Can Cooley make good on its City ambitions? Legal Business Sarah Downey talks to chief executive Joe Conroy about its high-impact City launch ‘Eight years ago, I couldn’t get anyone…
Life During Law: Ciaran Carvalho, Nabarro Legal Business I decided I wanted to be a lawyer aged 14. My parents’ friends were looking after me while my parents…
From suits to silks: the rise of the solicitor QC Legal Business The five solicitors to take Queen’s Counsel in the latest round of appointments had one thing in common: they were…
A robust year for M&A shows challenge for City leaders in competing with US rivals Legal Business With no single UK law firm having made a significant impact on the US market, it was no surprise that…
Cultural revolution: will the UK Anti-Corruption Plan create a US enforcement regime? Legal Business Michael West reports on how a shift in enforcement will herald a raft of new advisory work At the tail…
Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden cash in on Shire’s biggest ever takeover Legal Business Dublin-headquartered Shire, took to the January sales with the $1.5bn it received in a break-fee from US pharma giant AbbVie…
The firm most likely – can anything halt Latham’s global rise? Legal Business The most upwardly mobile member of the international elite has handed its leadership to a ‘global hawk’. Can anything halt…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS, CC AND NRF CALLED IN ON BT’S £12.5BN PURCHASE OF EE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised telecoms giant BT as…
Dentons becomes world’s most lawyered firm with Dacheng tie-up Legal Business Firms set to create a 6,600-lawyer, $1.7bn law firm giant In a bid to create the world’s largest firm by…
Withers targets Asia through new Australian presence Legal Business The end of 2014 saw two Legal Business 100 firms open international offices targeting new markets. Private client leader Withers…
The blessed – unheralded, Wall Street’s elite comes roaring back Legal Business New York’s legal elite re-asserted themselves through 2014, reaping the benefits of a bountiful market for high-end work. Have they…
Strangling the golden goose – English law needs reform Legal Business Slaughter and May’s Nigel Boardman, James Shirbin and Andrew Blake argue that English law needs drastic reform to remain internationally…
New year, new privacy and security strategy Legal Business PwC Legal’s Stewart Room argues that 2015 is the year for companies and advisers to stop the denial of the…
Dissent, it turns out, comes at a price even in disputes Legal Business Joe Tirado argues that dissenting opinions in arbitration are a double-edged sword There are many so-called ‘hot’ topics in international…
The Last Word: Done deals Legal Business With confidence in the M&A market slowly returning, the City M&A elite reflects on a positive year and give their…
What if ‘best practice’ is wrong? Legal Business Baker Tilly’s George Bull warns of possible flaws There was once a poster at Watford Junction railway station, just outside…
London conference will highlight Jersey’s pivotal role as funds jurisdiction Legal Business Geoff Cook of Jersey Finance highlights the effects of the AIFMD on Jersey Recent figures for Jersey’s funds sector show…
‘Highest concentration of millionaire households in the world’: Withers launches alliance with Singapore’s KhattarWong Legal Business Just weeks after confirming its expansion plans in Australia, Withers has today (4 February) announced it has established a formal…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
The tide is high – the report card on the world’s top offshore players Legal Business With global corporate markets experiencing a resurgence in 2014, the strongest offshore law firms had key roles to play in…
