| COVER STORY: Doctors orders Allen & Overy, DLA and the demands of a £6bn NHS outsourcing operation |
In this month's issue Brace yourself, Jack Dee. In this issue there are some exclusive profiles of some extremely powerful men. We focus on analysing just how such potency is dispatched. Richard Granger, the UK's most notorious civil servant, became the bête noire of many a once-mighty private practice lawyer last year as he got tough on £6bn-worth of NHS outsourcing projects with a verve rarely seen in the public sector. One year on from the first deal struck, Legal Business went to see him in action, flanked as ever by two of the City's most successful, and now most feared, projects firms, DLA and Allen & Overy. As you'll see, Granger doesn't hold back. By way of contrast, a meeting with Clyde & Co's senior partner offers the chance to view another, equally effective, style of leadership at work. In terms of global adventure, Michael Payton has exerted more influence than even the Grangers of this world. He combines a phenomenal insurance expertise with the leadership of a firm that's racing towards the upper elite of the LB100. This man has seen it all. And for the complete managerial experience, we inspect Cleary Gottlieb's virtually leaderless progression. Consensual management alone starts to look dated as ever more aggressive rivals seek market share in Europe. Cleary is reacting to a whole continent in flux.
Tom Freeman | LEGAL BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS | PRITCHARD
A law firm less ordinary | NEWS
Clifford Chance's leaders set about delivering the goods |  PAYTON PROFILE Will you still need me?
Michael Payton is a globally acknowledged authority on the world's most serious insurance disputes. Claire Smith discovers the sources of his dynamism | US FIRMS IN EUROPE The new face of Cleary
In a more aggressive continent, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is being pushed into a more aggressive growth. Chris Crowe reports on its progress |  CMS CAMERON MCKENNA Ivison's platform
Project finance is fraught with risk. Bids can fail, client consortia can collapse, governments can be disastrously fickle. CMS Cameron McKenna relies on Andrew Ivison and his team to make serious money from the practice. Vanessa Pawsey finds out how he delivers | COVER STORY Granger's men
Richard Granger is a veritable giant: outspoken, efficient, proud. By controversially hiring both DLA and Allen & Overy to work alongside each other for him, outsourcing billions of pounds of NHS projects, he has set new standards of client control. It is not to everyone's liking but Granger's used to that, discovers James Lewis |  NEWCASTLE REAL ESTATE Prime Tyne
Losing the competition to be Europe's City of Culture at the end of last year hurt Newcastle and Gateshead more than most. But a close-knit network of business leaders and law firms are galvanising civil and commercial pride. Real estate editor Maria Shahid finds a region in build mode |  SWISS LAW FIRMS Seismic potential
The Swiss can seem an impenetrable bunch: aloof, rich, and quiet. As such, the country's first major hostile bid came as a shock. For some of the law firms, it has signalled an opportunity to take some risks, as Chris Crowe reports | | CORPORATE | | FINANCE | | REAL ESTATE | | LITIGATION | | TMT | | INTERNATIONAL | | BACK PAGE |
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