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Global Law firm to move 170 operational roles to global service centre in the Philippines
May 19th, 2016
Global firm Norton Rose Fulbright is relocating 170 operation roles to a global service centre in the Philippines — including a number from the UK, the Gazette understands. It is the latest international firm to announce a relocation of ...
Top London Lawyers Now Cost More Than £1,000 Per Hour
February 8th, 2016
Report says hourly rates for elite London firms at record high Lack of competition and opaque fee structures are to blame The cost of hiring a top London lawyer has risen to more than 1,000 pounds ($1,445) an hour, ...
CC tops global project finance rankings
January 26th, 2016
Clifford Chance has overtaken Chadbourne & Parke to lead the global project finance rankings in 2015. Research by market activity tracker IJGlobal shows the Magic Circle firm worked on 72 transactions in 2015 worth a total of $42bn. White ...
Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed
January 12th, 2016
The tug of war between The Royal Bank of Scotland and its go-to law firms over a proposed pay freeze ended in victory for the lawyers, as Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) won appointments to the bank’s legal ...
Which Law Firms were top performers in global M&A in USA and Europe
January 7th, 2016
Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer were the top performers ...
EY legal arm plans doubling of lawyer team in UK
September 25th, 2015
The Big Four accountancy firm, previously known as Ernst & Young, plans to increase its UK legal team from 30 to 60 lawyers within a year. Looking beyond the 12-month horizon, Philip Goodstone, head of EY’s legal services, said: ...
A&O and Freshfields win big on 888’s £900m purchase of Bwin after bidding battle
July 20th, 2015
Magic Circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as the bidding battle for online gambling company Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment came to an end today (17 July) with 888 beating GVC to acquire the FTSE 250-listed ...
Acritas’ UK Law Firm Brand Index reveals four year market winners
May 22nd, 2015
Smart strategic moves, a differentiated proposition and affinity with female buyers drive success for the UK’s leading law firm brands. Over the last four years, the UK legal market has seen many changes. Mergers together with new entrants from ...
Legal fees for Alibaba IPO top $15.8m, beating Facebook
September 8th, 2014
Law firms advising on the $21bn mega IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are to split $15.8m in legal fees, as the Hangzhou-based company prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this month. Legal Week first ...
Essar Energy GC considers panel shakeup following delisting
August 27th, 2014
FTSE 250 company Essar Energy’s legal team is being restructured following its controversial de-listing and general counsel Sheena Singla is considering an informal panel shake-up as a result. India’s Essar Capital, controlled by billionaire brothers Shashikant and Ravikant Ruia, ...
