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London partner recruitment by US law firms hits record levels

By Alex Newman | February 7, 2013

The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf helped drive partner hiring by US law firms in London to record levels in 2012, with senior lateral recruitment in the City climbing by almost 40% during the last calendar year. Legal Week's annual survey of London partner recruitment trends at some of the leading US law firms found there were 141 lateral partner hires made by the City arms of 47 US law firms last year, compared with 103 across the same firms in 2011.

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K&L Gates set to unveil 8% London turnover hike as City rise continues

By Alex Newman | January 31, 2013

K&L Gates saw London turnover increase by 8% in 2012 after a busy year for the US firm, with City growth coming against static revenues across the firm as a whole. Provisional figures for the firm's London office show revenues rose to £35.6m during the year, up from 2011's total of £33m, despite a slight fall in partner headcount to 60. The results mean the law firm has increased City revenues by almost 20% over the past two years, after seeing a 10% hike in the UK last year.

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Bond Dickinson sets out plans for growth in London and Aberdeen ahead of merger

By Gerard Starkey | December 13, 2012

Bond Dickinson, the firm formed by the merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees, is set to target growth in London and Aberdeen when its union goes live on 1 May next year. The new firm, which will sit within the UK top 40 with combined revenues of £95m, is putting domestic growth ahead of international expansion for the short term.

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Herbert Smith Freehills shakes up post-merger partner notice terms

By Suzanna Ring | December 6, 2012

Herbert Smith Freehills is overhauling its notice period in the wake of the merger between the two firms which went live in October, with the new six-month term halving the notice period previously in place at legacy Herbert Smith. Partners at both firms approved the change, which is in the process of being implemented, as part of the merger terms. The six-month term, which will be imposed at the discretion of the firm, effectively doubles the notice for legacy Freehills partners exiting, as they were previously subject to just three months.

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Eversheds to set out top team with managing partner reappointment

By Gerard Starkey | November 29, 2012

Eversheds managing partner Lee Ranson is set to be reappointed in his role, with the decision coming as Eversheds International chairman David Gray prepares to retire from the firm in April. Ranson's forthcoming reappointment comes after chief executive Bryan Hughes was re-elected for a second four-year term that will run from May 2013.

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Three steps forward – Milbank Tweed aims to translate a proud Wall St brand to the City

By Alex Newman | November 29, 2012

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy may have opened in London more than 30 years ago, but it is only in recent months that its recruitment efforts have really started to gather pace. Last month's hire of Norton Rose financial disputes partner Charles Evans capped a run of high-profile new joiners for the US firm's City arm, with the appointment marking the fifth lateral partner addition in as many months. It followed the recruitment of former Linklaters projects veteran Clive Ransome and Mayer Brown leveraged finance partner Neil Caddy in August, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Nicholas Spearing, the office's first competition partner, joined in June – a year after Milbank narrowly missed out on hiring SJ Berwin's then EU and competition head Stephen Kon, who opted to remain at the City firm where he is now senior partner.

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Milbank to take on London trainees as firm bolsters City practice

By Alex Newman | November 22, 2012

The London arm of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy is to start taking on trainees as part of its strategy to grow its UK law practice. London managing partner Russell Jacobs said the firm is looking to take on one or two trainees in 2013, with this set to rise to four or five from 2014 once it starts targeting universities for recruitment efforts.

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Travers seeks successor for senior partner role as Carroll's tenure draws to a close

By Suzanna Ring | October 25, 2012

Travers Smith has kicked off its senior partner elections as long-serving leader Chris Carroll prepares to stand down.

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Wragges boosts City real estate litigation with ex-Dundas partner

By Gerard Starkey | October 25, 2012

Wragge & Co has boosted its London real estate litigation team with the hire of ex-Dundas & Wilson partner Martin Thomas.

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Field Fisher gives fixed share partners voting rights in partnership rejig

By Pui-Guan Man | October 17, 2012

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has rejigged its partnership structure, with the City firm taking capital contributions from some of its fixed-share equity partners in exchange for voting rights. The overhaul, which took place earlier this year, effectively rids the firm of a three-tier partnership structure, which comprised a tier of full equity partners and two tiers of fixed-share partners, some who contributed capital and others who did not.

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The Recorder

DLA Piper Partner in Silicon Valley Accused of Sexual Assault in EEOC Claim, Open Letter

By Dan Packel | October 2, 2019

Partner Vanina Guerrero alleges that after Louis Lehot, the co-managing partner of the DLA's Silicon Valley office, recruited her to the firm in 2018, he forced himself on her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct that the firm is forcing her to litigate in secret.

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The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Partner Accused of Sexual Assault in EEOC Claim, Open Letter

By Dan Packel | October 2, 2019

Partner Vanina Guerrero alleges that after Louis Lehot recruited her to the firm in 2018, he forced himself on her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct that DLA Piper is forcing her to litigate in secret.

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Daily Report Online

How Dressing 'Lawyerly' Changed Between 1995 and 2019

By Robert Pratter | October 2, 2019

Court appearances, depositions and other important meetings require appropriate business formal attire. But what about at other times? Many lawyers adopted "business casual" years ago.

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Pro Mid Market

'The Only Limit Is The Creativity of Our Lawyers And Clients,' Lightfoot Franklin's Melody Eagan Says

By Jonathan Ringel | October 2, 2019

"As a midsize litigation boutique firm, Lightfoot has the flexibility to offer our clients any number of value-based fee arrangements. The only limit is the creativity of our lawyers and clients."

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National Law Journal

At the Supreme Court, Where Are the Women Advocates?

By Tony Mauro | October 2, 2019

"General counsels are afraid of their boards. They're big cases, right? You're not going to get yelled at if you pick a former solicitor general," one appellate advocate says.

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The American Lawyer

Mueller's Return to Wilmer Bolsters Firm's 'Brand' for Investigations

By Dan Packel | October 1, 2019

The former special counsel is back in the headlines, thanks to renewed scrutiny on President Trump's foreign affairs.

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Litigation Daily

Giuliani Lawyers Up, Tapping Ex-Watergate Prosecutor Jon Sale in Impeachment Probe

By Christine Simmons | October 1, 2019

In an interview, Sale said he does not see any legal exposure for Giuliani. "He 100 percent did not do anything illegal," he said, adding, "I think the congressional forum is very partisan."

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National Law Journal

Giuliani Taps Former Watergate Prosecutor Jon Sale in Impeachment Probe

By Christine Simmons | October 1, 2019

In an interview, Sale said he does not see any legal exposure for Giuliani. "He 100 percent did not do anything illegal," he said, adding, "I think the congressional forum is very partisan."

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Connecticut Law Tribune

71 Bridgeport Priests Molested 281 Children, Retired Judge Finds

By Robert Storace | October 1, 2019

Retired Judge Robert Holzberg found that 71 priests had abused 281 minors. Of these, a small group of 10 priests had amassed the majority of victims: 172 children, or 61%.

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Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Brownstein Hyatt's Sarah Mercer

By Tasha Norman | October 1, 2019

"For me, training every day is necessary housekeeping—it shakes off the cobwebs."

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