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SNR Denton's US business grows profit and revenue in 2011
SNR Denton has posted positive results in the US side of the business on all the key metrics for the 2011 financial year.
Canada's Gowlings continues to build in City with Cobbetts team
Canadian firm Gowlings has hired a four-partner team from Cobbetts’ equity capital markets team for its London office.
ISS UK general counsel takes non-US role at Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers has appointed a new high-level in-house lawyer to focus on matters outside of the US with the hire of ISS UK general counsel Richard Reade.
Bivonas discriminated against lawyer for being gay, EAT finds
White collar crime firm Bivonas discriminated against lawyer Lee Bennett on the grounds of sexual orientation, an Employment Appeal Tribunal has found.
College of Law defeats discrimination claim in appeal court
The Court of Appeal has thrown out a disability discrimination claim brought against the College of Law (CoL) over its examination provision.
Mayer Brown posts 10 per cent rise in average profit for 2011
Mayer Brown has become the latest US firm to post financial results for 2011, with the Chicago-headquartered firm showing a 2.4 per cent rise in total fee income from $1.107bnto $1.13bn.
SJ Berwin on the hunt for new senior partner as Blake steps down
SJ Berwin senior partner Jonathan Blake has decided not to stand for re-election, with competition head Stephen Kon tipped as his replacement.
Hogan Lovells prepares to name City litigator as firm chairman
The head of Hogan Lovells’ London real estate litigation team has been put forward as the firm’s sole chair, with partners expected to vote on the appointment next week.
Taylor Wessing eyes £5m windfall from sale of due diligence division
Taylor Wessing is planning to spin off its in-house due diligence division in a deal that could raise £5m for the firm.
Cleary and Shearman lead on $7bn Petrobras bond deal
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Shearman & Sterling have both scooped roles advising on Brazilian oil giant Petrobras’s up to $7bn bond issue.
Ex-Freshfields partners launch Berlin boutique
A duo of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners have teamed up to launch a Berlin-based boutique law firm.
Reed Smith taps SJ Berwin for German venture capital head
Reed Smith has hired SJ Berwin’s German venture and growth capital head Justus Binder as the leader of its German private equity practice.
McGrigors name to disappear as part of Pinsent Masons deal
McGrigors is set to lose its brand if its merger with Pinsent Masons goes ahead, according to sources close to the firms.
DLA's Knowles got £1.7m profit share in 2010-11
DLA Piper’s highest earning partner, understood to be joint chief executive officer and managing partner Nigel Knowles, earned £1.711m in 2010-11, up from £1.627m the year before, according to the firm’s LLPs.
Norton Rose takes currency bets with £55.6m loan
Norton Rose borrowed £55.6m in the 2010-11 financial year while its net debt increased by £9.7m, the firm’s latest LLP accounts show.
Gide replenishes employment team with Jones Day hire
Gide Loyrette Nouel has made its first lateral partner hire in over a year, appointing Jones Day employment specialist Anne Boileau.
DLA Piper advises on privatisation of Kuwait Stock Exchange
DLA Piper has been appointed by the Kuwait Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to help privatise the country’s stock exchange.
Jones Day's Munich chief relocates for Düsseldorf launch
Jones Day is relocating three partners from its German network to open an office in Düsseldorf.
Switzerland's Froriep Renggli names new managing partner
Swiss firm Froriep Renggli has elected banking and finance partner Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler as managing partner.
Dundas & Wilson focuses on Scottish heritage with Aberdeen launch
Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson is set to launch a corporate-focused office in Aberdeen.