Comment: Innovation needs law firm champions as Axiom doubts emerge Alex Novarese We have at LB Towers something of a reputation for being sceptical of the claims to fresh thinking surrounding much…
Comment: ‘This ain’t stewardship’ – delaying partnership until mid-30s is unsustainable Alex Novarese Having recently shared a few drinks with one of the most talked-up youngish corporate lawyers in the City, the question…
The International Arbitration Centre launches: The City finally gets the disputes space it’s been waiting for Alex Novarese For years seasoned practitioners have bemoaned the lack of top-notch arbitration facilities in London, casting an envious eye at the…
Comment: Beyond barbarian – Another stride as Kirkland signs private equity’s most wanted Alex Novarese If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
Comment: It’ll take more than a float to make DWF the new DLA Alex Novarese Regular readers will have to forgive two columns in one issue on capitalising law firms but the day I write…
The future of law will need long-term investment Alex Novarese A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
The GC outlook: more for more and more to come Alex Novarese As a long-term observer of the legal profession, I view the development of GCs with an oxymoronic mix of admiration…
Our latest event: 80 top partners and general counsel (plus a few token men) Alex Novarese One of our favourite pieces of the year was our first cover feature of 2018, Alphas, which thanks to the…
Enterprise GC 2019 – Our flagship in-house event returns bigger, better and with a lot more bluechip GCs Alex Novarese Consider this a call to arms or an acknowledgement that I can use all the help I can get but…
For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
LB100 shrugs off Brexit fears as fees hit £24bn but leaders wary of chaotic winter ahead Alex Novarese Framed by mounting unease in the face of bitter Brexit negotiations, an uncertain business outlook and an inconclusive 2017 general…
A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility Alex Novarese Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
Law firm IPOs still don’t make much sense (but soon could) Alex Novarese ‘Who would possibly invest in a law firm?’ asks one leader this month, reflecting a common view. Yet the current…
Comment: A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
Comment: GCs should grasp that disruption won’t leave their empires untouched Alex Novarese A lively debate over coffee recently with Axiom founder Mark Harris took me back to the discussion that manifests most…
The Magic Circle packs tight in 2018 results as A&O follows peers with modest growth Alex Novarese The firm was a stand-out performer in 2017, but Allen & Overy (A&O) could not keep up the blistering pace…
Comment: BCLP offers a (slightly) better post-merger pitch than expected Alex Novarese It would take a generous observer of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) to claim the once sure-footed outfit had managed anything…
Comment: The good things the ‘pundits’ never tell you about the legal profession Alex Novarese This may be an issue dominated by all things Millennial, but I am past that, so the column that follows…
Yet unremarked, generational conflict cripples City law Alex Novarese Our cover feature this month largely speaks for itself in assessing the changing face of partnership as Millennials begin colonising…
