Eversheds seals the deal with US law firm Sutherland as partners vote “overwhelmingly” in favour of combination December 16, 2016 City lawyers at Eversheds moved closer to a tie-up with US firm Sutherland today, as partners from both firms voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of a combination. The firms announced that they were in merger talks at the end of November, and the consultation and voting process concluded today, with approval from both partnerships. The combined [...]
Eversheds is in discussions with US firm Sutherland about a merger November 29, 2016 Eversheds is in discussions with US law firm Sutherland about a merger. Partners at the two firms will vote on the merger proposal within the next few weeks, and it is thought the deal will be finalised by the end of the year. Read more: Eversheds promotes Murphy to chairman as David Gray retires [...]
City Moves for 21 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 21, 2017 Today's City Moves cover financial restructuring, investment management and the tech sector. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Eversheds Sutherland Eversheds Sutherland (International) has appointed Carl Allen to its finance and restructuring team in London. Carl joins the firm from Pinsent Masons and will be based in Eversheds Sutherland’s London office. He specialises [...]
City Moves for 7 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 7, 2017 Today's City Moves cover cyber security, energy and tax. Take a look at these movers and shakers: PwC PwC has hired Kate Macmillan as a director in its rapidly expanding cyber security and data privacy legal team in London. Kate joins from Collyer Bristow with 20 years’ experience in data protection and privacy litigation, specialising [...]
Mind the gap: London lawyer salaries dwarf the regional earnings of their counterparts January 3, 2017 Newly qualified London lawyers earn nearly double what their non-London counterparts can expect to receive, according to figures released by a specialist legal recruiter. Outside of London the best paid commercial lawyers can be found in the north west of England, with a newly qualified legal eagle receiving an average of £39,000. But their equivalents inside the M25 [...]