News About Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons joins junior salary war, ups NQ pay to £97k

Five percent increase puts UK firm ahead of rivals including Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Bird & Bird

30 May 2024

Bayer loses appeal at UK court over its blockbuster blood thinner drug

Decision upholds earlier ruling revoking patent covering the drug Xarelto, further clearing way for generic manufacturers to enter the lucrative market

29 May 2024

Pinsent Masons makes up 22 in latest partner promotions round

Cohort evenly split between men and women sees UK firm exceed 500 partners

2 Apr 2024

Pinsent Masons seeks ‘lasting change’ after inquest into partner’s death sparks mental health debate

Details of circumstances surrounding death of Vanessa Ford led to outcry over pressures lawyers face at work

6 Mar 2024

DLA Piper signs up Pinsent Masons’ London office head

Andrew Sackey joins DLA Piper’s corporate crime and investigations team

29 Feb 2024

Pinsent Masons launches emissions advice programme for SME suppliers

Scheme run in association with social enterprise Heart of the City intended to help suppliers achieve net-zero targets

28 Feb 2024

Gowling WLG boosts corporate offering with London partner hire from Pinsent Masons

Corporate insurance and de-risking specialist Madhu Jain joins after five years at Pinsents

19 Jan 2024

DWF continues Dubai expansion with finance partner hire from Pinsent Masons

UK firm makes seventh regional hire in past 12 months as it ramps up Middle East presence

10 Jan 2024

UK to join Hague 2019 convention on international enforcement of judgments

Disputes lawyers welcome step as vital post-Brexit measure to protect English law’s status

24 Nov 2023

Pinsent Masons expands Dublin IP practice with new lead

Data specialist Maureen Daly joins from Beauchamps as Pinsents moves to build Europe tech and science sector offering

13 Nov 2023

Pinsent Masons bolsters South Africa bench with local boutique team

Team brings experience in areas including employment, commercial and regulatory as firm builds full service offering across Africa

27 Oct 2023

Pinsent Masons adds partner trio in Germany from Dentons in Europe growth push

Public sector and EU law duo join in Dusseldorf alongside corporate partner and team of associates

10 Oct 2023

Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons


Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham

28 Sep 2023

Pinsent Masons posts 7.8% hike in PEP against 14% rise in revenue

Results sees firm buck trend among UK rivals of revenue growth but flat profits

19 Jul 2023

‘Trusted adviser’ – a personal tribute to Fred Banning

Ben Rigby reflects on the life of Pinsent Masons’ former head of communications and the founder of Fifth Day, whose funeral took place this week

9 Jun 2023

Quinn Emanuel launches contentious IP practice in London with Pinsent Masons hire

Specialist disputes firm ‘fires the starting gun’ on building London IP ligation work with recruitment of David Lancaster

22 May 2023

Pinsent Masons elevates 11 women in 25-strong partner promotions round

Latest cohort includes Vario members as UK firm continues focus on non-traditional legal service delivery work

5 Apr 2023

Pinsent Masons hires Volterra Fietta partner in London to co-head investor-state arbitration team

Energy and financial markets specialist Graham Coop joins to lead team alongside recent arrival Sylvia Tonova

28 Mar 2023

Pinsent Masons hires senior investor-state arbitration partner in London from Jones Day

Sylvia Tonova joins to co-lead Pinsents’ investor-state dispute settlement team

6 Mar 2023

‘Your purpose is your North Star’ – how law firms and in-house teams are redefining their goals

A panel at the Law Firm Marketing Summit explored how the legal profession should respond to the need for businesses to deliver more than just profits

15 Dec 2022