The fallout from Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to serve as a reminder of difficult times for the business of law. One of the most important developments of the week as reported in Legal Futures was the Solicitors Regulation Authority's rejection of calls for having greater powers to fine alternative business structures (ABS) than traditional law firms. SRA went on to further dismiss suggestions by the Law Society that it should not have substantial fining powers at all.
Saturday 9th June
- Harper Macleod LLP has been recognised for its commitment to excellence at DWP awards | Scottish Legal http://t.co/Guy9HUyu
- Biggart Baillie to merge with DWF | Scottish Legal http://t.co/KxPEAN7u
- The family law team at HBM Sayers continues to go from strength to strength | Scottish Legal http://t.co/6OAuta0A
- Turcan Connell announced the first two non-legal partners will join the partnership | Scottish Legal http://t.co/IZ9vqzdP
- Biggart Baillie absorbed in expansion by English based law firm | The Firm http://t.co/zwbXIbld
- Morton Fraser "actively seeking" merger partner | The Firm http://t.co/faTxRloW
Friday 8th June
- Denmark's Rønne & Lundgren bolsters partner ranks with local hires | The Lawyer: http://t.co/82CxkkuF
- White & Case loses Monterrey executive partner to spin-off firm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SCDXBSTd
- Ashurst prepares for launches in Seoul and Beijing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tZ6CyLfG
- Herbert Smith and Olswang lead on O2-Vodafone joint venture | The Lawyer: http://t.co/M6MpEGvP
- Schillings' Benaim leaves firm as training contracts axed | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MoNw3Qnm
- Freshfields and Skadden lead on $1.7bn sale of Brazil gas company | Legalweek http://t.co/A2ag5HT6
- Ashurst Asia growth continues with launches set for Seoul and Beijing | Legalweek http://t.co/71Ap2w8w
- Devon based law firm Foot Anstey recruiting advisers to challenge the FSA’s Arch Cru redress consultation has insisted there is no conflict with work it has done for Jon Maguire, former chairman of the collapsed investment firm | FTAdvisor http://tinyurl.com/dxfp2e9
Thursday 7th June
- Breens solicitors achieve first gold of the year with Investor in People award http://t.co/OTN4pd6P
- National firm DWF has announced plans to merge with Scottish firm Biggart Baillie | Law Gazette http://t.co/eQbRE7NI
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe turns to Morgan Stanley and Proskauer for Greater China hires | The Lawyer: http://t.co/90RgF6rk
- Revenue nudges down at merger-hungry Morton Fraser | The Lawyer: http://t.co/8HrrpFJK
- DWF recovers from shelved Cobbetts talks with Biggart Baillie deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/olPEG6M6
- Planning specialist joins Wisbech office of Fenland law firm Fraser Dawbarns http://t.co/zXYEytce
- Weil disputes chief to lead review of elite listing of energy arbitrators | Legalweek http://t.co/92Hp5lss
- Salans appoints Berlin partner to lead Shanghai as partner duo quit office | Legalweek http://t.co/7zKJ5oaJ
- Simmons & Simmons, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Herbert Smith secure roles as HMV sells off Hammersmith Apollo | Legalweek http://t.co/ElTZrJzR
- Hogan Lovells advises as News Internationl offloads Wapping site | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vrBuAEq2
- Hogan Lovells offers UK students Moscow-based training contract | The Lawyer: http://t.co/WnqSpcU9
- King & Wood Mallesons signs up Dewey Beijing partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MbGZI3qj
- Salans hands control of Shanghai to Berlin partner after top-level exits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OgB0YUxi
- McDermott adds seven-strong team in Paris including Orrick partner trio | Legalweek http://t.co/9cYI3FCo
- Freshfields competition veteran heads to Milbank's London arm | Legalweek http://t.co/srLLg2LL
- Camerons sees turnover grow 1% as CMS network revenues rise 4% | Legalweek http://t.co/MxIT17ZV
Wednesday 6th June
- Brecher turns to Davenport Lyon and Nabarro for latest hires | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1OZiTOfb
- McDermott bolsters Paris base with three-strong Orrick team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Pnci7Sx1
- Milbank hires veteran Freshfields competition partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/nMaKkFin
- Salans left with no China partners after Shanghai departures | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1YiGRuIF
- Hill Dickinson makes up two Liverpool lawyers to partner | Legalweek http://t.co/akzFQdM7
- Slaughters leads on multibillion-dollar Hong Kong rail infrastructure project | Legalweek http://t.co/sgvwfvxS
- Dewey creditors appoint counsel as record bankruptcy rumbles on | Legalweek http://t.co/gdOTcE9S
- Australian financial services group AMP’s general counsel Brian Salter has formed a plan to set up an international panel, which will consist of mainly global law firms with a strong Asia presence. | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Er4HRa0W
- Essex firm Birkett Long continues expansion drive with local merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EUqHoNND
- Covington & Burling revamps City management team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5VY1hpT2
- Norton Rose hires from Hogan Lovells amid fluid Paris jobs market | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FL3nSUC3
- Glencore general counsel Richard Marshall and Xstrata chief legal counsel Benny Levene are expected to stay on in a joint position as co-heads of the combined companies’ in-house legal team following the mining giants’ proposed $90bn (£59bn) merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5eV2ydty
A synopsis of the the movers and shakers in law firms as featured in Law Society Gazette:
- David Louis is now a specialist investment funds lawyer at Speechly Bircham Luxembourg. Louis was previously a Partner at Loyens & Loeff.
- Jeremy Sivyer is now Partner at Russell-Cooke LLP. Sivyer will be one of five partners in Russell-Cooke’s commercial team in London. He joins from Simmons & Simmons where he was a former head of the Commercial Group.
- David Kitchen is now Property Litigation Solicitor at Hamlins LLP. Kitchen joined the firm on 6 June 2012, having previously worked for Clarke Willmott LLP.
- Paul de la Porte is now Partner at Plexus Law. He joined the firm in 2009 as a solicitor and predominantly acts on behalf of insurance companies and has extensive experience in defended personal injury claims
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