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May 02, 2007 | International Edition

Path to partner at top firms gets longer despite booming City scene

The wait for partnership is getting longer at the UK's leading firms, according to research by Legal Week, which shows it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. The partnership track has increased in length each year for top City lawyers during the last four years, despite the fact that a number of firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.
3 minute read
May 02, 2007 |

Simmons promotes 13 but just three in City

Simmons & Simmons has announced its partner promotions for this year, with its finance and Italian practices the main beneficiaries as the City firm promotes 13 lawyers to its partnership. Simmons announced the promotions today (2 May), with four new partners promoted in Milan, ahead of the firm's City headquarters, which received just three promotions.
5 minute read
April 27, 2007 |

Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.
10 minute read
April 27, 2007 | International Edition

Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.
2 minute read
April 24, 2007 |

SJs promotes record 16 as Dentons adds a dozen

SJ Berwin has become the latest firm to announce a bumper crop of new partners, with the top 20 firm making up 16 new partners effective from 1 May. The City firm is making up its largest number of new partners to date, with nine of the promotions coming in London. Germany dominates the promotions on the Continent, with four lawyers being made up, while there are two new partners in Spain and one in Paris. The promotions mark an increase on last year, when SJ Berwin make up 13 new partners, eight of whom were in London.
7 minute read
April 13, 2007 |

City giants continue record year for promotions

Ashurst and Norton Rose have both announced a bumper crump of new partners, with Ashurst promoting 20 associates to partner from 1 May and Norton Rose making up 23. The number of promotions constitutes a record for Ashurst, which made up just 15 new partners globally last year, while Norton Rose promoted 22 lawyers to its partnership in 2006.
13 minute read
April 13, 2007 | International Edition

City giants continue record year for promotions

Ashurst and Norton Rose have both announced a bumper crump of new partners, with Ashurst promoting 20 associates to partner from 1 May and Norton Rose making up 23. The number of promotions constitutes a record for Ashurst, which made up just 15 new partners globally last year, while Norton Rose promoted 22 lawyers to its partnership in 2006.
2 minute read
April 12, 2007 |

US duo land latest Nestle-Novartis deal

Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and Cravath Swaine & Moore have landed lead roles on the $5.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Novartis' baby food brand by foodstuffs giant Nestle - the second major deal between the two companies in recent months.Mayer Brown is advising regular client Nestle as it agreed to acquire the Gerber baby food brand from Swiss drug maker Novartis - a deal announced earlier today (12 April). Corporate partner David Carpenter is leading the Mayer Brown team from the firm's Chicago hub.
21 minute read
April 02, 2007 |

Linklaters 'yes' to LLP as massive 38 are promoted

Linklaters is to promote 38 lawyers to its partnership, as partners at the magic circle firm give the go-ahead to plans to convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). Partners voted on Saturday (29 March) to approve the new promotions, as well as rubber-stamping the move to convert to an LLP from 1 May, 2007.
8 minute read
March 06, 2007 |

Lovells partners back LLP switch for May 2007

Lovells partners have voted to convert the firm to a UK limited liability partnership (LLP) from 1 May, 2007. Voting closed yesterday (5 March), with partners showing overwhelming support for the proposals. The top 10 City firm had been forced to delay its plans to convert to the structure due to uncertainty over how French offices of UK LLPs would be treated by French tax authorities.
6 minute read

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