Quinn Emanuel now ranks as the third largest litigation practice in the world in terms of revenue, according to The Lawyer’s Global Litigation Top 50, with disputes bringing in $1.088bn in 2014 – 98 per cent of its total turnover. Its eight-year old London office, co-run by Richard East and Sue Prevezer QC, now accounts for […]
Having spearheaded Goodwin Procter’s London launch four years ago, City chair David Evans is keen to recreate the firm’s success over in Germany. For a start, there are many similarities between Goodwin Procter’s City opening and entry into the Frankfurt legal market. The firm chose to hire Ashurst partners to launch both offices, with […]
The management team at Browne Jacobson has overseen a period of strong growth over the last few years, which culminated in the firm making it into the top 50 firms in The Lawyer UK 200 2015. The position is one managing partner Iain Blatherwick and senior partner Derek Bambury are proud to have achieved. It […]
Bevan Brittan’s Leeds office opening in September hailed a return to growth and stability for the public sector-focused firm, which has posted static financials over the last five years. Now, just two months later, managing partner Duncan Weir has revealed his intention to open a fifth office in Manchester in the next three years and […]
Slaughter and May Chinese best friend Jun He is undergoing a profound transformation, as its founder and managing partner Xiao Wei leads a major reform on the remuneration structure of this 26-year old partnership. As reported exclusively by The Lawyer this August, the Beijing-headquartered firm has undergone a major partner remuneration overhaul. Founder and managing […]
When Debevoise & Plimpton hired UK attorney general Peter Goldsmith QC in 2007 as its European head of litigation, some in the market raised eyebrows at the move. Eight years on Goldsmith, now in charge of Debevoise’s London office, says the firm is thriving. Goldsmith and fellow London partner Richard Ward took on the roles […]
Three Crowns’ launch in 2014 marked one of the biggest litigation shakeups in the market that year. The six founding partners left their “comfortable jobs” running the arbitration practices at various magic circle and leading firms to set up the boutique last February. And they didn’t start slow. Three Crowns (3C) entered the market with […]
“Mergers don’t work unless people work hard,” says Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) managing partner James Carter on the combined firm’s first anniversary. This year has seen a whole host of changes for CRS, which came together after the merger of Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham last year. It was a merger that former Speechly Bircham […]
Olswang’s future was uncertain following a series of seismic management and strategy changes. Now CEO Paul Stevens talks to The Lawyer exclusively about international plans, his new team and why a merger is not on the cards. Olswang has been in the headlines since late last year, when the sudden exit of former CEO David Stewart, […]
Partners should heed the warning signs of a “seismic shift” in the market and look to the next generation of lawyers to find innovators and gain a competitive advantage, says Clifford Chance head of innovation Bas Boris Visser. During a presentation at The Lawyer Business Leadership Summit earlier this week, Visser said the legal industry is […]
Pinsent Masons’ tech acquisition Cerico is about to double in size and is innovating how law firms ensure compliance, says chairman Richard Masters. In 2013 Pinsent Masons teamed up with Glasgow tech company Campbell Nash to launch a product that checks client’s suppliers are legally compliant. Two years on, Pinsents has acquired the majority stake in […]
In just nine months US firm Cooley’s London office has grown from zero to around 70 fee-earners, but will this meteoric rise cool off? According to London managing partner Justin Stock, the team’s just getting started. “It was a fascinating time,” Stock says, describing Cooley’s London launch in January 2015. The firm had wanted to open […]