Sentences with phrase «with magic circle firms»
White & Case's London office and several other firms in the city did the same in May 2016, with magic circle firms Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May adopting «agile working» programmes the following month.
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Clifford Chance (CC) has become the latest firm to sign a deal with an artificial intelligence (AI) provider, with the magic circle firm partnering with Kira Systems.
Having made partner in 2015 after spending 11 years with the magic circle firm, she impressed the judges with her ability to co-lead the Linklaters team with London partner Jonathan de Lance - Holmes advising SoftBank on launching a technology fund that can raise as much as $ 100bn (# 81bn) over the next five years.
Stewart, who has been a partner with the magic circle firm for almost two decades, is in the running for the position after being put forward for nomination.
Carroll rejoined Simmons today (31 July), where he previously worked for 12 years, after spending 18 years with the magic circle firm.
Allen & Overy (A&O) is in merger discussions with US firm O'Melveny & Myers, Legal Week can reveal, with the magic circle firm edging closer to a long - sought transatlantic tie - up.
Before joining Orrick, Jerry was a partner with a magic circle firm and chairman of the real estate group of a prominent national law firm.
Not exact matches
Two magic circle firms among those with roles on the deal to sell all shares in Aga Rangemaster for # 129m
Slaughter and May has become the third magic circle firm to announce its March trainee offer rate, with the firm offering positions to 92.5 % of those applying.
Magic circle firms are continuing to reduce UK trainee numbers, with the combined intake down 17 % since 2010.
Fellow magic circle firm Linklaters announced a deal with rival technology company RAVN in May, allowing its lawyers to use RAVN's services for a number of automated tasks.
Magic circle firm leads for retailer with Chinese investor set to become majority shareholder
The magic circle firm's London - based team was led by corporate partner John Geraghty, with support from tax partner Lydia Challen.
The UK magic circle saw growth hampered by the faltering euro in 2014 - 15, with Allen & Overy (A&O) the only firm with an international spread to see a marked revenue increase in the last financial year.
Contrast these comments with what one GC says, witheringly, of the firm he has used most often: «This is a magic circle law firm with great lawyers.
The magic circle firm has agreed a deal to work with software provider Kira Systems, which already has similar arrangements in place with DLA Piper and Clifford Chance.
The rise in NQ salaries makes it the magic circle firm with the highest base salary for NQ lawyers of the three that have so far announced their salaries for 2016 - 17.
The magic circle firm is expected to open in the city in September with an initial team of five lawyers, but this figure is set to increase to 10 within a year.
The magic circle firm has been appointed to handle civil claims in connection with the carmaker's emissions test rigging scandal outsdie the US.
The corporate star has been a partner at the magic circle firm since 2001, and recently co-led CC's team that advised the controlling shareholders of AB InBev on its $ 275bn (# 177bn) merger with rival SABMiller.
Five years after Linklaters turned the trend for firms planting flags around the world on its head with a return to alliance deals, its partner firms — Australia's Allens and South Africa's Webber Wentzel — do not let you forget their ties to the magic circle firm.
Before that, Steven trained with and was a solicitor in the London banking department of one of the UK's «magic circle» law firms.
Linklaters is advising the bank — the UK's second - largest lender and a long - term client of the magic circle firm — on the issue, announced yesterday (22 April), which comes with RBS set to announce write - downs of # 5.9 bn in sub-prime-related assets.
A proportion of these, together with the handful of firms of solicitors, primarily in London, that make up the so - called Magic and Silver Circles, represent the core market.
Magic circle firm pulls plug on Cologne as it beefs up Duesseldorf with 16 Cologne partners and its Frankfurt based global corporate head Rick Van Aerssen
The magic circle firm has moved down or frozen about 50 % of its German partners in a bid to improve profitability, with only a handful of the firm's 51 German partners now understood to be sitting above 40 points.
He also practiced as a litigator with legacy Herbert Smith in Beijing prior to joining the magic circle firm in 2011.
Exits from magic circle firm's German practice continue to mount with partner set to join Mayer Brown in April 2016
Earlier this year, Linklaters became the first magic circle firm to announce UK associate salary rates, publishing figures showing total salary plus typical bonus payment ranges for associates in their first four years with the firm.
US firm makes magic circle hire in Germany and promotes three to partnership with City M&A associate making the grade
The magic circle law firm has been considering options in the region and has held discussions with a number of firms on the ground in recent months.
Magic circle firm continues legal services push with plans to open in Canada and grow Manchester base to up to 700 staff
The magic circle firm looks set to benefit from the fallout at Ashurst, with partners expected to vote on Berkovich's hire in the coming days.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the second magic circle firm to reveal its gender pay gap data, with the firm's report providing more hard evidence of the disproportionate number of women in lower - paid roles at large law firms.
His departure will leave the magic circle firm with one US - qualified partner in its Shanghai office when he joins Ant Financial on 1 September.
The magic circle firm will recruit 85 trainees per year as of 2015, down from the current annual intake of 90, with the decision coming after the firm two years ago announced it would scale back the number of London training contracts it offers from 105 to 90 from 2014.
Magic circle firms to split fees with US firms acting on Japan's takeover of Cambridge - based smartphone chip designer
Lee, who ran Ashurst's Hong Kong branch for about a year up until 29 July, joins the magic circle firm with Jonathan Hsui.
CMS Cameron McKenna has landed a lead advisory role opposite magic circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) on the proposed merger between United Business Media (UBM) and business data provider Informa - with the deal set to create a media giant with a combined value of more than # 3bn.
The US firm has hired Linklaters competition partner Wolfgang Deselaers, who has been a partner at the magic circle firm since its 2001 merger with Oppenhoff & Raedler.
A partner with Clifford Chance since 1998, Jason Glover leads the magic circle firm's much - touted private equity funds practice
Magic circle firm is advising the bookie in its talks with rival Gala Coral to create a # 951m turnover company
With magic circle - levels of graduate recruitment squarely in the sights of the retail giant, the firm posted losses of # 5 million for the 2013 - 14 financial year, laying waste to their daring training contract plans.
The «magic circle», the elite cadre of firms with headquarters in London and a large international client base, have reported record rises in revenue for the 2013 - 14 financial year, with profitability up at least 6 per cent across the board.
«Having trained and qualified as a solicitor with a magic circle law firm as well as being a former investment banker Francis brings to a transaction an attention to detail and commercial pragmatism that is both refreshing and welcomed.»
We pride ourselves on delivering the high quality service expected of a global elite or magic circle law firm but with the advantage of being a focused and flexible team which can effectively adapt to our clients» specific needs and requirements.
The magic circle firm has lost a partner with a strong relationship to private equity house Carlyle Group
The firm is taking on Ben Rodham, who is a managing associate at the magic circle firm, where he has worked with clients including Bridgepoint, Carlyle, Hg Capital, Montagu and Terra Firma.
As ever, the upper echelons of the PEP rankings are dominated by US law firms, with the magic circle still trailing their Stateside rivals by some way, despite strong performances from Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance.
Bank refreshes its global legal panel with a raft of magic circle and international firms appointed