Legal Week - Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance and Pinsent Masons latest to join smart contracts initiative

Andrew Messios — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:40:39 EST

The firms are the latest to sign up to the Accord Project

Magic circle duo take key roles on Marsh & McLennan's $5.6bn takeover of UK insurance firm JLT

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 07:15:59 EST

Wachtell teams up with Slaughters to advise US financial services giant

Eversheds Sutherland joins magic circle duo on British Airways £4bn pension deal

Hannah Roberts — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 06:10:43 EST

The deal with BA-sponsored Airways Pension Scheme (APS), which closed in the 1980s, will cover historic pension payments at the airline

Clifford Chance targets US growth for tech offering with hire of New York CEO for innovation unit

Christine Simmons — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00:21 EST

New York-based Jeroen Plink will lead the magic circle firm's new Applied Solutions unit

Kirkland, Gowling WLG, Eversheds and CC on board as Network Rail seals £1.5bn property sale

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:49:41 EST

Blackstone turns to top US firm as Network Rail completes lengthy sale process

Slaughters tops listed company adviser rankings as HSF vies with magic circle

Rose Walker — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 05:22:04 EST

Latest rankings of firms by listed clients sees Slaughters retain top spot

Magic circle duo, Skadden and Ashurst lead on £3.9bn sale of Costa to Coca-Cola

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:39:03 EST

The fizzy drink giant is acquiring the coffee chain from parent company Whitbread, which bought Costa in 2011

Clifford Chance agrees to pay $132,000 penalty in US discrimination case

C Ryan Barber — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:12 EST

Magic circle firm settles immigration-related claims tied to document review project

Clifford Chance bolsters Hong Kong litigation group with former SFC director

John Kang — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:29 EST

Jimmy Chan joins CC's Hong Kong office after 14 years with the city's securities regulator

More top firms raise salaries for newly qualified associates

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:21:33 EST

CMS and Hogan Lovells among firms confirming new pay rates for junior lawyers

Clifford Chance London partner Erasmus makes switch to Hong Kong blockchain company

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:23:41 EST

Corporate finance partner Alex Erasmus will move to Hong Kong to take up the new post as chief legal officer

Bank of England GC paid more than government legal team's top lawyers

Joseph Evans — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:28:49 EST

Former Clifford Chance corporate partner Sonya Branch leads the banks 153-strong legal team

Latham takes second magic circle partner this week with Allen & Overy hire

Rose Walker — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:50:59 EST

City infrastructure hires are the latest in a string of European expansion efforts

Eversheds Sutherland and Freshfields top growing list of UK firms registering lawyers in Ireland as Brexit draws closer

Krishnan Nair — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:09:16 EST

Since early 2016, firms have registered lawyers in Ireland to hedge against a possible no-deal Brexit.

Latham continues City recruitment spree with hire of Clifford Chance infrastructure M&A head

Rose Walker — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:10 EST

The hire is the latest in Latham's European expansion

SFO suspends lawyer leading Unaoil bribery and corruption investigation

Joseph Evans — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:14:04 EST

Case controller Tom Martin suspended during ongoing investigation into Monaco-based oil consultant

RPC and Clifford Chance advising as House of Fraser bought by Mike Ashley for £90m

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 05:53:16 EST

11th hour deal is the latest dramatic development for the UK high street

Hat-trick of magic circle firms lead the line on Arsenal takeover bid

Joseph Evans — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:02:27 EST

Magic circle trio up front as bid by majority owner Stan Kroenke values club at £1.8bn

Magic circle duo to net £9m in fees on Virgin Money takeover

Joseph Evans — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:17:08 EST

Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May to share fees on deal that will create the UK's sixth-largest bank

Clifford Chance launches new legal tech-focused training contract

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:48:47 EST

Magic circle firm to take on five trainees with aptitude for fintech, coding and AI

The Transfer Window: hires for Latham and Watkins, Fried Frank and Paul Hastings

Legal Week — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:11:26 EST

Latest round up of moves across the sector

Clifford Chance and HFW act as Greece offloads 535m stake in gas transmission operator

Krishnan Nair — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:54:03 EST

The deal will see the privatisation of the remaining stake in gas operator Desfa

Co-op Bank set to slim down legal panel in first review of inaugural roster

Rose Walker — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:12:51 EST

Firms appointed to first-ever panel in 2015 under the spotlight as bank aims to reduce roster

Cleary, CC and A&O advise on Google's record-breaking 4.3bn Android competition fine

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:40:45 EST

Internet search giant found to have imposed illegal restrictions to cement dominant position

CC and OC advise on first pre-let for London office development hit by Carillion collapse

