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COBBETTS
Four-partner Cobbetts capital markets team exits firm to join Gowlings in London
A four-partner equity capital markets team has left Cobbetts to join the London office of Canadian law firm Gowlings. The City t...
07 Feb 2012 | 00:34 | 
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‘Market uncertainty’ ends DWF, Cobbetts merger talks
DWF and Cobbetts have called off merger talks due to “current uncertainty in market conditions”. In a joint statement, th...
3 February 2012 | 00:00
Cobbetts confirms early-stage merger discussions with DWF
Cobbetts has confirmed it is in merger talks with DWF, with senior partner Stephen Benson describing the discussions as being at an...
18 January 2012 | 16:47
OTHER NEWS
- Gateley launches in Leeds with double Cobbetts partner hire
- Wragges and Cobbetts post single digit revenue increases at half year
- DWF attributes Cobbetts merger hint to 'over-zealous' IT employee
- Cobbetts sees revenues creep up after staff come off four-day week
- Eversheds recruits Cobbetts partner to boost London real estate team
- Addleshaws adds two partners to UK offices with Taylor Wessing and Cobbetts hires
Revenue (£m) - 59- 2008-09 % change in turnover - 1.2%
- Average PEP (£k) - 305
- 2008-09 % change in PEP - 24.0%
- Revenue per lawyer (£k) - 219.6
- Total partners - 93
- 2008-09 % change in total partners - -15.5%
- Equity partners - 28
- Leverage ratio:1 - 8.6
ANALYSIS
Midlands and the North: North star rising
Just as we were dusting off our best flat caps and heading down to the working men's club to celebrate our northern regeneration successes, a report from an esteemed London think tank puts us back in our place.Cities Unlimited, published on 13 August,...
11 Sep 2008 | 03:28 |
Copyright: Piracy vs privacy
Copyright: Piracy vs privacyViacom's piracy dispute with YouTube and its parent company Google is at the forefront of the rapidly-changing copyright law landscapeAt the beginning of July, a US court ordered Google to disclose the personal details and ...
11 Sep 2008 | 02:00 |
Midlands: The new order
Birmingham's corporate work is drifting away, but new entrants are chasing its growing commercial market. Derek Bedlow asks if there is enough work to go around
10 May 2007 | 02:03 |
INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES
Herding cats: Michael Shaw
Michael Shaw is managing partner of Cobbetts and non-executive chairman of Scottish law firm Pagan Osborne - despite suggesting his collagues are much brighter than he is.
20 Mar 2007 | 17:08 |
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