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Winston & Strawn boosts transportation finance practice
Winston & Strawn has hired two partners for its transportation finance practice in London.
Led Zeppelin to face trial for Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page are to face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven.
HSF adds disputes team in Germany
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has doubled the size of its disputes team in Germany with the hire of two partners and seven lawyers from litigation boutique Acker Görling & Schmalz (AGS Legal).
Macfarlanes makes up six in male-only promotions round
London-only firm Macfarlanes has promoted six to the partnership across its tax, real estate, corporate and disputes practices.
Law firms boosting marketing investment
A survey of law firms by Bloomberg Law and the Legal Marketing Association shows an increased focus on marketing and business development.
Names emerge in race for Baker & McKenzie global chair
Four Baker & McKenzie partners have thrown their hats in the ring to replace global chair Eduardo Leite when he steps down later this year.
Mossack Fonseca headquarters raided
The headquarters of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca have been raided by police following a leak of more than 11 million documents that showed how wealthy people, including politicians and world le...
Reed Smith in merger talks
International law firm Reed Smith is in talks to combine with the smaller Pepper Hamilton of Philadelphia.
Gateley announces first acquisition as PLC
Gateley, the first law firm to list in its own right on the London Stock Exchange, has made its first acquisition since becoming a PLC.
A&O focuses on banking in reduced promotions round
Allen & Overy has made up six in London in a reduced promotions round of 21, with almost half of those made up coming from the firm's banking team.
Ince & Co launches non-legal consultancy
Maritime and insurance specialist Ince & Co has launched Ince Consultancy - an independent consultancy firm associated with the law firm's international network.
Panama Papers leave London law firm exposed
An established London law firm has been left exposed after leaked Mossack Fonseca documents revealed it claimed - wrongly - that two of its clients were not 'Politically Exposed Persons...
Mayer Brown trials agile working in London
Mayer Brown is piloting agile working in its construction practice, with management set to report on the results to the partnership in July.
Law school in Scalia acronym blunder
A law school in Virginia that was to be renamed in honour of late Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia has adapted the name after the acronym became an object of derision on social media.
International firms boost Asia-Pacific capabilities
Three international firms have added to their capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region with new partners in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Freshfields to open second legal services centre
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to launch its second legal services centre at the end of the year, with the likely location being Vancouver.
Law firm data security in spotlight after Mossack Fonseca leak
Experts have warned that law firms need to 'up their game' on data security after millions of documents were leaked from Panama offshore firm Mossack Fonseca.
Mossack Fonseca head denounces attack on privacy
Ramon Fonseca, the head of the Panama-based law firm at the centre of the massive leak of offshore financial data, has denied any wrongdoing and claims his firm has fallen victim to 'an intern...
Asia-Pac PE strong in spite of challenges
The Asia-Pac private equity market weathered falling oil prices, slowing global economic expansion and fluctuating currency to post one of its strongest years on record for 2015, including the hig...
Too many lawyers, too few cases for Japan
A government-engineered surge in the number of lawyers in the last 15 years has not created a good marketplace for law firms, says The Wall Street Journal.