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:36:54 EST

Duo advise on first pre-let for Farringdon office development interrupted by Carillion collapse

CC targets 'different mindset and different way of working' with new innovation divisions

Gabrielle Orum Hernández — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 04:12:40 EST

Magic circle firm identifies opportunity to 'monetise experience in tech solutions'

BCLP named top law firm for social mobility for second year running

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:55:49 EST

Bakers, Links and HSF also feature highly in ranking of top UK employers for social mobility

'Clients now take a direct interest in diversity' - Clifford Chance's LGBTI+ network co-chair on changing attitudes in the City

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:53:10 EST

Clifford Chance senior associate Eraldo d'Atri on his experiences as a gay man in City law and the firm's role on the gender neutral passport campaign

Magic circle duo take lead roles on Tesco-Carrefour tie-up talks

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 07:11:09 EST

Freshfields advises longstanding client Tesco on strategic alliance with Europe's biggest retailer

Clifford Chance kicks off magic circle reporting season with 5% revenue rise and 16% PEP hike

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:07:50 EST

CC sees PEP climb to £1.6m as it continues innovation push with two new business streams

CC, Mills & Reeve and Linklaters reprise roles as Cambridge Uni raises £600m with new bonds issue

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 05:13:19 EST

Magic circle duo advise as university returns to bond markets to raise funds for investment

SRA decides against Clifford Chance investigation over RBS report complaint

Hannah Roberts — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:16:08 EST

Regulator finds no evidence of potential misconduct by firm in report on bank's controversial global restructuring group

Clifford Chance reappoints global finance and capital markets heads for new terms

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:45:15 EST

Rob Lee and Adrian Cartwright to start second four-year leadership terms this September

Top UK law firms rethink stance on relationships at work post #MeToo scrutiny

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:27:23 EST

Linklaters and HSF have both brought in new policies which mean staff must disclose relationships at work - which other firms are following suit?

Clifford Chance rejigs corporate leadership with two new City heads

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:28:58 EST

Melissa Fogarty and Nigel Wellings appointed to jointly lead the practice

Latham leads latest US firms matching top-of-the-market associate rates in London

Krishnan Nair and Hannah Roberts — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:29:33 EST

Transatlantic trio match Cravath's associate pay rise in the UK and US

Clifford Chance and CMS advise on Sidley Austin's London HQ move into 'Can of Ham'

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:56:54 EST

US firm seals pre-let for 100,000 sq ft in new City tower with options for future expansion

Slaughters and Freshfields reveal partner gender pay gap after request by MPs

Joseph Evans — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:22:07 EST

Magic circle firms include partners in pay gap figures following pressure from MPs

Clifford Chance and Weil lead as Apax nears $2bn sale of chemicals distributor

Hannah Roberts — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:24:25 EST

Swedish private equity firm EQT and Canadian pensions fund close in on Azelis deal

CC and HSF help seal £1bn sale of UBS London headquarters to Hong Kong property developer

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:02:51 EST

British Land and GIC sell property as Asian money continues to flood City real estate market

Freshfields matches Cravath pay scale for US associates as Quinn hikes London salaries

Krishnan Nair — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:29:32 EST

Quinn boosts City pay bands by up to 19% while opting against move to match US rates

Trio of magic circle firms lead on CYBG's £1.7bn Virgin Money takeover

Hannah Roberts — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:34:32 EST

Three top firms advise on deal to create UK's sixth-largest bank

Clifford Chance and Hogan Lovells take top roles on ING and AXA 'bancassurance' tie-up

Hannah Roberts — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 04:26:02 EST

Magic circle firm leads for ING on new partnership with French insurance giant

Clifford Chance US associates get pay boost and bonus as firm matches Cravath's rates

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:56:30 EST

Magic circle firm's US associates will now be paid between $190,000 and $350,000

HSF Germany managing partner quits for CC after less than six months in role

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:12:54 EST

HSF Germany head and antitrust practice chief Michael Dietrich seals magic circle move

CC and Latham advise as payments platform IPO values company at more than 7bn

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:34:21 EST

Lawyers from four CC offices advise on Euronext Amsterdam listing

Which law firms spend the most on their staff?

Georgina Stanley — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:13:12 EST

LLP filings provide an insight into staff costs at the UK top 50 - so which firms have the most expensive employees? And who spends the biggest proportion of revenue on their people?

