Herbert Smith Freehills launch forms top 10 firm by headcount September 30, 2012 A MERGER to create the world’s eighth-largest law firm will go live this morning, as the tie-up between Herbert Smith and Freehills is officially launched. Announced in June, the full equity merger between Herbies – which employs more than 700 lawyers in London – and Australia’s Freehills will result in a firm employing more than [...]
Bottom Line: Few choices for Eastern promise July 31, 2013 FOR a while, mergers between UK and US law firms were all the rage. Throughout 2010-12 you could hardly move without a new transatlantic alliance being inked and diplomatic name combinations being dreamed up – from Hogan Lovells and Dentons to Squire Sanders. But more recently, law firms’ expansionary ambitions have been firmly focused [...]
Who’s switching jobs December 5, 2012 Royal London Kerr Luscombe has been appointed group finance and strategy director at the financial services provider. He joined in 2011 as group strategy director, and has previously worked as finance director at Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical. Westhouse Holdings Simon Pettitt has been appointed head of the stockbroker’s fixed income business. He joins from Eurodekania. [...]
Herbert Smith merger to form top 10 law firm June 28, 2012 CITY law firm Herbert Smith announced yesterday that it is to merge with Australia’s Freehills, in a tie-up that will create one of the world’s top 10 law firms by headcount. Herbies, which employs more than 700 lawyers in its London offices, will combine with the Australian firm to create a business with historic joint [...]
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR August 5, 2012 SINCE City A.M.’s last awards ceremony in 2011, the legal sector has undergone one of the biggest shake-ups in recent years with the introduction of the Legal Services Act. The introduction of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) on 3 January was a formal acknowledgment of the ripples of change that have been spreading across the legal [...]