Partner promotions amidst unprecedented conditions

In keeping with the tradition, UK law firms including the Magic Circle firms, announced new partner promotions for 2020 recently despite the industrywide uncertainty. A desire to retain the best talent has been cited as the driver behind. Although the current challenging conditions, the largest UK firms believe investing in people is the very coreContinue reading “Partner promotions amidst unprecedented conditions”

October 2019 Private Practice Review

The headline hire in the Hong Kong market this month is undoubtedly Eversheds Sutherland’s snaring of Mark Hughes from Slaughter and May. Hughes joins fellow Slaughters alumnus Mark Yeadon at the US/UK giant, although their history is curious in that Hughes arrived at the Hong Kong office of the Magic Circle firm just as YeadonContinue reading “October 2019 Private Practice Review”