North America
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Mourant launches New York legal arm
By Charlotte Edmond | February 26, 2007
Mourant de Feu & Jeune is to become the first offshore law firm to offer legal advice in New York, following the transfer of a senior associate to Manhattan. Senior associate Simon Felton is relocating from firm's City arm in April to join Mourant's 35-strong Manhattan operation, which currently provides third-party fund administration and tax compliance services to private equity funds.
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Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 14, 2007
The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).
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Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results
By Georgina Stanley | February 14, 2007
The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).
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Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 7, 2007
Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.
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Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo
By Georgina Stanley | February 7, 2007
Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.
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Kirkpatrick raid spearheads pensions push
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 25, 2007
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is launching a pensions practice in London after hiring a three-lawyer team from McDermott Will & Emery. McDermott partner Danny Tsang is set to join Kirkpatrick to lead the group on 1 February with associates Louise Waldron and Comron Rowe. Tsang's move leaves McDermott without a single dedicated UK pensions partner.
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Kirkpatrick raid spearheads pensions push
By Georgina Stanley | January 25, 2007
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is launching a pensions practice in London after hiring a three-lawyer team from McDermott Will & Emery. McDermott partner Danny Tsang is set to join Kirkpatrick to lead the group on 1 February with associates Louise Waldron and Comron Rowe. Tsang's move leaves McDermott without a single dedicated UK pensions partner.
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Freshfields powers ahead of rivals in top M&A league
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 11, 2007
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has increased its dominance in top-tier European M&A, outstripping its rivals in Legal Week's 2006 primary adviser rankings
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SJ Berwin three-partner funds team jumps to Kirkland
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 11, 2007
SJ Berwin has lost three partners from its highly-rated funds team to Kirkland & Ellis
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SJ Berwin three-partner funds team jumps to Kirkland
By Charlotte Edmond | January 11, 2007
SJ Berwin has lost three partners from its highly-rated funds team to Kirkland & Ellis
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