London law firm Speechly Bircham has hired 90 people, including 17 partners, from the dissolving Campbell Hooper. The hirings, which are not being characterized as a merger, give Speechly Bircham…
City of London law firm Herbert Smith saw profits fall 22% in 2008, plummeting below £1 million ($1.65 million). Partners will see earnings drop from £1.04 million to between as…
Herbert Smith, which announced in April a redundancy consultation at its London HQ, targeting 84 positions, will not need to lay anyone off after all, after 84 staff members signed…
Hill Dickinson will merge with City of London-based law firm Middleton Potts. The merged firm will be known as Hill Dickinson LLP. The deal finalizes July 1st. Middleton Potts’ senior…
Two top lawyers at Switzerland’s UBS have left the firm. Ash Gulati, executive director of UBS’s UK-based prime brokerage & equity derivatives legal team, will join the London office of…
London’s Charles Russell has targeted an undisclosed number of employees for redundancy, despite higher-than-expected billings. Laid off staff will be expected to work during their notice period, and will get…
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