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Cooley Revenue, Profits Soar as Tech Business Stayed Busy in 2020
The firm said that despite COVID-19, engagement in its Asia offices grew steadily. But in London, revenue dipped and the firm saw depressed deal activity.
'Quite An Upscaling of Penalties': New Criminal Liability for Pension Schemes Could Catch UK Lawyers
Corporate, restructuring and pension lawyers are concerned about the new rules which can impose an unlimited fine and seven years' imprisonment.
Former UK Clifford Chance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
The FCA found that the former CC lawyer and his brother, a former Goldman Sachs employee, committed alleged insider dealing worth around £142,000.
'It Became a Necessity': How Brexit Fuelled Simpson Thacher's Brussels Launch
Charged by a competition boom, Brussels was "the obvious choice" for the firm's first continental European office, the firm's executive chairman said.
Deloitte Network Firm Nabs Hogan Lovells Paris Real Estate Head
The partner had been at Hogan Lovells for over 30 years including two decades in the firm's partnership.
One Year Since Novartis Required Diverse Legal Teams, Did it Work?
The pharma giant acted as a frontrunner in saying firms must use diverse teams or risk having fees withheld.
Diversity Data Is More Than Just Numbers on a Spreadsheet
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek(year) 2021, brings you the trends, disruptions and shifts
Slaughter and May Increases Newly Qualified and Trainee Salaries
The new NQ pay remains below what the firm had implemented last year prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
What do Slaughter and May Partners Really Earn?
The firm may not be as profitable as its reputation has always suggested, a collegiate culture is its main form of defence.
Brexit's Unwelcome Effect on Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
As the UK attempts to join the Lugano Convention, questions are being asked about London's position as a litigation and arbitration centre.
O'Melveny Expands Leadership Ranks, Naming Another Vice-Chair and Group Co-Chairs
O'Melveny Shakes Up Leadership Ranks, Naming Another Vice-Chair and Group Co-Chairs
ESG Practice Groups Proliferate in Big Law, Driven by New Priorities
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Hunton Andrews Kurth and Seyfarth Shaw have all opened their own ESG practices in February.
Osborne Clarke, Sidley Austin Advise on Latest Equity Investment Into Online Shopping
What Slaughters' Latest Departure Means For its Future
The exit to Weil Gotshal is viewed as a blow to the firm's attempts to build a bigger private equity practice and could even call its lockstep into question.