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Hammonds eyes real estate revival with trio of senior hires
Hammonds has expanded its real estate team and launched a planning group in London with three senior hires. The national law firm is to launch a planning group in the City with the hire of Oliver Goodwin, who is set to join the firm in April from M...
18 Mar 2010 | 10:41
Eversheds mulls shares for fees as firms step up alternative billing
Eversheds is considering taking shares in client companies in exchange for fees as growing numbers of law firms look at more innovative pricing options including fee rebates. The top 10 UK firm is in the early stages of considering shares for fees ...
18 Mar 2010 | 00:01
UK trio win roles as Premier Foods appoints debut panel
Slaughter and May, Eversheds and Wragge & Co have been appointed to Premier Foods' first formal roster of external legal advisers. The trio are the only firms to have been appointed to the panel, with the news likely to be seen as a blow to longsta...
11 Mar 2010 | 00:01
Eversheds and CC lead on £250m UK retail property joint venture
Eversheds and Clifford Chance (CC) have won leading roles advising on a £250m joint venture between property investment company NewRiver and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) to invest in UK retail property. The Guernsey-registered join...
10 Mar 2010 | 12:02
Editor's comment: Branded, good and bad
'Eversheds and Superbrands - really? I mean, really?' The email I received last week from an acquaintance on another publication summed up the mood of dismissive ire that greeted the news that Eversheds outranked the entire magic circle in the annual ...
04 Mar 2010 | 00:01 | 
Eversheds overhauls bonus system to reward strong performers
Eversheds is overhauling its associate bonus structure, moving towards a broader system that recognises team performance and client skills. The new system, which will come into effect from the start of the new financial year on 1 May, sees the firm...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:45
Eversheds public sector partner makes switch to Beachcroft
Beachcroft has expanded its public sector team with the hire of Eversheds partner Eve Gregory. Gregory joins the national firm today (1 March) as a partner in the Leeds office after serving nine years as a partner at Eversheds, where she was respon...
01 Mar 2010 | 11:15
Eversheds rated as top law firm brand in 2010 Superbrands rankings
Eversheds has been named as the law firm with the strongest brand in this year's Superbrands survey. The UK top 10 firm is the highest ranked firm in the legal category, improving its position on 2009 when it was placed third behind the top-ranked ...
24 Feb 2010 | 12:46
Eversheds votes in new chairman after contested election
Eversheds chairman Alan Jenkins has lost a contested election for his position and is set to be replaced by international disputes head John Heaps. Heaps will take up a four-year term as chairman from 1 May, having seen off competition from Jenkins...
24 Feb 2010 | 11:15
Eversheds boosts disputes with hire of Morgan Lewis partner
Eversheds has expanded its disputes group with the hire of Neville Byford from Morgan Lewis. Byford will join Eversheds' London office as a partner, as the firm aims to ramp up its litigation and arbitration capabilities. He will be joined by assoc...
22 Feb 2010 | 11:33
Eversheds and Hammonds head up firms on northwest development agency panel
Eversheds and Hammonds have won prime roles on the Northwest Regional Development Agency's (NWDA) new-look panel. The NWDA has overhauled its panel, moving away from a single roster comprising six law firms to four separate rosters covering corpora...
18 Feb 2010 | 00:01
Eversheds chairman elections kick off as partner trio challenge Jenkins
Eversheds chairman Alan Jenkins is facing a challenge to retain his role after three candidates put themselves forward for his position in a contested election. The election process to appoint the firm's chairman kicked off last week, with transpor...
15 Feb 2010 | 12:57
Eversheds Newcastle base hires new corporate chief
Eversheds has appointed a new corporate head in Newcastle with the hire of former Scottish Power legal director Charles Reynard. Reynard joined the firm last month (18 January), taking over the corporate head position from Alan Fletcher, who has re...
11 Feb 2010 | 00:01
UK trio win Segro panel appointments
Eversheds, SJ Berwin and Nabarro have been appointed to property investment and development company SEGRO’s legal panel for real estate work.The three firms will handle legal property work for the company for a three-year term starting today (1 Febr...
01 Feb 2010 | 14:17
Editor's comment: In the firing line
Poor old Eversheds. Straight after Legal Week this month reported the firm was piloting an outsourcing venture with its South African ally, the venture was subjected to a series of caustic remarks in the media spread across five separate articles with...
27 Jan 2010 | 10:35 |
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