in the U.K., with the bulk of those roles being moved to a new operations center in Warsaw.

By James Booth

48 minute read

May 03, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Slater & Gordon, an Australian plaintiffs shop that became the world's first publicly traded law firm in 2007, has reached a $630 million debt refinancing deal with lenders to avert a potential bankruptcy filing Down Under.

By James Booth

4 minute read

April 29, 2016 | International Edition

Firm brings in the Big Four auditor to review its business services function as new managing partner Gideon Moore sets out his aims.

By Georgina Stanley and James Booth

13 minute read

April 22, 2016 | International Edition

The law firms are acting in battle for French electrical retailer Darty, which is being pursued by South Africa's Steinhoff and French company Fnac.

By James Booth

10 minute read

April 18, 2016 | International Edition

Partner promotion round is the largest since 2013 and all new Asian partners are in Hong Kong.

By James Booth

7 minute read

April 04, 2016 | International Edition

The U.K. law firm is teaming up with Chinese firm Wintell & Co under the Shanghai free trade zone rules.

By James Booth

4 minute read