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According to public documents, Womble Bond Dickinson entered into a contract worth £178,000 with the Post Office for the provision […] 14 May 2024 15:30 Horizon daily newsletter The three booming US firms that aren’t Paul Weiss Some US firms in London tend to get all the headlines, and as you know who they are, we won’t bother namechecking them again. But there are others, a tad more under the radar, that have had a barnstorming year in 2023 and whose time in the limelight is now. Such as Willkie Farr & […] 14 May 2024 06:47 Careers Analysis All work and no play: how law kills your love life Wanting to be in a relationship is an entirely natural desire for most 20- to 30-somethings, yet the process of finding and maintaining a partner is ever-difficult for time-poor lawyers. 13 May 2024 06:40 Law firms News The Lawyer Podcast: Why you should leave Big Law for a boutique (and why you shouldn’t) The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now. Last week, all eyes were on A&O Shearman, a union hailing Big Law and its future. But in this week’s episode, we consider why so many solicitors are pursuing another future: opening their own firm. A survey from Censuswide on behalf of Harbour Litigation Funding […] 9 May 2024 15:13 News Sign up for PARTNERLESS, our new email for associates Introducing Partnerless, the new email specifically for associates. Sign up here or in MY ACCOUNT for weekly career intelligence and market chatter. Lateral hires News It’s my chance for a last dance”: Bagshaw returns to private practice Former White & Case partner Ian Bagshaw is launching the London office of Perkins Coie, along with five of his ex-colleagues. Bagshaw will become managing partner of Perkins Coie in London, a firm whose only offices outside the US are in Taipei and Beijing. The plan is to focus on what Perkins Coie is good […] 14 May 2024 12:49 Law firms Analysis Great idea, terrible timing: the reasons behind Hannes Snellman’s Nordic retreat Execution, as one lawyer says, is easy to plan, but really ***ing hard to do”. That word ‘execution’ will be resting heavily on the minds of Hannes Snellman’s senior leadership. Earlier this year, the firm split in two; Helsinki and Stockholm are going their own ways. It effectively brings to an end one of the […] 14 May 2024 06:40 Law firms News Abreu edges close to €50m mark after 19 per cent growth Portugal’s Abreu Advogados fell short of hitting the €50m revenue mark for the first time in its history after revenue surged by almost a fifth in last year. The firm’s top-line grew to €49.7m (£42.8m) from the previous year’s €41.7m. Managing partner Inês Sequeira Mendes praised the firm’s growth, but poured cold water on any […] 14 May 2024 06:40 Law firms News The Passport: De Brauw ushers in third generation of PE lawyers Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this edition we take a look at the third generation of De Brauw’s private equity group and how domestic and regional firms in Ukraine may look to reshape after the war. De Brauw has entered […] 13 May 2024 16:03 View All News Don’t miss Litigation Tracker News Read More Litigation Tracker News Claim Spotter: Fintech faces lawsuit from ex-investors AI-powered” bank board faces claim from investors Members of the current and former board of Tintra, an AI-powered DeepTech bank based in London have been hit with a part 7 ‘other’ claim in the London Circuit Commercial Court, filed on Wednesday (8 May) by US-based former investors Fintech Leaders Fund LLC (FLF). A part 7 […] 14 May 2024 06:40 Litigation Tracker News In court this week: A top 10 appeal, Libor and JP Morgan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Fountain Court prepare to represent clients across a number of court hearings this week. JP Morgan clashes with Greek investment hearing in race to €5bn After investment banking giant JP Morgan and Greek investment company WeRealize filed parallel claims against one another in mid-February this year, their dispute has […] 13 May 2024 06:40 Litigation Tracker News Claim spotter: Simmons and Fieldfisher involved in fresh matters Simmons & Simmons’ client takes on communications provider Unify A client of Simmons & Simmons has filed a new part 7 claim in the Commercial Court on 30 April against corporate communications tech company Unify Software and Solutions. A part 7 claim seeks monetary damages to resolve a dispute. Unify, which is owned by Canadian […] 8 May 2024 06:40 Litigation Tracker News Hausfeld loses co-counsel mandate on rail fares class action Competition specialist Hausfeld has lost its co-instruction mandate on Justin Gutmann’s boundary fares class action. Since 22 February, Charles Lyndon has been the sole representation for the class representative as the boundary fares case rolls through the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Hausfeld had been co-instructed alongside Charles Lyndon on the Gutmann claims throughout the dispute, […] 3 May 2024 06:40 Job of the week All Jobs Job of the week NQ – US White Shoe Firm – Leveraged Finance London City Balfour Lewis Top Of The Market Salary Exclusive to Balfour Lewis, one of the world’s elite law firms is looking to hire a NQ into its Banking Team in London. 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