DAC Beachcroft shakes up leadership
DAC Beachcroft is set for a change in leadership as international senior partner Danny Gowan retires, making way for insurance partner Nick Young to take up the top role.…
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Institutional bias holds women back, says senior lawyer
Stephanie Haladner, a former Clifford Chance lawyer and now a diversity consultant to the UK top law firms has described an institutional bias against women: "There is an…
Orrick slims down its executive team
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe bids farewell to three high-ranking executives just a few months after the appointment of new chairman Mitchell Zuklie. The firm is…
Norton Rose merges with Fulbright & Jaworski
UK firm Norton Rose and Texas firm Fulbright & Jaworski have merged to become Norton Rose Fulbright, creating a global top 10 law firm with combined revenues of around…
King & Wood Mallesons makes layoffs in Australia
King & Wood Mallesons has made a number of staff in Australia redundant across multiple practices. Firm figures have not yet been reported, but Lawyers Weekly suggests…
King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australia MP
King & Wood Mallesons has a new managing partner for Autralia with the appointment of Sue Kench, who also has the role of managing partner of the firm’s real estate,…
SJ Berwin hires FFW's finance director
SJ Berwin has lost its finance director to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Mike Giles was finance director at SJ Berwin since 1999, and…
Law firm health can't be measured by PPP
Average profits per equity partner is a metric that gets a lot of attention in the legal services industry, and is key to the results of the annual American Lawyer rankings — the Am Law 100. But measuring the…
Hogan Lovells picks new MP for Asia and Middle East
Hogan Lovells has appointed Patrick Sherrington as the regional managing partner for Asia and Middle East. Sherrington was formerly the co-head of the Hogan Lovells’…
Four Australian firms merge to make Rockwell Olivier
The merger of four Australian law firms has resulted in the birth of a new Australian Securities Exchange-listed firm Rockwell Olivier. Sydney firms Argyle Lawyers and…
Jones Day launches in Miami
Jones Day has launched it’s first Florida office with a new base in Miami. The new office will be led by bankruptcy partner Pedro A. Jimenez with the support of international…
Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters to launch in Seoul
Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters are set to launch in Seoul after receiving regulatory approval from South Korea’s Ministry of…
Eversheds elects new chairman of international board
The managing partners of the partner firms in Eversheds’ international network have elected Ireland managing partner Alan Murphy to the role of chairman of the international board,…
Eversheds taps Ireland chief for role of Chair
Eversheds has chosen a new chair of its network of associated international firms, elevating Irish managing partner Alan Murphy to the role following the retirement of the previous chair David Gray. Murphy will retain…
Baker & McKenzie aims to increase female partners
Baker & McKenzie is tinkering with its promotion model in an attempt to increase female leadership in the firm and up the numbers of female partners. The plan is for Bakers to increase the proportion of its female…