A&O refuses to hand over 2016-17 partnership gender pay gap data to MPs

Rose Walker — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:35:47 EST

A&O stands alone among magic circle peers in refusing to comply with select committee request for partnership data

White & Case and CC cash in on London listing of guarantor loans provider Amigo

Hannah Roberts — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:25:23 EST

US firm takes lead role for Bournemouth-based loans company as CC acts for banks

'We didn't buy Carillion to do a Freshfields' CC's new London head on ramping up Newcastle and creating the firm of the future

Georgina Stanley and Hannah Roberts — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 06:33:15 EST

Michael Bates on his 'baptism of fire' since taking up the leadership reins in CC's London HQ

Dentons fees for Carillion advice revealed as report forecasts £20m legal costs for insolvency

Joseph Evans — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 06:04:47 EST

National Audit Office report sheds light on expected fees for advice on high-profile insolvency

Clifford Chance faces potential SRA investigation over controversial RBS review

Joseph Evans — Tue, 29 May 2018 06:24:35 EST

SRA confirms it is 'likely to investigate' magic circle firm's role in independent RBS review

Put phones aside, ignore emails and sing stress-busting tips from partners who've been there

Legal Week — Tue, 22 May 2018 08:26:26 EST

Partners from firms including Freshfields, Clifford Chance and White & Case offer their top tips for dealing with stress

'It isn't like having the flu or a broken leg; for many of us it's a chronic condition' - one CC partner on living with depression

Karen Hodson — Mon, 21 May 2018 09:59:37 EST

Clifford Chance partner Karen Hodson on building a successful legal career with depression and why sharing may not always be a good thing

Network Rail turns to Clifford Chance as £1bn commercial property sale heats up

Anna Ward — Mon, 21 May 2018 05:06:37 EST

Magic circle firm brought in to advise Network Rail alongside Eversheds Sutherland

Magic circle duo get call for $10bn IPO of Chinese state-owned telecoms infrastructure company

Anna Zhang — Wed, 16 May 2018 00:23:33 EST

Telecoms infrastructure operator China Tower files for mega-IPO with magic circle firms advising

Magic circle firms among array of advisers accused of 'squeezing income' from Carillion

Joseph Evans — Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:06 EST

Carillion inquiry report says firms were used as 'badge of credibility' as company unravelled

CC and Skadden called up for lead roles on China smartphone giant Xiaomi's landmark IPO

Anna Zhang — Thu, 03 May 2018 09:21:16 EST

Magic circle firm advising underwriters on what could be the largest IPO since 2014

Clifford Chance to launch new Asia support and innovation hub in Singapore

Anna Zhang — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:30:37 EST

Firm to recruit tech and project management specialists to support Asia-Pacific operations

CC and Skadden to share almost £14m in fees for work on £3.9bn Nex Group-CME deal

Anna Ward — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:09:20 EST

Expected earnings revealed in deal documentation published by FTSE 250 trading tech company

Half of London's biggest law firms believe artificial intelligence tech will lead to job cuts

Joseph Evans — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:31:15 EST

Law firm real estate report finds finds concerns over AI impact as firms shrug off Brexit blues

Magic circle promotions fall to five-year low as CC and Linklaters drive progress on gender

Anna Ward — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:33:03 EST

Number of magic circle lawyers making partner dips 10% as proportion of women rises

A&O, CC and Clydes among firms on board as Barclays launches first London legal technology hub

Anna Ward — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:32:54 EST

Bank to open first dedicated centre for legal-tech entrepreneurs in Notting Hill Gate

China's top law firms are coming for your partners - again

Anna Zhang — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:14 EST

Chinese firms are aggressively targeting partner hires from the likes of Linklaters, CC and White & Case

Clifford Chance makes up seven London lawyers in 38% female partner promotions round

Anna Ward — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:00:42 EST

Ten female lawyers make the grade as firm moves towards 30% female partnership target

US hits China's ZTE with export ban over false statements

Sue Reisinger — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:13:41 EST

US takes action against China telecoms giant amid security concerns

Lucozade Ribena Suntory to launch first legal panel under new general counsel

Anna Ward — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:31:01 EST

Legal chief kicks off first panel review with regular advisers including CC, Addleshaws and Mishcon in the picture

Clifford Chance aims to break away from 'terribly unpredictable' pricing with new AI tool

Anna Ward — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 05:46:44 EST

New tech helps to work out how long lawyers should spend on tasks to better predict pricing

Q1 M&A rankings see resurgence of UK firms as Freshfields rises up global tables

Joseph Evans — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 07:34:13 EST

Freshfields tops Europe M&A rankings despite least active quarter for deals for five years

Herbert Smith Freehills matches magic circle with LPC grant raise to £10,000

Rose Walker — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:10 EST

Herbert Smith Freehills joins magic circle in move to boost LPC grant by £3,000

A&O among firms rethinking partner inclusion in pay gap figures as transparency clamour grows

Rose Walker — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:03:38 EST

Top firms rethink pay gap reporting as moves by rivals increase pressure to include partners