DWF CEO Sir Nigel Knowles says big pay rises are not a solution to legal sector’s recruitment crisis February 14, 2022 Sir Nigel Knowles, the former Co-CEO and co-chairman of DLA Piper, has said that offering young lawyers huge pay rises will not fix the legal sector’s recruitment crisis. In a letter to the Financial Times, Knowles said “offering more and more money to young people is only a sticking plaster” as he argued law firms [...]
Law firm DWF reports strong year with revenue over £400m July 21, 2021 DWF Group, the international legal firm, has reported a rise in its revenues to £400m, in its full year results released today. Revenue rose to £401m for the year ended 30 April 2021, representing a 12 per cent increase from £357m in the previous year. Net revenue also grew by 14 per cent to £338.1m. DWF’s [...]
Listed law firm DWF announces two acquisitions as trading beats expectations May 25, 2021 City law firm DWF has resumed M&A activity, acquiring two businesses after a strong year of trading amid the pandemic. The listed firm this morning announced it had acquired compliance training business Zing 365 Holdings for £1.8m, as well as reaching an agreement to acquire BCA Claims & Consulting. DWF said completion of the £2.2m [...]
Saudi Arabia is an unrivalled opportunity for global business August 1, 2024 Interview with Sir Nigel Knowles, CEO of DWF Group Sir Nigel Knowles is not afraid of a challenge. For almost twenty years, he was the Global Co-CEO and Managing Partner of the corporate law giant DLA Piper. Now, as CEO of DWF Group, a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, he has [...]
Osborne Clarke drops signature from legal climate charter January 22, 2024 City headquartered law firm Osborne Clarke has dropped its signature from a legal initiative designed to support law firms with transition to Net Zero. Legal Charter 1.5 was an initiative developed collaboratively by a group of large City law firms ahead of London Climate Action Week last June. At the time, eight law firms were [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? August 3, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Nuveen Investment manager Nuveen has bolstered its UK consultant relations team in London with a fresh director. Barry Lee had previously been an associate director for LGT Capital Partners UK, where he held a similar role. Reporting [...]
Working group launches code of conduct for insurance market when using AI January 31, 2024 A collaboration between 127 experts, including the former UK COO of Aviva, has resulted in the creation of a code of conduct for the insurance industry for using AI. This initiative aims to establish and uphold “the highest standards of behaviour and ethical responsibility” when planning, designing, or utilising AI in the management and settlement [...]
Former Pru CEO and board veteran Jonathan Bloomer to become chair of Hiscox May 30, 2023 Jonathan Bloomer, the current chair of Morgan Stanley International and law firm DWF, will add the top boardroom chair at Hiscox to his portfolio next month. Hiscox, the Bermuda-headquartered insurance giant, announced Bloomer’s appointment as chair designate this morning. He will replace Robert Childs, who will retire over the summer. Bloomer was a partner at [...]
DWF CEO: ‘We’ve equalled our Beirut blast work from Covid claims already’ December 10, 2020 There will plenty of legal work arising from coronavirus-related negligence claims, and listed law firm DWF has already started to see the work pile in. Negligence claims are likely to rise from individuals who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, and according to DWF CEO Sir Nigel Knowles, the listed law firm has already [...]
Listed law firm DWF sees revenue jump after coronavirus chaos September 8, 2020 Listed law firm DWF said that strong trading in the first three months of the new financial year had helped offset the impact of the coronavirus. In a first quarter trading update released this morning, the firm said both revenue and earnings were “materially ahead” of where they were last year. DWF also released its [...]