GC Special Report: Diversity and inclusion in-house – the bigger picture Legal Business Last year, GC magazine ran a series of features on in-house lawyers around the world involved in diversity initiatives, both as role…
Law: a risky business? Legal Business ‘Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.’ So said Warren Buffett. But when it comes to deciding who knows…
GC Powerlist: Nordics Legal Business Incorporating Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the GC Powerlist: Nordics countries share common history and economic values. With small populations,…
Time travel and the art of managing a remote team Legal Business Unless you manage a multinational team, you probably don’t know that at 1:30pm in London it is 7:00pm in Bangalore…
What I now know: Keith Ruddock, recently retired general counsel, The Weir Group Legal Business Moving in-house When I left private practice in 1992 there was a misconception that moving in-house was somehow a second…
GC Roundtable: the new frontiers of IP, London Legal Business First up on the agenda for our discussion was big data. Nick Maltby of Genomics England is general counsel for…
Who do you think you are? Legal Business I’ve been advocating for some time that the ‘Trusted Adviser’ description of in-house counsel and GCs has the potential to…
Revolving doors: Linklaters, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown reach into lateral hire market Legal Business In a busy week for Global 100 firms, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, and Linklaters have all added to their partner…
Slater and Gordon launches restructuring plan as six month loss nears £500m Legal Business Slater and Gordon (S&G) is to restructure its UK operation after posting an A$958m (£493m) loss for the six months ending…
Dewey battle winds down as New York court dismisses most serious charges against former executives Legal Business A New York state judge has dismissed charges of grand larceny against two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, leaving only…
Middle East consolidation continues: V&E latest to pull out of Abu Dhabi Legal Business In the midst of volatile oil and gas markets, energy-focused firm Vinson & Elkins (V&E) has become the latest firm…
Kirkland & Ellis suffers London mass exit as seven partners walk out in less than a week Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has lost capital markets partner Andrew Hagan to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, within days of the firm losing…
Bringing it in-house: SRA to review litigation panel as regulator assesses internal function Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which is already keeping some firms busy with work as it bids for independence from…
Revenue recovers at DLA Piper as it joins $2.5bn club while profits tumble amid cutbacks Legal Business Following a flat 2014, revenue at DLA Piper rose by 2.5% last year as the firm broke the $2.5bn barrier…
In-house: Lloyds appoints real estate finance sub-panel ahead of summer global review Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group has appointed a specialist sub-panel for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) work ahead of its global panel review…
Magic Circle trio land roles as London City Airport sold to Canadian consortium in £2bn deal Legal Business Three Magic Circle firms won positions to advise on the sale of London City Airport to a Canadian-led consortium of…
Half of solicitors are Oxbridge educated, along with 74% of judges, new data reveals Legal Business A privately educated elite continues to dominate the legal profession, as new Sutton Trust figures show 78% of barristers have…
UK banking financials: Lloyds, Standard Chartered and HSBC ramp up legal provisions Legal Business With the UK banking reporting season in full swing, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered and HSBC have all upped their…
Latham’s global march slowed as capital markets slump hits US elite Legal Business After setting the pace during last year’s global reporting season, raising revenue by 14% to $2.61bn to become the largest law firm…
Scots firms in the mix as Pernod Ricard refreshes UK legal panel Legal Business Spirits maker Pernod Ricard has appointed a mix of firms, including a handful of Scottish indies, to its refreshed UK…
