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SNR Denton takes tough line on exit terms as partners quit and UK PEP falls 36%

SNR Denton has been hit by the resignation of two more key partners as it emerges that the firm may hold senior equity partners to a 12-month notice period. The latest partners to hand in their notice are regulatory head Chris Borg and senior banking partner Michael Black, who are set to join Reed Smith and Norton Rose respectively.
3 minute read

International Edition

The fall of Howrey - how did the leading US law firm lose its way?

How did a leading US law firm that was 'in court every day' lose its way? Julie Triedman charts the fall of a legal empire
30 minute read

International Edition

A&O to open up in Washington DC with hire of O'Melveny team

Allen & Overy (A&O) is to open its second office in the US, with the firm set to launch in Washington DC next month through a team hire from O'Melveny & Myers. The magic circle firm will open in Washington on 18 July with the hire of O'Melveny financial regulatory partners Barbara Stettner and Chris Salter and counsel Charles Borden, who will join A&O as a partner.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Simmons chief Dawkins quits for Bingham's 
London arm in wake of senior partner election

Simmons & Simmons' former managing partner Mark Dawkins is set to join the London office of US law firm Bingham McCutchen. Dawkins, who stepped down as Simmons' managing partner at the end of April, is expected to join the firm's securities and financial institutions litigation group as a partner in early September after a sabbatical.
3 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields appoints new London leader in top-level City overhaul

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has overhauled its City management with corporate head Mark Rawlinson taking up the role of London managing partner from incumbent Tim Jones. Rawlinson will start in the new position on 1 July for a term running until December 2013. Jones will return to fee earning in the corporate department, while corporate partner Julian Long will take over as corporate chief from Rawlinson.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst sets sights on strategic Australia deal

Ashurst has become the latest UK practice to set its sights on the Australian legal market, with the City law firm currently assessing its options in the strategically important jurisdiction. Internal sources have cited the most ambitious option as pursuing a tie-up with leading Australian law firm Blake Dawson, with which Ashurst has held exploratory discussions.
2 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose brings in deputy managing partner role in top-level shake-up

Norton Rose has made a number of top-level management changes, including the creation of a new deputy managing partner role for the Norton Rose LLP. Global corporate chief Tim Marsden has been handed the new role in the wake of the enlargement of Norton Rose Group following the firm's recent Canada and South Africa mergers.
3 minute read

International Edition

Chinese firms enter London legal market to warm reception as expansion tops agenda

In a meeting room on the 40th floor of a Beijing office tower, Rupert Li, International managing partner of the Chinese firm King & Wood, contemplates a trip to London. Li, who joined the Chinese giant from Clifford Chance in 2010, notes that his visits to the UK have now taken on a more pleasant hue as local firms, which formerly considered him a competitor, now give him a warm reception.
4 minute read

International Edition

Legacies lost - can Addleshaws regain that old polish?

Lauded as one of the most promising mid-market players in the UK until recently, Addleshaw Goddard has run into the unfamiliar ground of poor growth and internal tensions. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen ask if the firm can regain that old polish
25 minute read

International Edition

Addleshaws partner quartet voted onto newly-merged board

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed four partners to its newly-created unitary board following a contested election. The quartet voted onto the board are financial regulation partner Adam Bennett, business support and restructuring head John Joyce, international arbitration head Simon Kamstra and employment partner Michael Leftley.
2 minute read

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