‘This is not ad hoc’: WFW leadership duo aims to drive City specialist ahead of the pack Legal Business Victoria Young talks to Chris Lowe and Lothar Wegener about their ambitions for the firm ‘It’s not about: “Here’s an…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
To Gen X partners and Millennial associates… Legal Business Dear partner, We know there is a lot of talk about the new generation of associates, how entitled and short…
Doing something radical – how Dentons sort of won me over Legal Business Everywhere I go in legal circles these days, people ask about Dentons. How incredible it would have been even 18…
The outlook for the quality UK mid-tier – the straight-up view from Legal Business Legal Business In discussion at a partnership conference, LB editor-in-chief Alex Novarese lays out the prospects for a UK mid-pack I recently…
The Last Word: Deal perspectives Legal Business With global M&A passing the $5trn mark in 2015, we ask the City’s leading corporate players if last year’s deal…
Privacy v transparency – incoming OECD tax rules are opening a new battle front Legal Business Withers’ Filippo Noseda casts a weary eye over the latest attempt to bolster tax disclosure In almost every field of…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
The pitch – A new kind of global law firm emerges but can Dentons live up to the hype? Legal Business A dismissed also-ran, Dentons has improbably reinvented itself as a pioneer taking legal globalisation to new heights. Critics snipe but…
Life During Law: Monty Raphael QC Legal Business My parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe. My father came after being conscripted against his will in the Tsarist army…
Asia insight: Anti-corruption – Hunting dragons Legal Business Following our report last year on anti-corruption investigations in Asia, we teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to host a…
Faraway, so close – two visions of nearshoring Legal Business With even Freshfields unveiling plans to put hundreds of staff in Manchester, we teamed up with Scottish Development International to…
Up in the air – As Brexit looms, GCs face leap into the unknown Legal Business Business is struggling to find a response as the Brexit vote looms. We team up with Herbert Smith Freehills to…
Comment: An open letter to Gen X partners and Millennial associates… Legal Business Dear partner, We know there is a lot of talk about the new generation of associates, how entitled and short…
KWM wins disclosure argument in £2m professional negligence battle Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has won a key argument over document disclosure in an ongoing £2m professional negligence claim…
HSF management committee pay down 17.5% as revenues drop Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted a 17.5% dip in pay to its management committee as the firm’s turnover dipped…
Dismissed: Mishcon de Reya defeats former QPR owner’s £5m professional negligence suit Legal Business The high-profile professional negligence dispute taken against Mishcon de Reya by former Queens Park Rangers chairman Antonio Caliendo has been dismissed…
News in brief – February 2016 Legal Business CASES AGAINST LAW FIRMS DOWN Figures collated by RPC suggest the post-financial crisis wave of professional negligence claims against law…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel Legal Business Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle…
BP turns to Herbert Smith as claims over Algeria terrorist attack mount Legal Business BP has instructed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to defend it against claims the oil major’s security precautions at an Algerian…
