Freshfields partner accused of slapping DJ in argument over music February 8, 2019 A senior partner at Magic Circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been accused of slapping a DJ in an argument at a cocktail party. Herve Pisani, the managing partner of Freshfields Paris office, was accused of the assault by the unnamed DJ after a party for the firm’s partners in September last year. According [...]
Dislike: EU warns websites they’re responsible for data leaked via Facebook’s like button July 29, 2019 Third-party websites are now jointly responsible for processing people’s data if they embed Facebook’s so-called like button, the EU’s foremost court ruled today. The European Court of Justice’s ruling means websites must now either gain people’s approval for this activity or prove they have a legal basis for processing this data. Read more: France, US [...]
City Moves for 2 August – Who’s switching jobs at Parkdean Resorts, Avonhurst and Capita? August 2, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Parkdean Resorts, Avonhurst and Capita. Parkdean Resorts Catherine Lynn to has been appointed by Parkdean Resorts to the newly created position of chief customer officer, with responsibility for marketing, digital, insight, commercial and revenue. Catherine joins from Easyjet where she was group strategy and group commercial director. She played a significant [...]
Pinsent Masons tops Acritas legal brands survey alongside DLA Piper, CMS, Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Eversheds Sutherland and Clifford Chance May 2, 2018 An index of the leading UK legal brands has seen law firm Pinsent Masons take the top spot for the first time, beating Eversheds Sutherland into second place. The biggest climber is CMS, which following its three-way merger with Olswang and Nabarro last year, has climbed to fourth in the rankings, from 13th last year. [...]
Magic Circle law firms launch gig economy-style offerings in uncertain legal market March 10, 2019 The UK’s leading law firms are betting on the gig economy to boost their growth with Linklaters and Clifford Chance joining Allen & Overy in setting up networks of self-employed lawyers to provide to clients on a flexible basis. Linklaters is understood to be developing a scheme to take advantage of its alumni network with [...]
CMA puts brakes on Amazon’s Deliveroo investment July 5, 2019 The UK’s competitions watchdog will examine Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo, it said this morning, putting the brakes on the multi-million pound deal. The internet retail giant took a stake in Deliveroo in May, leading a $575m (£450m) funding round. It did not reveal the exact size of the stake. Read more: Amazon leads £450m Deliveroo [...]
Freshfields increases partner pay to £1.84m July 3, 2019 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted average equity partner pay to £1.839m, it said today. The firm said average profit per equity partner (Pep) grew six per cent in the year to 30 April, putting the firm at the top of the Magic Circle partner pay tree. Revenue grew five per cent to £1.472bn and net [...]
Clifford Chance kicks off Magic Circle reporting season with subdued performance July 2, 2019 Clifford Chance became the first Magic Circle law firm to report its 2018-19 financial results today, announcing modest gains in revenue and profit. The firm said revenue for the year to 30 April grew 4.3 per cent to £1.693bn. Partnership profit rose two per cent to £637m and profit per equity partner (Pep) grew one [...]
Global cyber attacks soar by 63 per cent in three years as criminals harness AI January 11, 2019 The number of significant cyber attacks has grown by more than 50 per cent in the last three years, with artificial intelligence increasingly being used as a cyber security threat, Linklaters has warned. A new report from the global law firm has revealed that there were 67 significant cyber incidents worldwide in January to October 2018, [...]
Clifford Chance elect first non-London senior partner, but Magic Circle glass ceiling remains November 20, 2018 Law firm Clifford Chance today appointed its first senior partner from outside London, but the Magic Circle’s record of never having appointed a woman to a top job remained in place. Partners at the £1.6bn legal giant today elected Amsterdam office managing partner Jeroen Ouwehand as its new senior partner, a role equivalent to the [...]