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Field Fisher and LG hold merger discussions over £150m tie-up
Field Fisher Waterhouse has confirmed it is in merger talks with LG, in a move which could create a law firm with revenues of more than £150m, placing it just outside the UK top 20. The merger talks are at a very early stage, with no proposals yet p...
18 May 2012 | 11:42
Field Fisher joins line-up of Rangers advisers with role for preferred bidder
Field Fisher Waterhouse has been instructed by Rangers FC’s would-be owner Charles Green, as the former Sheffield United chief executive negotiates an £8.5m deal to purchase the struggling Scottish football club. Sport head Patrick Cannon is lea...
17 May 2012 | 10:44 | 
Field Fisher makes up six in 2012 partner promotion round
Field Fisher Waterhouse has announced its 2012 partner promotions, with the City firm making up five partners in its London office and one in Brussels. Half of the promotions are in the firm’s dispute resolute practice, where Alexandra Underwood and...
25 Apr 2012 | 12:40 |
The Transfer Window: recent moves including A&O, Simmons and FFW
Dutch firm Houthoff Buruma is to launch a New York office with the hire of the former head of Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) Dutch and Netherlands Antilles practice, Helena Sprenger.
12 Apr 2012 | 09:38 |
The Transfer Window: latest moves including BLP, Mayer Brown and DLA
Simmons & Simmons has hired another partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in London, with the recruitment of real estate specialist John Kelsey taking the number of partners the firm has hired from BLP to seven in less than a year. Kelsey spec...
20 Mar 2012 | 00:00 |
FFW plans business valuation as firm reviews Legal Services Act options
Field Fisher Waterhouse is bringing in an external body to value the business with a view to potentially seeking external investment during the next financial year. The firm is currently reviewing options presented by the Legal Services Act, includ...
16 Mar 2012 | 00:00 |
Field Fisher Waterhouse mourns former managing partner Gilmour
Field Fisher Waterhouse’s former managing partner Moira Gilmour has died, after being diagnosed with cancer late last year. Gilmour, who was a partner at Field Fisher for 14 years, passed away at the weekend (11 February). A real estate lawyer, Gilm...
15 Feb 2012 | 17:47 |
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Government legal spend drops 36% amid austerity cutbacks
Government legal spend through its central panel of external advisers fell by more than a third last year, with the findings coming as a long-awaited review of the roster kicked off in earnest earlier this month. Figures released by the Government ...
27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
Field Fisher overhauls management structure; axes senior partner role
Field Fisher Waterhouse has overhauled its management structure following a 10-month governance review. The new structure, which is set to be implemented at the beginning of the 2012-13 financial year, will see the firm run by an executive committee a...
19 Jan 2012 | 14:12 |
CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year: Field Fisher Waterhouse
The judging panel was hugely impressed with an initiative by Field Fisher Waterhouse to establish a website that links organisations across the globe seeking pro bono legal advice with lawyers willing to give it. Like many of the best corporate soc...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Field Fisher launches redundancy consultation with four lawyers at risk
Field Fisher Waterhouse has kicked off a redundancy consultation that could lead to the departure of four lawyers in the firm’s public & regulatory group. The consultation, first revealed on rollonfriday.com, began earlier this week (22 November) an...
25 Nov 2011 | 10:38 |
Field Fisher appoints first-ever chief operating officer
Field Fisher Waterhouse has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the firm’s business services and support functions. Charlie Keeling, who has been with Field Fisher since 2008 as its human resources (HR) director, wil...
10 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Field Fisher becomes one of first major UK law firms to adopt cloud computing
Field Fisher Waterhouse has become one of the first major UK law firms to turn to cloud computing in an effort to modernise its IT systems and cut costs. The firm has partnered with technology provider Virtustream, which now owns all of Field Fishe...
03 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Field Fisher votes in regulatory chief as new managing partner
Field Fisher Waterhouse has elected a new managing partner, with the firm's head of regulatory Matthew Lohn replacing Moira Gilmour in the role. Lohn was elected to the role following a contested vote that also saw technology and outsourcing head M...
20 Oct 2011 | 09:00 |
Field Fisher corporate partner exits to join US firm's London base
Baker Botts has strengthened its London office with the hire of corporate partner Neil Foster from Field Fisher Waterhouse. Foster, who focuses on M&A, venture capital and private equity, will join the US firm's 11-partner City base, which is heade...
23 Sep 2011 | 10:47 |
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