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Two-tiered hierarchy of UK regional legal cities emerges
A new report reveals the emergence of a two-tier hierarchy of legal cities outside of London, with Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester at the top of the pile.
Ashurst considers non-lawyers for global managing partner
Ashurst is using a headhunter to find external non-lawyers to be considered for the role of global managing partner.
Shkreli's Big Law co-defendant calls on Gibson Dunn
Reed Brodsky of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has been tapped to represent Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel, who was indicted in December alongside former Retrophin CEO Martin Shkreli.
Barclays begins global panel review
With its roster set to expire this summer, Barclays has launched a global review of its legal panel.
LCA welcomes TPP as legal industry boon
The Law Council of Australia has announced its support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement, suggesting it would bring a number of advantages for the Australian legal indus...
Paul Hastings launches 'Internet of Things' cross-practice
Global law firm Paul Hastings is launching an interdisciplinary practice group of several dozen lawyers from its offices around the globe to focus on the expanding legal issues connected to the 'I...
Freshfields criticised over ScottishPower advice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been accused of being 'dishonest' by a whistleblower before MPs last week in relation to its role as adviser to ScottishPower, which is embroiled in a £...
Led Zeppelin's long road to trial
The latest episode in a legal battle over Led Zeppelin's anthem 'Stairway to Heaven' has seen the surviving members of the band deposed and a request for more time to investigate its finan...
Report: cost of top London firms restricting access to justice
A report published today by the Centre for Policy Studies argues that the hourly rates charged by top London corporate law firms are so high that they risk restricting access to justice.
White & Case in new Saudi Association
White & Case has announced it has entered into a new association in Saudi Arabia with Zeyad AlSalloum and Yazeed AlToaimi.
Blavo & Co judgement highlights thousands of missing files
Further details have emerged about the London-based firm Blavo & Co Solicitors, which was shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority last October after the Legal Aid Agency referred conc...
Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk advise on ChemChina's $43bn Syngenta deal
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Davis Polk & Wardwell are among the firms to have won key advisory roles on China National Chemical Corporation's (ChemChina) $43bn acquisition of Syngenta,...
Shkreli hires high-profile New York lawyer
Former executive Martin Shkreli yesterday replaced his legal team with a New York lawyer whose past clients have included former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and rapper...
DLA Piper agrees partner remuneration overhaul
In a bid to increase profitability, DLA Piper international partners have approved an overhaul of the firm's partner remuneration structure, introducing a points system based on performance.
£15.5m in fines for PII that put 1,300 law firms at risk
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total of £15.5m for their role in unauthorised solicitors' professional indemnity insurance schemes.
Barclays, Credit Suisse in record settlement over dark pools
Credit Suisse and Barclays have agreed to pay a total of $154.3m to settle federal and state charges that they misled investors in their dark pools, officials said on Sunday.
Slater and Gordon in talks over debt restructuring
In a bid to fix its financial health, personal injury law firm Slater and Gordon has brought in management consultants FTI Consulting to discuss restructuring its debt.
FB to push fraud claims against DLA Piper, Milberg
Facebook is attempting to take its fraud suit against DLA Piper, Milberg, and Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman to New York's highest court, after a mid-level appeals panel rejected the suit last...
Dentons acquires banking and finance litigation team
Megafirm Dentons has added a team of lawyers to its financial markets and commercial disputes group from Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in Watford.
DLA builds on Nordic presence
DLA Piper has today entered a combination with 30-lawyer Finnish law firm Peltonen LMR, as it develops its Nordic footprint.