Lawyers

Paul Hastings recorded another year of double-digit growth in its City office to surpass $100m, amid a more muted performance globally. The firm grew turnover 16% in London to $107.2m, an improvement on last year’s 14% rise. Globally, revenue hit $1.26bn ...

Reed Smith produced a comparatively muted showing in the City last year, with global revenues seeing the more meaningful gains. London saw revenue creep up 3.3% from $208.2m to $215m as global turnover almost doubled the City’s growth rate with ...

White & Case’s City revenue fell almost 4% over the last financial year following a ‘challenging’ start to 2019, while growth in global turnover also slowed. London revenue last year dropped to $337m from $350m after a blistering 2018 on ...

Firefighters were called out to The Law Society’s headquarters over the weekend after a major fire broke out, damaging the historic building late on Saturday, 1 February. The fire was brought under control early on Sunday, with no injuries sustained ...

Solicitors in England and Wales received a glowing review in a new survey of legal needs but evidence of gaps in access to justice shows the profession has a perception problem. The survey – the largest legal needs survey of ...

Reed Smith has opened its fifth European office in Brussels, following the hire of five partners to the firm’s corporate group. The partners all come from different firms, and will be joined by two associates and one counsel. The partners ...

Legal Business Blogs City blueblood Slaughter and May has increased its salary for associates with 2.5 years post-qualified experience (PQE) or more, after putting newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors in ...

Starting the New Year with a bang, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has recruited a 21-strong team of lawyers in Paris, including seven partners. The hires mark the largest addition to the firm since its transatlantic merger in 2018, with expansion ...

Despite the relative drought of listings in recent months, former SJ Berwin private equity head Matthew Hudson has raised £31m for his asset management consultancy MJ Hudson (MJH) following a floatation of the business last week. Meanwhile, listed firm Gateley also ...

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has appointed senior litigation hand and managing partner for Asia Justin D’Agostino (pictured) as its new chief executive officer (CEO), following Mark Rigotti’s decision to stand down from the role in spring of next year. D’Agostino, 47, ...