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King & Spalding has hired an energy partner from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy in New York.

Dorsey & Whitney has bolstered its London office with the hire of Brown Rudnick corporate partner Roger Gregory as partner.

Mayer Brown JSM has added two partners to its Asia practice, hiring from Winston & Strawn in Beijing and Sidley Austin in Hong Kong.

Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins have bagged roles on Intesa Sanpaolo’s $15bn (£9.6bn) medium-term note programme bond offer.

US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has launched a domestic law practice in Hong Kong with two new partners.

The creation of Optima Legal Services (OLS) in May 2006 marked the entry of the first non-legal services provider into the legal profession.

The creation of ­Optima Legal Services (OLS) in May 2006 marked the entry of the first non-legal services provider into the legal profession.

Taylor Wessing has put growth in the BRIC territories (Brazil, Russia, India, China) at the forefront of its international plans with the appointment of ’territory partners’ to oversee development in key jurisdictions as the firm examines the possibility of opening new offices.

Average profit per equity partner (PEP) at Baker & McKenzie’s London office rose 55.5 per cent to £650,000 in the 2009-10 financial year.

City Law Financial has launched a legal battle with former client Notts County Football Club, claiming £300,000 in unpaid fees.

The London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) has named 13 firms on its legal services panel.

The Government’s new points-based work permit scheme hinders law firms from hiring overseas talent

English football’s governing body the Football Association (FA) is overhauling its legal team, following the departure of senior solicitor Rhodri Lewis.

Almost one fifth of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) lawyers have experienced homophobic abuse at work, resulting in a small but rapidly growing number of employment tribunal claims.

Eversheds is to revolutionise its IT arrangements, with the firm moving to ’cloud-based’ virtual networks while floating the possibility of giving staff allowances to buy the equipment they want.

Rob Day has emerged as the early favourite to take over from departing Ralph Cohen as managing partner at SJ Berwin.

Thomas Eggar has appointed veteran chairman of US firm Williams Mullen as a strategic adviser.

Hammonds has advised Leicester City FC on its acquisition by consortium Asia Football Investments.