Justin Cash

September 07, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will push for significant growth of its US transactional practices following the appointment of a new M&A head in New York.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 05, 2014 | International Edition

Allen & Overy (A&O) has for the first time begun recruiting lawyers from outside the firm for its flexible lawyer business Peerpoint, with the service also now being offered direct to clients.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 04, 2014 | International Edition

A trio of local heavyweights secured the mandates alongside Slaughter and May advising Standard Life on the £2.2bn sale of its Canadian business to Toronto headquartered insurer Manulife.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 04, 2014 | International Edition

Travers Smith's new head of private equity has said that the firm is still on track to grow the practice despite corporate rainmaker Phil Sanderson announcing his departure from the firm.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 03, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is looking to ramp up its US transactional practice after installing new chiefs for the firm's M&A and leveraged finance teams in New York.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 02, 2014 | International Edition

Councillors in Tower Hamlets turned to Taylor Wessing after it learnt the BBC was investigating allegations of corruption earlier this year, paying the firm more than £80,000 and suggesting a way to block a broadcast in its brief.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 02, 2014 | International Edition

Clyde & Co, Eversheds and Osborne Clarke have become the latest firms to announce trainee retention rates for this autumn's qualifiers, with Clydes retaining 100% of its UK intake.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 02, 2014 | International Edition

Coming in with turnover a shade under £100m, the inaugural set of financial results for Bond Dickinson – formed through the merger of legacy firms Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees in May last year – has propelled it to 37th place in Legal Week's top 50, the higher of the two new entrants in this year's chart.

By Justin Cash

4 minute read

September 02, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is looking to recruit around six new project managers by the end of the year for a new global leadership team.

By Justin Cash

1 minute read

September 01, 2014 | International Edition

Allen & Overy has secured the hire of Ashurst partner Judith Kim to join the firm's energy team in Dubai.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read