DealWatch Corporate activity in October Legal Business MAGIC CIRCLE DUO SERVE UP QUORN DEAL Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) took lead roles as the private…
City firms poised to ride fintech wave Legal Business Victoria Young reports on the diverse mix of law firms looking to take advantage as finance meets technology UK Economic…
Client profile: Sarah Davis, Guardian Media Group Legal Business The media lawyer talks about the diversity of London’s workforce and the handling of that Snowden story. When interviewing for…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – sizing up class action competition reforms Legal Business Cleary’s Sunil Gadhia and Paul Gilbert on the much-touted reforms of competition disputes We have begun a journey into the…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel at leading companies give us their views on diversity, ethics and joining the…
Shearman abandons defined-benefit scheme to defuse pensions time bomb Legal Business While some US law firms have long ignored mounting pension liabilities, relying on annual profits to pay retirees, Shearman &…
Magic Circle firms join Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s bulked up legal panel Legal Business Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among a handful of UK firms to win spots on The Chinese…
Freshfields mourns death of veteran US litigator Tim Coleman Legal Business Tim Coleman, a Washington DC-based disputes partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, died suddenly yesterday (3 November), after almost six years…
Calling time at the Bar – Quality fears for English judges are growing as top QCs turn away from the bench Legal Business Disillusionment within the England and Wales judiciary was laid bare by the findings of the UK Judicial Attitude Survey in…
Maly departs Latham to join former colleague Sloan at MoFo Legal Business US firm Morrison & Foerster has hired from Latham & Watkins‘ London corporate team again, this time appointing partner Vladimir…
US laterals arrive like buses for Linklaters as New York hires second partner in a week Legal Business Linklaters’ New York office is on a lateral hiring spree by its own standards, with the Magic Circle firm following…
Fine wine and classic cars don’t necessarily make vintage investments Legal Business Chris Cole at Towry advises on financial planning. Knowing where to invest your money can be a challenge, especially if you…
News in brief – November 2015 Legal Business SLAUGHTER AND MAY WIPES £600M OFF BA SUIT Litigators at Slaughter and May have successfully struck out around £600m from…
Sharing the pie: DLA Piper launches meritocratic remuneration review Legal Business While other major firms break their locksteps to bring in high-profile recruits, DLA Piper is going the opposite way, launching…
BT kicks off strategy review to overhaul internal function Legal Business BT’s in-house legal team has begun a wide-reaching strategic review on how to change its internal structure to bring its…
AI and the law tools of tomorrow: A special report Legal Business Deep Blue sky thinking: The cutting edge of legal AI Applied science and snake oil: AI in practice The i-Team:…
Global 100 quartet line up as Shire continues acquisition spree Legal Business Ropes & Gray, Slaughter and May, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Sullivan & Cromwell have all picked up advisory roles…
Economic recovery will not lead to decline in the disputes sector Legal Business We are delighted to sponsor the Disputes Yearbook, which now forms a central part of Legal Business’ wide-ranging and insightful…
Legal privilege: the ripples flow on still from Three Rivers Legal Business Colin Passmore assesses a key ruling in the increasingly contentious area of legal privilege. In June this year, the Hong…
Brodies hires Freshfields partner Fountain amid double corporate hire Legal Business Scottish firm Brodies is taking its private equity offering up a gear by hiring Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Karen Fountain…
