by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
As often happens in Big Law, firms are quick to play a follow-the-leader game, particularly when it comes to associate salary and bonuses. Although more prevalent prior to the 2008-2009 crash, it seems that associates are once again demanding higher salaries. The firm...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
Lloyd’s Banking Group has finalized its legal panel and a few big names did make the cut, including DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fullbright. Addleshaw Goddard, Allen & Overy, Ashurst, CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells and...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has dramatically scaled back its global legal panel, with just six firms making the cut out of an original field of 250. Allen & Overy, Baker & Mackenzie, Clifford Chance, Eversheds, Norton Rose Fulbright and Reed Smith are the only...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News, On the Move
Allen & Overy has announced that Tom Butcher will return to the firm as a Corporate partner, heading up the Middle East Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Intellectual Property practice groups. He returned to A&O after two years with Simmons &...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
According to a recent alert from New York-based threat intelligence firm Flashpoint, a Russian cybercriminal has targeted nearly 50 elite law firms to collect confidential client information The alert warns that a broker named ‘Oleras’ has been attempting since...