Freshfields and Linklaters post flat financial results
Freshfields and Linklaters have posted their financial results, with neither firm making an outstanding performance in 2011-12. Linklaters…
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Linklaters takes the axe to partnership
Linklaters is taking the axe to its partnership, with around 35 partners expected to be pushed out. Insiders report that there is an effort on the part of the firm to obscure the…
Linklaters may shear 35 from equity partnership
Linklaters is set to take the shears to its partnership for the second time in three years, and has announced a major restructuring to its London partners. Some within the firm…
Linklaters cites depressed M&A market for 8.8% drop in revenue
Linklaters has reported an 8.8 per cent decline in revenue for the 2009-10 financial year. The top UK firm attributes the decline to the stalling the global mergers and acquisitions…
Linklaters appoints new Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa chief
Linklaters has appointed Sandeep Katwala as managing partner of its operations in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Katwala replaces Stuart Salt, who has shifted to take…
Linklaters to cut 120 associates, 150 staff in London
Linklaters today announced plans to cut up to 120 junior lawyers in its London office in anticipation of a weakening demand for commercial legal services. The "magic circle" firm said it would launch a consultation…
Linklaters posts 3% increase in first-half revenues
Linklaters has unveiled its half-year results, posting an increase in turnover of 3% from £633m to £653m in the financial year to October. Linklaters's City rivals Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and…