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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 | 
The Transfer Window: recent moves including Wragges, Salans and Maclay Murray
Wragge & Co has appointed a new head of international construction disputes with the hire of Anthony Wilson from the Cairo office of Middle East arbitration firm Hafez. Wilson, who was a partner and head of construction disputes at Hafez, has joine...
28 Mar 2012 | 00:00 |
Watson Farley bulks up City real estate team with Taylor Wessing partner hire
Watson Farley & Williams has grown its City real estate arm with the hire of Taylor Wessing partner Lorraine Ufland. Ufland joined Watson Farley yesterday (27 February) after two and a half years at the fellow UK top 40 firm. She joined Taylor Wess...
28 Feb 2012 | 11:23 |
Watson Farley boosts Italy team with CC hire
Watson Farley & Williams has bulked up its Milan office with the hire of a four-lawyer team from Clifford Chance (CC) led by energy head Cristina Martorana. Martorana, who is also the local head of regulatory law at CC, will join Watson Farley in the ...
20 Feb 2012 | 13:59 |
Watson Farley secures Singapore local law launch with new tie-up
Watson Farley & Williams has launched a local law practice in Singapore via a joint venture with regional firm Asia Practice. The Singapore firm, a five-partner practice specialising in banking, corporate and litigation law, was set up in November ...
11 Oct 2011 | 12:57 |
Watson Farley bulks up City asset finance team with BLP hires
Watson Farley & Williams has bulked up its London asset finance practice with a team hire from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) led by City partner Nicola Davies. Davies is set to join the firm along with associate director Samantha Yardley, who will ...
05 Oct 2011 | 15:44 |
Insurance firms beat top 50 with PEP and revenue up by 10.3% on average
Insurance and shipping firms have once again outpaced the UK top 50, with the firms seeing both revenues and profits per equity partner (PEP) increase by an average of 10.3%. The group, which comprises Clyde & Co, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Holman Fenw...
21 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Watson Farley boosts New York office with hire of energy partner
Watson Farley & Williams has bulked up its New York arm with the hire of energy partner Grace Kurdian from US law firm McCarter & English. Kurdian joined the firm this week after seven years at McCarter in its real estate, construction and environm...
07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Watson Farley posts double-digit revenue rise for 2010-11
Watson Farley & Williams has posted its 2010-11 financial results, with turnover at the firm rising 11%. The firm has seen revenue increase to £88.8m this year, up from £80.2m in 2009-10, while profits per equity partner (PEP) grew 2.2% to reach ...
08 Jun 2011 | 11:15 |
Clydes bolsters City energy group with Watson Farley hire
Clyde & Co has boosted its City energy practice with the hire of Watson Farley & Williams partner Sandra Sinclair-Hughes. Sinclair-Hughes joined the firm last week from the international project and structured finance group at Watson Farley. She sp...
26 May 2011 | 00:00 |
Watson Farley makes up City finance lawyer among six promotions
Watson Farley & Williams has announced its annual partner promotions, with the firm adding six lawyers to its partnership, including one in the City. Simon Petch has been made up in the finance group in London, as one of two new finance partners al...
18 Apr 2011 | 11:45 |
Watson Farley launches Madrid tax practice with PwC partner hire
Watson Farley & Williams is to launch a tax practice in Madrid with the hire of a partner from Landwell PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Tax & Legal Services in Spain. Luis Soto is set to join the Madrid arm of Watson Farley next week, when he will bec...
10 Mar 2011 | 17:28 |
Watson Farley names first-ever London head in management overhaul
Watson Farley & Williams has overhauled its management structure and appointed a London head for the first time in the firm's history. Former head of international finance Michael Vernell has been appointed to the role as of 1 February 2011. There ...
14 Feb 2011 | 15:43 |
Watson Farley LLPs show pay for top earner inching up on last year
Watson Farley & Williams' highest- paid member took home £1.26m during the last financial year, marginally more than the equivalent figure of £1.23m in 2008-09. The figure is contained within the firm's recently-filed LLP accounts, which also sho...
31 Jan 2011 | 12:27 |
Watson Farley recruits Hogan Lovells Italy banking chief for Milan base
Watson Farley & Williams has bulked up its Milan office with the hire of Hogan Lovells Italian banking head Francesco Curreli. Curreli has joined Watson Farley as a partner in its international project & structured finance group from the Milan arm ...
25 Jan 2011 | 13:05 |
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