Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2015 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to legal success Legal Business Momentum versus quality. That’s the question for the upper reaches of the legal industry that is never on the lips…
Can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business Four partners are tipped as potential successors as Weston prepares to step down CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for…
CC innovation chief creates taskforces to drive change Legal Business Firm eyes IBM Watson partnership and new software products Six months into the role, Clifford Chance (CC)’s head of innovation…
The ABS triangle – regulators, consumers and investors Legal Business Baker Tilly’s George Bull analyses the changing market. The recent initial public offering (IPO) of full-service English law firm Gateley…
Cost reduction = quality reduction Legal Business Cogence Search’s Mark Husband on the fallacy of cheap legal services The respected legal commentator (and fan of mammals) Bruce…
Jacobs frontrunner for next Linklaters senior partner Legal Business Slaughters’ senior partner race also underway ‘There’s no-one else,’ mused one ex-Linklaters partner. ‘If Charlie Jacobs isn’t the next senior…
Re-elected Verrier shuffles the White & Case pack Legal Business White & Case announced last month the re-election of executive chair Hugh Verrier, who takes on the role for a…
Momentous decisions: seeking the court’s blessing Legal Business Post-Cardigan analysis by 5 Stone Buildings’ Hugh Cumber The recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in the Cardigan…
Could trustee protection return post-Pitt and Futter? Legal Business Withers’ Steven Kempster and Sarah Aughwane on the doctrine of mistake. Withers’ contentious trust and succession group is unrivalled in…
TTIP: Arbitration moves into the limelight Legal Business Tom Moore looks at the US-EU free trade pact’s potential for arbitration The rise of international arbitration has gone unhindered…
Booming pharma sector delivers work to US firms’ City offices Legal Business M&A work in the pharmaceutical industry continued apace last month, with White & Case’s London office winning its first mandate…
King & Spalding secures four-partner Ashurst team for Tokyo launch Legal Business Withers makes further Asia push with Japanese opening King & Spalding chose Tokyo last month as its second base in…
The Global 100 2015 Legal Business Menu Overview – Heavyweights Main Table Market Comment 2015: Word from the World New York report – City heat Core…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in June 2015 Legal Business US CITY TEAMS TAKE LEAD ROLES ON GHG’S £1.5BN DEBT RESTRUCTURING General Healthcare Group (GHG)’s £1.5bn debt restructuring, involving two…
Taking the firm to the client – traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore argues a new breed of collaborators are the rainmakers of tomorrow When I qualified (was…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
The Last Word: Progress Report Legal Business As part of our Global 100 report, law firm leaders give their assessment on how their firms are performing. Self-efficiency…
