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Field Fisher makes play for Manchester market as it lines up boutique bolt-on

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has agreed merger terms with Manchester boutique Heatons. The tie-up will add eight partners, 12 associates and a further six fee earners to the London-based firm's headcount. Partners voted the merger through earlier this week (4 February). FFW, which has had a Manchester base since 2004, will merge its practice with Heatons' headquarters in the city. The office will be managed by Heatons' current managing partner, Matt Fleetwood.
3 minute read

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Irwin Mitchell to launch in Southampton for tenth UK base

Irwin Mitchell will open an office in Southampton in April, the top 20 firm's tenth base nationally. The office will initially focus on personal injury and court of protection services, but will expand into private client work, family and public law and private wealth.
2 minute read

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Taking stock – Tony Angel's departure is not just any management shuffle

Given the frequency with which law firms make both management changes and partner hires, there's a tendency for many to get lost in the crowd. But every so often something a little bit different happens. So it was when Slaughter and May last month made its first-ever lateral partner hire in its 125-year history and when DLA Piper pulled off the rare feat of hiring into a management position with the recruitment of former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel in 2011. Perhaps it was a desire to recreate the excitement around this hire that prompted DLA to invite editors to London's Landmark hotel to unveil details of Angel's successor – and indeed the rest of its global management team.
3 minute read

Legal Week

Taking stock – Tony Angel's departure is not just any management shuffle

Given the frequency with which law firms make both management changes and partner hires, there's a tendency for many to get lost in the crowd. But every so often something a little bit different happens. So it was when Slaughter and May last month made its first-ever lateral partner hire in its 125-year history and when DLA Piper pulled off the rare feat of hiring into a management position with the recruitment of former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel in 2011. Perhaps it was a desire to recreate the excitement around this hire that prompted DLA to invite editors to London's Landmark hotel to unveil details of Angel's successor – and indeed the rest of its global management team.
13 minute read

International Edition

KWM expands partner secondment scheme to speed post-merger integration

King & Wood Mallesons will send partners from China and Europe on secondment to other jurisdictions this year as part of its integration programme in the wake of its merger with SJ Berwin.
3 minute read

International Edition

DLA chairman Angel to be replaced by Knowles in management shake-up

DLA Piper's co-chairman Tony Angel is to step down from his role next year, as part of a major shake-up of senior leadership which will see co-CEO Sir Nigel Knowles take over the chairman position.
4 minute read

International Edition

Allen & Overy launches in Barcelona with Freshfields partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has poached Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Toni Valverde to lead its newly launched Barcelona office, the magic circle firm's second Spanish base.
2 minute read

International Edition

Stephenson Harwood's London secretaries to face redundancy round

Stephenson Harwood is to conduct a redundancy round for support staff in its London office, following a review of its secretarial and document production functions.
2 minute read

International Edition

CC - change ninjas? How the magic circle firm is shaking up its work processes

'Applying Continuous Improvement to high-end legal services' is Clifford Chance's (CC's) white paper on the application of lean and Six Sigma techniques to their business. Black belt naffery aside (yikes, the Six Sigma ninjas will be out to improve me), it's an interesting introduction to continuous improvement ideas and there are one or two interesting examples.
5 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst appoints final board member as Beddow stands down

Ashurst has finalised its global management team with the election of disputes partner Angela Pearson to the board. Pearson's three-year term began on 31 January with the appointment bringing the total number of board members to 14.
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