Deutsche Bank litigation costs jump as bank reports small profit Legal Business Deutsche Bank has increased its litigation provisions from €5.5bn to €5.9bn for the third quarter of this year, while the…
KWM halts recapitalisation as four heavyweights announce exits Legal Business The beleaguered European arm of King & Wood Mallesons has been hit today (27 October) with yet another blow as…
Mishcon leader Gold to stand for final term as managing partner Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has kicked off the process for electing its managing partner, with current leader Kevin Gold indicating to…
Willkie Farr takes top KWM biller to launch competition practice in the City Legal Business King and Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost another heavy-hitter as competition partner Philipp Girardet exits the firm to set up…
Bringing home Bacon: Kirkland takes US private equity partner from Freshfields Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has gone back to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for another lateral hire, this time taking corporate partner Doug…
Legal education: Another exit for ULaw as Platis quits after five months Legal Business The third chief executive in the last year to take the helm of the University of Law (ULaw) has now…
‘A vital role’: Siemens former legal chief Carless joins mental health charity Legal Business Siemens’ longstanding UK general counsel and company secretary Claire Carless has left her role to head up the legal division…
‘A brave new world’: City firms anticipate further changes after new white collar reforms introduced Legal Business City lawyers anticipate more cooperation between the public and private sectors as the introduction of the Criminal Finances Bill into…
US quartet line up on AT&T’s $85.4bn takeover of Time Warner Legal Business Demonstrating dominance in their home market, four US firms have taken advisory roles as AT&T has offered to acquire Time…
Mishcon and Hogan Lovells line up as KWM takes case against Goodwin Procter over PE team Legal Business Mishcon de Reya and Hogan Lovells are to face off as King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) issues a claim against…
GCs are seizing the day (from their advisers) Legal Business Can anything truly threaten the premier league of global law firms? Certainly the going has been more challenging since the…
Taught leaders Legal Business In 2012 the MBA degree established itself as the most popular subject of postgraduate education in the US, accounting for…
The art of leadership in Asia Legal Business ‘Becoming an in-house lawyer has not traditionally been a desirable career path for Asia’s top graduates,’ says Amy Ng, general…
The next step Legal Business Are in-house counsel ready to be business leaders? It seems a strange question to have to ask given the level…
Significant matters – Autumn 2016 Legal Business Panel roundup Unilever is currently carrying out an informal review of its panel firms, after the existing roster expired in…
The new order Legal Business Having seen Legal & General’s shares initially tumble on the Friday morning immediately after the UK’s vote to leave the…
Keep calm and… Legal Business In his recent book, The Inside Counsel Revolution, Harvard Law professor and former General Electric legal chief Ben Heineman argues…
New tools, new challenges Legal Business It is possible artificial intelligence will change all our working life immeasurably in the next 20 years. It might put…
Home House truths Legal Business Should you tweet? How do you relate to the mysterious breed of co-workers called millennials? How should lawyers navigate the…
Soft law, hard sanctions Legal Business It turns out that the next risk front facing business and promising to reshape the role of general counsel is…
