July 15, 2014 | International Edition
Macfarlanes extends CV blind interviewing to training contract applicationsMacfarlanes has extended its CV blind interview process to include training contract applications to the firm this year.
By Justin Cash
3 minute read
July 15, 2014 | International Edition
Grieve exits attorney general role in cabinet reshuffleJustice minister Jeremy Wright is to become the new attorney general as No. 10's cabinet reshuffle brings to an end Dominic Grieve's four year stint as the government's chief legal adviser.
By Justin Cash
2 minute read
July 14, 2014 | International Edition
Cleary Gottlieb advises on Icelandic bank creditor negotiationsCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Iceland's government in its negotiations with the creditors of the country's largest banks to ease capital controls in place six years ago.
By Justin Cash
2 minute read
July 14, 2014 | International Edition
Middleditch replaces Parr as Linklaters global corporate headLinklaters has appointed Asia corporate chief Matthew Middleditch as its new global practice head, succeeding Jeremy Parr in the role.
By Justin Cash
1 minute read
July 14, 2014 | International Edition
Kirkland pair Dean and McDaid head for Willkie Farr to set up London PE offeringWillkie Farr & Gallagher has snared Kirkland & Ellis private equity partners Matthew Dean and Claire McDaid as the firm makes its long-expected push in the London leveraged buyout market.
By Justin Cash
2 minute read
July 10, 2014 | International Edition
A&O and Linklaters advise on $1.3bn Glencore credit dealAllen and Overy and Linklaters have advised on a $1.3bn credit facility for energy giant Glencore to finance the purchase of crude oil from the Republic of Chad's national oil company Société des Hydrocarbures du Tchad (SHT).
By Justin Cash
1 minute read
July 10, 2014 | International Edition
The Oxbridge conveyor belt – a progress report on law firms' efforts to widen the graduate recruitment poolFor years, law firms have been pledging to take recruits from a wider variety of educational backgrounds. So have they delivered on their promises?
By Justin Cash
13 minute read
July 09, 2014 | International Edition
Addleshaws and Ashurst take new spots on enlarged BP panel as Fieldfisher misses outAddleshaw Goddard and Ashurst have secured first-time roles on BPs newly expanded legal panel following a reverse auction for spots on the oil giant's UK roster.
By Justin Cash
2 minute read
July 09, 2014 | International Edition
Macfarlanes PEP breaks £1m mark, reaches six-year highProfit per equity partner (PEP) at Macfarlanes has broken the £1m mark for the first time since 2007-8.
By Justin Cash
2 minute read
July 09, 2014 | International Edition
Big four chalk up £5bn in revenue as Freshfields and Links wrap up magic circle financial resultsWith Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer this week becoming the last of the magic circle to reveal their financial results for 2013-14, it's high time to assess the relative fortunes of the UK's leading firms.
By Justin Cash
7 minute read
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