Matt is The Lawyer’s deputy editor. He has a particular focus on the US legal market. He also leads many of The Lawyer’s market reports, including the UK 200.
Clifford Chance has bagged a lead role advising Kraft on its $16.7bn bid for Cadbury. Longstanding Kraft adviser and New York-based Clifford Chance partner Sarah Jones is leading a team from the magic circle firm alongside London-based partners Robert Crothers and Guy Norman. Earlier today, British-based Cadbury rejected the $16.7bn bid from US rival Kraft. […]
Linklaters has joined Slaughter and May as the top legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies. It is the first time a firm other than Slaughters has headed the table since Hemscott began compiling the rankings in 2005. Slaughters has traditionally been the law firm of choice for large UK corporates but Linklaters has been closing […]
Rapidly growing Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has snared a brace of capital markets partners from White & Case. Paul Maher The US firm has hired Andrew Croxford and Andrew Caunt to bolster its capital markets capabilities in the City. Earlier this month The Lawyer reported that GTM had hired former White & Case London-based finance […]
Ashurst has hired restructuring partner Dan Hamilton from White & Case to strengthen the team in its London office. Ashurst has hired restructuring partner Dan Hamilton from White & Case to strengthen the team in its London office. Last week The Lawyer revealed that Ashurst’s partner vote on Hamilton’s hire was closing last Friday (10 […]
GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, has hired former Linklaters banking partner Neil Harnby for the newly created role of general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, has hired former Linklaters banking partner Neil Harnby for the newly created role of general counsel […]
Greenberg Traurig Maher, which officially launched in London this month, has leased office space in London from Mayer Brown. Paul Maher The US firm launched in the UK after hiring Mayer Brown’s former co-vice chairman Paul Maher. The US firm moved into 30 St Mary’s Axe on Monday. Greenberg is leasing its London base from […]
Nationwide Building Society has unveiled its first general panel, with places for Allen & Overy, Burges Salmon, Eversheds, Nabarro and Olswang. Nationwide Building Society has unveiled its first general panel, with places for Allen & Overy (A&O), Burges Salmon, Eversheds, Nabarro and Olswang. Eversheds won a place on the list despite being sued by Nationwide […]
Bingham McCutchen has acquired 120-lawyer US firm McKee Nelson. Bingham McCutchen has acquired 120-lawyer US firm McKee Nelson. The move will bring Bingham’s total number of firm acquisitions to 10 during the last 15 years. Bingham chairman Jay Zimmerman said: “This is the right combination at the right time. Legal and regulatory lines are being […]
Shoosmiths has recorded a 54 per cent drop in average profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2008-09 financial year. Andrew Tubbs Shoosmiths has recorded a 54 per cent drop in average profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2008-09 financial year. The firm’s PEP last year was £150,000, down from £327,000. Total revenue was […]
A Jewish school that refused entry to a boy on the grounds that his mother was not recognised as Jewish by the Office of the Chief Rabbi has been told to reverse its stance by the Court of Appeal. A Jewish school that refused entry to a boy on the grounds that his mother was […]
Stephen Foster of litigation boutique Stewarts Law is set for a courtroom showdown with the queen of the celebrity divorce Fiona Shackleton (pictured) after he was formally instructed to act for Peter Andre in his split from Katie Price. Stewarts recruited Foster from Lester Aldridge to launch its divorce practice in 2006. He recently brought […]
Stephen Foster of litigation boutique Stewarts Law is set for a courtroom showdown with the queen of the celebrity divorce Fiona Shackleton (pictured) after he was formally instructed to act for Peter Andre in his split from Katie Price. Stewarts recruited Foster from Lester Aldridge to launch its divorce practice in 2006. He recently brought […]