Turnover ahead of proposed Shearman merger grows 7% but PEP falls slightly to £1.82m
Group joins recently launched Rothley Law in deal financed by litigation funder Harbour
Independence of professional bodies to be tested as pro-democracy clampdown continues
High inflation and rising costs sees PEP dip 0.4% from 2022’s record high of £1.175m
Creators of ChatGPT face a spate of copyright infringement lawsuits
David Simon joins in Washington DC from leadership role at Mayer Brown
Andrei Iancu and Kathleen O’Malley join from Irell & Manella to bolster US firm’s patent practice in Los Angeles and Washington DC
Hires see European heavyweight more than double Poland lawyer headcount and open second office in the country in Poznań
Adrian Tan continued in his role despite undergoing treatment for cancer
Deal sees Europe’s largest business newspaper publisher enter Irish market
Listed UK firm ‘minded to recommend’ offer if tabled by Chambers and Partners owner Inflexion
Veteran government litigator Coke Morgan Stewart joins firm’s Washington DC office
Listed firm hails “resilient performance against a challenging backdrop” as underlying profit before tax rises nearly a fifth to £21.6m
Fellow co-chair Lisa Mayhew will stand down as the firm moves to a single leadership structure
National defendant insurance firm is acquired by owner of AxiomDWFM and Ince & Co
First half deal value is lowest since 2020 but activity picked up 33% in Q2 compared to Q1, according to Refinitiv
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at SiriusPoint, Bambee, SIG Sauer and GPS Capital Markets
Andrew Battisson has returned to a Magic Circle UK firm having first made partner at Allen & Overy
Seven percent increase sees Bakers overtake London rivals like Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes but stay behind most of Magic Circle
Profit per equity partner hits £786k as UK-headquartered firm grows revenue in every group and region in first year of new strategy