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Clydes announces first post-merger partner promotions with 14 made up

Clyde & Co has announced its first partner promotions since its merger with legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert went live in November, with the combined firm making up 14 new partners. Half of the new partners are women, with the promotions split across the ...

01 May 2012 | 12:09 | secure

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inner image Clydes tied into legacy Barlows office lease after deal falters

Legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert staff could be forced to remain in the firm’s Beaufort House offices until 2019, scuppering plans to integrate the London team with merger partner Clyde & Co’s City workforce.

27 Apr 2012 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

inner image Six firms appointed to US insurance giant's debut UK roster

US insurance company WR Berkley has appointed its first-ever UK claims panel, with six firms handed places on the roster. Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), Kennedys, DAC Beachcroft, CMS Cameron McKenna and City disputes boutique Reynolds Colman Br...

20 Apr 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Clydes Manchester head leaves for Keoghs in latest legacy Barlows exit

Clyde & Co Manchester managing partner Dene Rowe is set to leave the firm to join Keoghs, marking the latest post-merger exit from legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Rowe joined legacy Barlows in July 2010 as operations director before being promoted to...

18 Apr 2012 | 10:46 | secure

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Collyer Bristow to fight £25m Rangers FC negligence claims

Collyer Bristow is set to fight negligence claims totalling more than £25m against the firm relating to its role in the high profile takeover and subsequent administration of Rangers Football Club.

17 Apr 2012 | 18:25 | secure

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2Birds and Clydes among select few forecasting double-digit growth

Bird & Bird and Clyde & Co are among a select band of firms expecting to post double-digit revenue growth for 2011-12 after a challenging year for the UK’s top law firms. The duo are joined by Olswang and Watson Farley & Williams predicting growt...

05 Apr 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Clydes sees seven-partner walkout of legacy Barlows Hong Kong team

Clyde & Co is facing a partner walkout in Hong Kong as all seven legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert partners exit the firm's local arm to join a trio of UK rivals. Hong Kong senior partner David Smyth, marine insurance partner Andrew Horton, insurance pa...

04 Apr 2012 | 10:41 | secure | 2 comments

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Clydes takes role for Collyer Bristow amid Rangers negligence claims

Clyde & Co has taken an advisory role for Collyer Bristow as the firm faces negligence claims in relation to the high-profile administration of Rangers Football Club. Commercial disputes partner Richard Harrison is leading the Clydes team advising ...

03 Apr 2012 | 17:41 | secure

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Clydes continues Stateside growth with hire of five-strong West Coast team

Clyde & Co is set to bolster its US presence with the addition of a two-partner team from Tucker Ellis & West, including name partner and San Francisco office head Kim West, reports The Am Law Daily. West is due to join Clydes' 40-lawyer San Franci...

26 Mar 2012 | 11:46 | secure

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US firm signs up former Barlows practice chief for London launch

US firm Goldberg Segalla is set to launch an office in London with the hire of legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert commercial risk and reinsurance head Clive O'Connell. The office, Goldberg's first outside the US, will open in London's EC3 insurance distr...

16 Mar 2012 | 12:06 | secure

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Clydes makes Mongolia move with local alliance agreement

Clyde & Co has become the latest firm to enter the Mongolian legal market via an association with local law firm Khan Lex Advocates. Clydes has tied up with Ulan Bator-based firm Khan Lex, which launched last year and has links to the private secto...

12 Mar 2012 | 14:49 | secure

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Clydes advises Liverpool FC's former owners on RBS lawsuit

Clyde & Co and 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB) have won roles on the multimillion-pound dispute between Liverpool FC's former owners and RBS. Clydes is advising US businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillet, who claim that they lost around £140m when they ...

08 Mar 2012 | 17:55 | secure

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Clydes chief awarded honorary QC status alongside 88-strong silk round

The annual round of QC appointments has been announced today (29 February), with Clyde & Co senior partner Michael Payton awarded honorary QC status. Payton, who has been senior partner of Clydes since 1984, has taken the firm through a number of ...

29 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Trio of UK firms advise as judge OKs Facebook High Court claim first

Clyde & Co, Stephenson Harwood and Memery Crystal are all advising on a case that has seen what is thought to be the first High Court claim served via Facebook. The case, involving a $2.1m (£1.3m) claim brought by investment-managers AKO Capital a...

21 Feb 2012 | 12:14 | secure

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Clydes appoints new Singapore chief with relocation of London partner

Clyde & Co has appointed a new Singapore managing partner with the relocation of City shipping partner Brian Nash to the region, as the firm continues to bulk up in Asia. Nash has taken up the role as of this month and has also been appointed to th...

15 Feb 2012 | 12:43 | secure

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