Ashurst litigation veteran takes helm at City of London Law Society
Edward Sparrow succeeds former Travers Smith senior partner Alasdair Douglas as CLLS chair
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Olswang asks partners to sign CMS-Nabarro merger lock-in agreement
Partners given deadline to choose whether to commit to proposed merger
Shearman London tax head Priestley resigns following former Weil colleague Soundy's exit
Resignation comes after departure of global private equity head Mark Soundy
Shearman and Skadden advise as Japan’s Sompo buys insurer Endurance for $6.3bn
US firms win roles on latest insurance deal
'We have to recalibrate to the world we live in' – post-Brexit deal count plunges to lowest levels since 2013
Freshfields tops European M&A rankings for Q1-Q3; White & Case head up global tables
Ashurst to keep Perry as second partner opts out of move to US rival
James Perry had previously quit for Gibson Dunn in London. The reversal comes after Nigel Ward changed his mind on Paul Hastings move
Dentons launches global referral network Nextlaw
283 law firms join Nextlaw, Denton’s new global referral network
Slater and Gordon report shows 16% drop in UK headcount
Slater and Gordon’s UK headcount drops from 3,950 to 3,310 in one year
Linklaters partners to vote on lockstep changes at November conference
Partnership set to vote on ways to reform the magic circle firm’s traditional lockstep structure next month
Freshfields, Clifford Chance and Latham among firms shortlisted for British Legal Awards 2016
Sky, Vodafone, Google and ITV among in-house legal teams competing for awards at next month’s ceremony