Europe’s credit markets – the future is not where it used to be Legal Business Ashurst’s Mark Vickers and Helen Burton assess a seismic shift in Europe’s leveraged debt markets For many participants in Europe’s…
Global London 2015 Legal Business Menu Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Global London 2015: Main…
The use of a Cyprus International Trust (CIT) as a business vehicle Legal Business Andri Tsangarou and Andrianna Solomonides of Kinanis LLC discuss a new use for the CIT. The economic and business instability…
Why are there no lawyer-backed MDPs? Legal Business With the rise of multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs) receiving daily comment in the professional news, this is certainly a question worth…
Guest post: Letter from Sao Paulo – How the Brazilian legal market is shaping up Legal Business Just back from a week of meetings with law firms in Sao Paulo, and a few impressions are worth reporting. First…
News in brief – April 2015 Legal Business SLATER & GORDON SPENDS £637M ON QUINDELL’S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION Australian law firm Slater & Gordon signed a £637m deal,…
Global London 2015 Legal Business Menu Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Global London 2015: Main…
Guest blog: Human Rights and the Battlefield Legal Business Policy Exchange has produced an interesting report – Clearing the fog of war: saving our armed forces from defeat by…
Significant hires: KWM lands JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific vice chairman Legal Business Eager to convince Western investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses that it has the lawyers to handle the…
A 30% drop: Co-op Legal Services sees revenue slide by £10m Legal Business Co-operative Group Legal Services (CLS) has seen its revenue decline by almost a third to £23m in 2014 from £33m…
No judicial experience required: Judiciary rolls out diversity initiative for deputy High Court judge roles Legal Business In a move to boost diversity within judicial ranks, the judiciary has begun piloting a new initiative to allow candidates from…
Seeking £3.4bn in damages: Clifford Chance and Travers Smith lead on HP High Court contest with Autonomy founders Legal Business Clifford Chance and Travers Smith have taken lead roles advising on the £3.4bn dispute between Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Autonomy founder…
Partner promotions: Trowers promotes nine as Debevoise makes up third of six-strong round in the City Legal Business Continuing the trend of bumper partner promotions by law firms this year, Trowers & Hamlins has made up more than…
Guest post: Parliament dissolved – the fight for power at Westminster commences Legal Business On 30th March, Parliament was dissolved. The coalition government remains in place pending the outcome of the General Election on…
Guest post: How do law firms stay alive? Legal Business As the global financial crisis bit, and (in England and Wales at least) the regulatory landscape shifted for law firms,…
In court: Gibson Dunn faces interim payout over Djibouti court case Legal Business Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has been hit with a £880,000 charge, which it must pay jointly with the Republic of…
Partner promotions: Skadden makes up one in London from 15-strong round Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has increased its promotions round again with 15 new partners being made up though…
Building the team: Proskauer Rose hires Simmons M&A partner as it targets City PE market Legal Business Matt Rees, an M&A partner at Simmons & Simmons focusing on private equity, has resigned from the firm to join…
Deal breaker to deal maker Legal Business Lawyers are commonly viewed as deal breakers who protect their clients right out of deals. General counsel would be wise…
