by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
The partners of CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang have voted to merge the three firms and create a new London-base “powerhouse” that will become the world’s sixth-largest law firm by lawyer head count[ and the sixth-largest in the UK by revenue . The merger, which is due to...
by Julia Foresman | Featured Article, Latest News
The future of Britain’s commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been called into question following the country’s seismic vote last week to leave the European Union. The former head of the Government Legal Department, Sir Paul Jenkins, told...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
Cooley is enhancing its life sciences corporate group with the arrival of London-based partners John Wilkinson and Nicola Maguire. Wilkinson and Maguire, who have worked together for many years, join from Reed Smith. They are among the first partner additions to...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
Pulling off a major raid, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has snatched away 22 partners from Bingham McCutchen in London and Germany. Akin Gump said in a statement that the expansion will see the firm grow its London and Hong Kong offices markedly and will also...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News, On the Move
Carlyle Group senior counsel Tom Alabaster has joined Latham & Watkins in London, further cementing Latham’s relationship with the private equity powerhouse, according to the firm. While Latham is a go-to firm for Carlyle in the United States, the...