The Euro Elite 2016 Legal Business The inaugural Legal Business report on Europe’s top 100 independent law firms. Navigation The Euro Elite top 25 – Wars…
The Brexit debate: The big uneasy Legal Business The biggest issue facing business for a generation looms on 23 June with the Brexit vote. We assembled a group…
Euro elite: focus Germany – Weltmeister Legal Business German independents maintain elite status in a fiercely competitive market, despite the attention of some formidable global players. ‘Our market…
Euro elite: focus Italy – La dolce vita? Legal Business A new generation is revitalising the performance of a trio of Italian leaders committed to remaining steadfastly independent It’s been…
Euro elite: focus Iberia – Pushing boundaries Legal Business Dominant in their home markets, law firms from Spain and Portugal have weathered the tempest by heading for far-flung locations.…
Euro elite: focus Central and Eastern Europe – The tiger by the tail Legal Business Price wars, political and economic tensions and prolonged attention from large Anglo-Saxon players in the region have made the going…
Euro elite: focus Switzerland – Like clockwork Legal Business All the cultural stereotypes are ingrained in Swiss law firms – well-organised, independent and highly-impressive. Six Swiss firms make the…
Euro elite: focus Baltics – All change Legal Business Consolidation among the biggest players in the Baltic states has led to the creation of an elite tier of independent…
Euro elite: focus Greece, Turkey and The Balkans – Bouncing back Legal Business They may not be out of the woods yet, but independent firms from the south-east tip of Europe are showing…
Euro elite: focus Russia and CIS – Cold fronts Legal Business While international firms have enjoyed tussling with leading independents in Moscow for years, a hardening market has seen the local…
‘Inappropriate and untrue’: Linklaters defends itself in letter to MPs over BHS inquiry Legal Business Linklaters has complained to MPs over questioning during the BHS inquiry hearings and comments made by Labour’s Frank Field over…
Spain: A changing legal landscape Legal Business Garrigues’ Fernando Vives on the after-effects of the crisis. Let’s take, as a starting premise, that the Spanish economy’s situation…
Banking on change: bonuses still centre stage Legal Business Tapestry’s Janet Cooper on regulatory developments affecting pay in financial services. Since 2009, regulators around the world have been issuing…
The importance of getting early advice Legal Business Kate McMahon of Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon on EMM’s unique offering to victims. Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon (EMM) was set up in…
News in brief – June 2016 Legal Business ADDLESHAWS IN MERGER TALKS WITH US FIRM Addleshaw Goddard has turned to the US for a potential merger, having entered…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2016 Legal Business SULLIVANS AND WACHTELL ADVISE ON $62m BAYER DEAL Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy (A&O), and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
Lloyds offers bonus for help filling senior legal roles amid management shake-up Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group is pushing an incentive scheme to its lawyers to secure new recruits into senior legal roles following…
Tchenguiz dispute latest: court orders SFO to list documents in £3bn case Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been ordered by London’s High Court to list documents it had inadvertently disclosed in…
Simmons builds out real estate practice with Goldman Sachs hire Legal Business Nearly a year after tapping Barclays for its corporate offering, Simmons & Simmons has hired from the in-house community once…
