CC and Linklaters Out as BT Cuts Panel Down to 15
The firm has cut its legal panel down by nearly 60% since its 2017 review.
April 22, 2020 at 05:42 AM
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BT Tower, London
BT has unveiled its delayed legal panel, cutting the roster by nearly 60%.
Clifford Chance and Linklaters are among the firms to have been dropped from the latest panel, with others including Gateley and Eversheds Sutherland also missing out on spots.
The listed company had previously said that it aimed to "significantly reduce" the number of law firms it uses, according to a person at the firm.
Firms to have been reappointed to the roster include , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Addleshaw Goddard, Allen & Overy and Bird & Bird.
New appointments include Covington & Burling.
A statement by BT will advise on all U.K. legal matters as well as international matters originating from BT's head office.
Firms submitted bids across twenty-one lots representing different areas of law where BT requires external legal advice and representation, according to the announcement.
In a statement Sabine Chalmers, group general counsel at BT, said: "We continue to transform and simplify the way we work across BT.
"We hope to foster closer relationships with a smaller panel such that firms can support us more effectively. Delivery of the right advice including the correct judgement calls requires insight into our business."
In March, BT pushed back the announcement date of the full roster due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BT legal panel in full:
Addleshaw Goddard
Allen & Overy
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Bird & Bird
CMS
Covington & Burling
DAC Beachcroft
DWF
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Lewis Silkin
Osborne Clarke
Shepherd & Wedderburn
Simmons & Simmons
TLT
Winckworth Sherwood
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