‘Necessary bandwidth’: Addleshaws lures deal finance veteran from McDermott Anna Cole-Bailey Amid a quiet month for the lateral recruitment market in London, Addleshaw Goddard made the most significant play, bolstering its…
Addleshaws enters continental Europe through BCLP Hamburg hires Marco Cillario Despite having launched five international offices in Asia and the Middle East since 2012, top-20 UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard…
Addleshaws launches first European base in Hamburg with five-partner BCLP hire Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard will open its first continental European office in Hamburg with the hire of a five-partner team from Bryan…
Kerr to hit 26 years at 2Birds’ helm as Addleshaws re-appoints Penney as senior partner Marco Cillario Bird & Bird’s long-standing chief executive David Kerr (pictured) is set to lead the firm until 2022 after standing unopposed…
Deal watch: Busy year-end as Japanese group buys Swiss power grid and Malaysian funds invest in Battersea Marco Cillario City deal teams are having a busy run-up to Christmas, with Baker McKenzie, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters leading…
Life during law: Leona Ahmed Hamish McNicol My dad was born in Kashmir and was in the Pakistani Air Force, posted to Turkey. India and Pakistan were…
Deal watch: Bakers and Slaughters drink in £3.1bn Horlicks acquisition as AJ Bell IPO yields dividends for Pinsents and Addleshaws Nathalie Tidman As the market hunkers down for the festive season, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) £3.1bn sale to Unilever of Horlicks has warmed the…
Addleshaws’ appetite for expansion grows amid strong 23% lift in revenue Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard wants to expand in any possible way and in any possible place following a sustained period of growth and…
White & Case makes another City litigation play with Addleshaw Goddard hire Thomas Alan Expansive US firm White & Case is continuing to walk the talk on its going ‘toe to toe with the…
Addleshaw Goddard recruits legacy BLP Asia head Marco Cillario As the inevitable fallout from the $900m Bryan Cave/Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) tie-up continues, Addleshaw Goddard is following up on…
Addleshaws promotions rebound after a sedate 2017 as nine make the grade Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard has nearly doubled its promotions round from last year as nine partners are made up across the UK…
Addleshaw Goddard seeks material Asia growth with former BLP region head hire Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard has brought in the former Asia head of legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner as it looks to triple the…
Deal watch: Magic Circle gets clean bill to lead on $13bn GSK healthcare takeover as Addleshaw ties up JD Sports US acquisition Nathalie Tidman Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have rejuvenated longstanding client relationships to win lead roles on…
Gender diversity: pay gaps revealed at Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol A fuller picture of the legal industry’s gender pay gap issue is emerging as Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling…
Who Represents Who: Firms that will be affected by the fall of Carillion Legal Business For more information on Who Represents Who, contact: David Burgess, Publishing Director, The Legal 500 legal500.com/wrw david.burgess@legal500.com
Deal watch: DLA Piper and Addleshaws advise on Carillion fire sale as US and UK firms pick up major mandates Tom Baker DLA Piper and Addleshaw Goddard have won roles advising on the sale of part of recently-collapsed Carillion’s business while Watson…
LLP accounts: Addleshaw Goddard boasts ‘underlying’ growth as top-earner takes a haircut Hamish McNicol LLP accounts show Addleshaw Goddard’s top earner took a 30% pay cut as both profit and income fell in a…
Northern exposure – The Scots GC debate Alex Novarese Earlier this year, Legal Business ventured north of the border to highlight the community of commercial counsel flourishing in Scotland…
Addleshaws and Ashurst picked as favourites as GVC pitches in for Ladbrokes takeover Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard and Ashurst are acting as gaming and betting company GVC Holdings launches a proposed £3.9bn takeover of rival…
Sainsburys appoints eleven firms including Linklaters, Addleshaws, CMS and Dentons to new roster Kathryn McCann UK supermarket and retailer Sainsbury’s Group has appointed eleven firms to its new legal panel, including Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentonsand CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Oslwang. The…
