Yesterday
Deloitte partners gripe over pay unit rumours
Even the Cairns sunshine wasn’t enough to stop a litany of complaints from partners.
This Month
Hicksons, Hunt & Hunt to merge as AI changes legal outlook
Public and private sector clients are demanding firms push down costs with AI, forcing smaller firms to look for scale to avoid unsustainable costs.
How Trump is putting law firms in a no-win situation
A swath of law firms have signed deals to head off the White House, but they have faced internal dissent for caving to threats.
Non-gendered approach to reproductive leave counters unconscious bias
A ‘paradigm-shifting moment’ led Profusion Group to offer health and wellbeing days that go beyond traditional ideas.
EY Oceania to avoid merger in global restructure
The firm’s local division will continue to be led by chief executive David Larocca, but job cuts are expected amid a broader reorganisation of the business.
HSF partners approve Kramer Levin merger, adding $700m in revenues
They voted “overwhelmingly” to endorse the deal, making the firm the first major Australian partnership with an expansive, integrated operation in the US.
Hockey remains Australia’s Trump-whisperer – only now, he’s charging
Business is going well for advisers with links to a White House where Donald Trump is intent on liberating America from the global trading system and its allies.
Long hours, distant targets: Lawyers are getting a raw deal
Demanding billable hours targets can make law firms unpleasant and stressful working environments. But there are better ways.
Maurice Blackburn strikes deal with staff after 12-month stand-off
The workers’ rights law firm has reached a deal with staff, which includes pay rises of up to 12.5 per cent over three years.
Law firm reaches $160m deal with Trump as industry divide deepens
New York firm Milbank committed $160 million to White House-friendly initiatives after the administration raised concerns about DEI and its pro bono practice.
15 years of drift: Why global law firms can’t make it in Australia
UK and US law firms are battling for market share on either side of the Atlantic. But expansion has proven much more difficult in Australia.
March
Big billing MinterEllison partners in line for more lucrative paydays
The top-tier law firm has followed some of its major rivals in creating a larger gap between top earners and the rest of the partnership to prevent poaching.
PwC spin-off Scyne loses one of its most senior executives
David Sacks said he had decided to leave the professional services industry entirely and “apply my energy to provide more leading and doing”.
EY proposes massive restructure, merging divisions to find growth
The accounting and consulting major is proposing to end its overarching geographic groupings and merge regions in a move that will likely result in job losses.
PwC reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with former tax partner
The accounting and consultancy firm named Paul McNab as one of a dozen people implicated in a tax leaks scandal. He denied the allegation, and sued the firm.
‘Adopt not adapt’: How to deliver a $60m tech project on time
PwC tech consultants achieved the rare feat of delivering a $60 million tech project on time and on budget by resisting the urge to overly customise.
Professional services firm loses restraint case as poachings spike
National professional services firm Blue Rock has failed to secure court orders stopping a former senior employee from soliciting its clients at a rival firm.
‘David and Goliath’ firm nabs six partners from global outfit
Piper Alderman has hired six partners from Squire Patton Boggs, as the international legal market in Australia undergoes another shift.
December 2024
Robin Khuda’s go-to finance lawyer finds a home at Baker McKenzie
Street Talk understands banking and finance partner Bryan Paisley has returned to the top-tier firm he left five years ago.
EY sues five partners who left for Alvarez & Marsal
The civil action comes as EY’s leadership asks at least eight partners to leave as part of a cost-cutting exercise.