Significant hires Legal Business In its most significant hire since David Higgins’ move to Kirkland & Ellis in 2017, the US leader tapped Freshfields…
The Last Word: Opportunity knocks Legal Business The deal market tailed off at the end of 2018 after a generally resilient year. Here we ask the City’s…
Beyond the cookie cutter Legal Business What is it like to work as a lawyer in the fast-paced, risk-laden, tech-driven ‘disruptive’ company? How do general counsel…
The GC outlook: more for more and more to come Legal Business As a long-term observer of the legal profession, I view the development of GCs with an oxymoronic mix of admiration…
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Significant matters – Winter 2019 Legal Business Lloyds primed for new year panel shake-up Lloyds Banking Group is looking at slimming its UK roster with a number…
Significant matters – Winter 2019 Legal Business Lloyds primed for new year panel shake-up Lloyds Banking Group is looking at slimming its UK roster with a number…
Whatever happened to PRIME? Legal Business ‘Forgive my ignorance, can you tell me what you mean by PRIME? What is it exactly?’ asks one partner at…
Whatever happened to PRIME? Legal Business ‘Forgive my ignorance, can you tell me what you mean by PRIME? What is it exactly?’ asks one partner at…
Cutting teeth Legal Business What are the key priorities and challenges in the first 100 days of being a GC? This was the main…
Cutting teeth Legal Business What are the key priorities and challenges in the first 100 days of being a GC? This was the main…
Under the influence Legal Business Being risk savvy and commercially aware is the equivalent of ‘leaning in’ for today’s in-house lawyer. Can one do this…
Under the influence Legal Business Being risk savvy and commercially aware is the equivalent of ‘leaning in’ for today’s in-house lawyer. Can one do this…
From monkey to organ grinder Legal Business Sabine Chalmers was concerned about coming back to the UK. Absent for more than two decades, most recently in the…
From monkey to organ grinder Legal Business Sabine Chalmers was concerned about coming back to the UK. Absent for more than two decades, most recently in the…
Tencent on the dollar Legal Business When Brent Irvin joined Tencent as group general counsel nine years ago, the Chinese upstart was already a tech wunderkind,…
Tencent on the dollar Legal Business When Brent Irvin joined Tencent as group general counsel nine years ago, the Chinese upstart was already a tech wunderkind,…
Dealwatch: Pre-Christmas run of real estate and power deals for US and City players Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is advising entertainment and communications company ARRIS on its proposed $7.4bn acquisition by CommScope Holding Company.…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our in-house lawyer survey, some leading general counsel give their views on ethics, law firm engagement and technology…
Moves that matter Legal Business White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market continued in October with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills…
