Managing risk: the in-house view Legal Business DAC Beachcroft and The In-House Lawyer recently conducted a survey to assess the role and influence of the in-house lawyer…
Fintech 2.0 Legal Business ‘When fintech became a big thing the narrative was all about the banks being disrupted and the threat to their…
In-house: Channel 5 GC takes role at Viacom following internal restructure Legal Business Marcus Lee, previously general counsel (GC) of Channel 5, has been promoted to GC for UK, northern and eastern Europe…
Adviser review: Magic Circle dominates as Standard Chartered unveils latest global panel Legal Business Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Clifford Chance are among the firms to have been named on Standard…
Guest post: The Magic Circle is doomed. Here’s why. Legal Business The UK’s Magic Circle (MC) – a variable, but severally-numbered group of firms which represent a charmed band favoured by…
Travers Smith announces first ever all-female partner promotion round Legal Business Travers Smith has unveiled its partner promotions for 2017, with four female associates making the cut. The number is slightly…
DLA in the driver’s seat as Italy’s Atlantia bids to create world’s largest operator of toll roads Legal Business DLA Piper and Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners have picked up mandates as Italy’s Atlantia launched a bid of…
‘Reflecting a strong relationship’: DLA continues global expansion with Nigeria alliance Legal Business DLA Piper announced today (15 May) that it is entering Nigeria through an alliance with local firm Olajide Oyewole, following…
‘Young and ambitious’: Mishcon picks six legal start-ups for incubation programme Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has revealed a six-strong shortlist of legal tech start-ups to participate in its incubator programme, MDR LAB.…
Luck of the draw: William Hill invites law firms to pitch for smaller legal panel Legal Business William Hill has invited law firms to pitch for its new UK panel with the bookmaker expected to slim down…
Slater and Gordon to sue Quindell for £600m over failed professional services acquisition Legal Business Listed law firm Slater and Gordon (S&G) is to bring a £600m action against the company formerly known as Quindell…
‘Competitive remuneration key’: White & Case hikes associate pay with NQs seeing a 17% increase Legal Business White & Case‘s London associates have seen a significant increase in their pay with the US firm awarding its newly…
‘Exciting new addition’: Kirkland raids Freshfields yet again for restructuring partner Lacey Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to hire financial restructuring partner Sean Lacey.
Latin America: Clydes to open in Mexico via merger as Dentons secures Brazilian alliance Legal Business Clyde & Co has kept up the rapid pace of its international expansion by announcing its first office in Mexico,…
Fit to print – who’d want the lot of a media and publishing GC? Legal Business Controversy, upheaval and regulatory scrutiny – who’d want the lot of a media and publishing GC? In a world where…
Client profile: Nilema Bhakta-Jones, Ascential Legal Business The media company’s group legal director discusses how her personal approach took her to the top of her game At…
The quality of life report: Wellbeing, mental health and quality of life – the UK top ten Legal Business Researching our quality of life special, we canvassed the top ten UK firms for details on their HR policies on…
The quality of life report Legal Business Menu Survivors Wellbeing, mental health and quality of life – the UK top ten Fault lines Pursuits – Ian…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Steve Cooke, Slaughter and May Legal Business ‘We have a reasonable word-of-mouth reputation as purveyors of miserable music for gut-wrenching films.’ Many City lawyers have outside…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Edward Braham, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business ‘What makes a photograph is the light – you’ve got to get everything else there, but if the light isn’t…
