Author Archives: The Global Legal Post

Los Angeles giant says Shearman’s former global co-head of corporate will help it grow its regional footprint

Appointment follows departure of previous Frankfurt MP for US rival McDermott Will & Emery and naming of new managing partner in Munich back in April

Deal would create transatlantic firm with around 1,100 fee earners and revenue of more than £500m

New arrivals join corporate, dispute resolution and finance and restructuring teams in UK and Saudi Arabia

‘The 1% Study’ outlines steps law firms should take to boost number of senior black lawyers

Banking and finance specialist Kamel Ben Salah and corporate adviser Pierre François boost Paris partner count to 25

Conrad Davies, international head of the firm’s urban dynamics group, will replace Ray Berg

Closure leaves London as Am Law 200 firm’s only international location

Mark Lanier taps two former Linklaters solicitors to help launch Lanier Longstaff Hedar & Roberts

Team led by partner Julia Dacre Field joins Gowling’s housing development practice