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Kirkland & Ellis hires investment funds partner from Ashurst in London
Chicago giant adds to burgeoning European team to target infrastructure and real estate funds work
Freshfields, Slaughters advise on ABG’s recommended takeover offer for Ted Baker
Proposed deal from US Reebok owner values UK fashion retailer at £211m
HFW sees revenue and PEP dip after setting record in 2021
Firm points to impact of exchange rates and headcount reduction for the slowdown
Freshfields ups office days for UK lawyers
Magic Circle firm tells lawyers to be in the office at least three days per week having previously allowed 50% remote working
London associate pay war bleeds into holiday season as Jones Day raises NQ rate to £140k
Pay hike comes days after Norton Rose Fulbright raised its NQ salary to £105,000
TLT, Linklaters advise Compare the Market on successful antitrust case appeal
Firms help overturn £17.9m fine imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority
Freshfields bolsters London leveraged finance and restructuring teams with double partner hire
Carol Van der Vorst and Lisa Stevens join from Ropes & Gray and Kirkland & Ellis respectively
Even working class Oxbridge graduates fail to prosper, study into socio economic diversity finds
Law Society president calls for urgent action as social mobility taskforce highlights cultural barriers to career progression for less well off
Paul Hastings and Callanders Law assist A&K Travel Group acquire two luxury cruise ships
HFW and Stephenson Harwood provide maritime law expertise on the transaction
'The dial is moving' - Bates Wells advises on landmark return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Team led by partner Erica Crump works to secure return of 72 artefacts in 'immensely significant' moment
Roster of firms earn places on Clarion's £40m housing panel
Pinsent Masons and Gowling WLG among 17 firms on new legal panel for UK’s largest housing association
Clyde & Co clocks up 24th straight year of revenue growth but PEP dips
Income climbs by 1.6% to £650m, though PEP falls marginally due to increase in equity partners
Linklaters trails key UK rivals in growth stakes as revenue rises 6.5% to £1.78bn
PEP grows 5.4% as firm achieves 'right combination of global coverage and high-quality cross practice expertise'
Clifford Chance hires UK inclusion leader from BBC
Nina Goswami joins Magic Circle firm after project managing BBC's award-winning 50:50 Equality Project
Dentons' UK LLP reports 14% jump in revenue
Dublin office and referrals from across global network cited as UK, Ireland and Middle East income climbs to £260m
White & Case hires M&A specialist from Slaughter and May
US firm underscores commitment to London growth as Di Yu joins as eighth M&A partner lateral in the City since the start of 2021
A brighter future for smaller law firms
The flexibility of the legal consultancy model could offer smaller firms the edge over their rivals, writes Joanne Losty of Excello Law
LawtechUK receives a further £4m in funding from UK government to develop legaltech
Investment follows initial £2m from the UK Ministry of Justice that launched the programme in 2019
Armstrong Teasdale adds IP quartet from Phillips & Leigh as London expansion continues
Team which includes patent veterans Jim Boff and Martin Hammler all join as partners
Bigger law firms lagging on content marketing, new study finds
Five of the top 10 largest UK and US law firms fail to make it into the top 30 for thought leadership marketing, according to new research by Passle