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Shoosmiths tops diversity rankings as Black Solicitors Network reveals league table
Shoosmiths has been named as the UK's most diverse law firm according to this year's Black Solicitors Network (BSN) Diversity League Table. The ranking combines law firm demographics across four different strands of diversity - disability, ethnicit...
15 Nov 2011 | 11:09 | 
Shoosmiths, DLA Piper and Eversheds make grade for Iron Mountain's first European panel
Information management company Iron Mountain has set up its first European legal panel, with Shoosmiths, DLA Piper and Eversheds among the firms making the grade. Weil Gotshal & Manges and Squire Sanders Hammonds were also appointed to the roster l...
29 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
Gateley recruits brace of partners for London base
Gateley has bolstered its banking and media teams in London with a pair of partner hires. Colin Mattis has joined the firm from Shoosmiths and will head up the firm's London banking and finance practice, while TV and entertainment lawyer Lisa Loga...
10 Aug 2011 | 15:24 |
DWF recruits Shoosmiths asset finance chief to launch new Birmingham base
DWF is set to launch an office in Birmingham with the hire of Shoosmiths' asset finance head. The new office, which will be the northwest firm's seventh UK base, will extend DWF's asset finance practice and see the creation of a new lender services...
28 Jul 2011 | 17:22 |
Shoosmiths hires non-lawyer to head up consumer legal services brand
Shoosmiths has appointed a non-lawyer to head up its consumer legal services brand Access Legal, which the firm launched last year. David Palmer joined the firm last month from marketing company Affinion International, where he was managing directo...
20 Jul 2011 | 16:22 |
Shoosmiths sees second year of profit growth as PEP surges 38%
Shoosmiths has seen profits per equity partner (PEP) surge for a second consecutive year, with average partner profits up by 38%.The increase takes PEP £256,000 in 2009-10 to £352,000, with net profit increasing by 25% to 13.7m.
08 Jul 2011 | 11:04 |
Shoosmiths leads for Thorntons on outsourcing deal and bank agreement
Shoosmiths is advising troubled retailer Thorntons on its restructuring plans and an associated outsourcing agreement set to save the chocolate maker at least £5m over the next six years. The national law firm’s commercial team is advising the c...
07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Shoosmiths adds six to partnership including four in Birmingham base
Shoosmiths has announced the details of its 2011 promotions round, with six lawyers made up to the firm's partnership. The partner promotions, which took effect on 1 May, are an even spread of men and women, with Birmingham gaining four new partner...
06 May 2011 | 12:47 |
Shoosmiths signs up HBJ partner as asset finance fraud head
Shoosmiths has added a partner to its asset finance practice with the hire of Melanie Chell from HBJ Gateley Wareing. Chell joined the national firm's Birmingham's office last month as a partner and will lead the asset finance fraud practice, worki...
07 Feb 2011 | 12:06 |
Pinsents hires Shoosmiths practice chief to co-lead planning team
Pinsent Masons has bolstered its planning practice, with the hire of Shoosmiths' national practice head Ian Gilbey. Gilbey is set to join Pinsents' six-partner planning team early next year and will jointly lead the group alongside existing head Ri...
06 Oct 2010 | 09:26 |
London Universities Purchasing Consortium appoints 13 firms to first legal panel
A raft of national firms have won roles on the first panel for the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC). The line-up, which was announced earlier this month (1 August), sees 13 firms appointed to provide legal advice to the LUPC's 60 me...
13 Aug 2010 | 15:46 |
Quartet of national firms in play for GAME group's legal roster
A band of national firms have been appointed to computer game retailer GAME group's new legal panel. Pinsent Masons, Hammonds, Bond Pearce and Shoosmiths have all been appointed to the gaming company's legal panel. The competitive tender process, w...
11 Aug 2010 | 13:10 |
Shoosmiths recruits Halliwells trio for Manchester corporate launch
Shoosmiths has launched a corporate practice in Manchester with the hire of Halliwells partner Mark Dawson. Dawson has joined Shoosmiths' Manchester office with immediate effect alongside two associates, Karen Procter and Alex Laver. The hires come...
26 Jul 2010 | 12:06 |
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Shoosmiths posts 70% PEP hike against further fall in revenues
Shoosmiths has posted a strong upturn in profits per equity partner (PEP) for 2009-10 after seeing PEP fall by more than 50% last year. Partner profits at the UK top 30 firm increased by 69.5% this year, rising from £151,000 to a new mark of £256...
14 Jul 2010 | 12:35 |
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Shoosmiths hires Pannone partner for new post-LSA brand
Shoosmiths has made its first hire for its new consumer legal services brand, Access Legal, taking on personal injury partner Debra Woolfson from Pannone. Woolfson joined Shoosmith's Manchester office earlier this month from the local office of Pan...
22 Apr 2010 | 00:01 |
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