Offshore Part 3 – Jewels in the crown Legal Business One case has put litigation funding on the map in Jersey, while the Crown Dependencies are each bringing in vital…
Austria part 1 – staying out of trouble Legal Business Austria has proven to be an economic safe haven in the past few years, but the troublesome CEE countries are…
Austria part 2 – competitive spirit Legal Business Austria’s competition authority is one of the smallest enforcers in Europe, but recently it hasn’t shied away from taking on…
Renaissance Man Legal Business Mark Dembovsky joined Howard Kennedy as chief executive in January 2011, charged with turning around the fortunes of a West…
Spain: Up In The Air Legal Business With Spain wrestling a mammoth budget deficit, the former government initially decided to sell off certain prize assets. But after…
Suspicious minds Legal Business Third-party litigation funding has yet to really take off, despite being around for five years. While a mature market is…
Dual Core Legal Business With the number of large-scale tech M&A deals increasing in 2011, some believe that another technology bubble is forming. Following…
Eurozone debt: Keeping it together Legal Business As the sovereign debt crisis threatens to bring the euro to its knees, a group of lawyers has been working…
LA Lawyer Legal Business Father of five, two-time Hawaiian Iron Man competitor, climber, trial lawyer extraordinaire and co-founder of what can legitimately claim to…
Red Tape – Banking and finance Legal Business As the regulators come down harder on banks and financial institutions, and Basel III, the Vickers reforms and Dodd-Frank are…
Race for Africa Legal Business As Africa’s emerging economies continue to lure investors, a new legal geography is evolving to accommodate increasing cross-border traffic. LB…
Russia: Space Invaders Legal Business Global law firms have traditionally dominated the corporate market in Russia and the CIS. LB assesses the chances of those…
Russia: Shades of grey Legal Business Russian business and politics can rarely be described as boring. Each year throws up its share of dramas, and 2011…
Taking off Legal Business As the airline industry continues to face a tough economic climate, falling passenger numbers and strict regulations, litigation levels have…
Partner Earnings- Top 100 firms ranked by highest top of equity Legal Business Powered by Tableau (more…)
Dynamic Duo Legal Business Clyde & Co’s Michael Payton has held the top job at the firm for 27 years and since 1997 has…
Making Headlines Legal Business General Pinochet, Nick Leeson and Ian Maxwell are all former clients. More recently, Rebekah Brooks and UBS rogue trader Kweku…
Under the Weather Legal Business When US outfit Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe entered the London market in 1998, chairman Ralph Baxter had a dream of…
Power Surge Legal Business Energy clients are dictating law firms’ strategic direction and hiring policies. For now at least, energy is king. LB finds…
BLP – Ten years gone Legal Business Berwin Leighton Paisner is a decade old this year, a period marked by impressive financials, a revolving door of partners…
