Life during law: Leona Ahmed Hamish McNicol My dad was born in Kashmir and was in the Pakistani Air Force, posted to Turkey. India and Pakistan were…
Client profile: Matt Wilson, Uber Hamish McNicol ‘I wrote my own resignation letter twice in the first six months,’ Matt Wilson, Uber’s associate general counsel (GC) for…
Legal tech focus: Is Kira the real deal? Hamish McNicol AI contract analysis system Kira has been on a trying journey. Having landed $50m in funding, Hamish McNicol and Thomas…
Legal tech focus: Slaughters’ tech ally Luminance makes impact but battle for City elite wages Hamish McNicol Luminance has shot to prominence unlike any other UK legal tech start-up. But Hamish McNicol finds there is still plenty…
Point break – The extreme measures of Barclays’ adviser review Hamish McNicol Legal spend is the second-largest ‘cost centre’ for £21bn global banking giant Barclays. This tantalising statement is in the bank’s…
No free lunch – Will law firm IPOs be the next big thing? Hamish McNicol For years it could, just about, be ignored. But no longer. The UK’s largest practices are being forced to consider…
Gordon Dadds to become largest listed firm with £43m acquisition of Ince Hamish McNicol Gordon Dadds is set to become the UK’s largest listed law firm by revenue after acquiring Ince & Co for an…
‘Fit like a glove’: Gordon Dadds brings Ince into the modern era, says leadership Hamish McNicol The lack of overlap between Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co made the tie-up an ‘overwhelmingly attractive proposition’, the firms’ leaders say.…
‘Legal catching up’: TLT launches £500k fund to improve tech and consulting lines Hamish McNicol TLT has created a £500,000 investment fund to help test technology and other ideas more quickly before providing them to clients.…
OC’s Berg prepares for rockier roads following re-election to managing partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC) has elected incumbent UK managing partner Ray Berg (pictured) to a second term in a ‘glowing endorsement’ of…
Levine goes unopposed to win second DLA managing partner term Hamish McNicol DLA Piper international managing partner Simon Levine has been re-elected for another four years following an uncontested election. Levine’s reappointment was…
Pre-float DWF aims to sustain momentum with exclusive US alliance with 56-partner LA firm Hamish McNicol DWF’s recent eye for international expansion has been extended to the US through an exclusive association with Los Angeles-based Wood, Smith,…
Levine bids for second managing partner term as DLA kicks off election Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s partnership is headed to the polls again for its managing partner election, less than a year after eight…
New Law leader UnitedLex targets rapid expansion after acquisition by PE heavyweight CVC Hamish McNicol US legal services provider UnitedLex has landed a $500m war chest to capitalise on a ‘multi-billion dollar opportunity’ after private…
Client profile: Julie Smyth, BAE Systems Air Hamish McNicol ‘My husband has virtually no understanding of what I do,’ admits BAE Systems Air chief counsel Julie Smyth. ‘He thinks…
The LB interview: Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol LB: What’s been happening in the two years since the Canada tie-up? David Fennell (DF), chief executive: One of the…
LB100 Second 50: Regional view – Comfortably numb Hamish McNicol Consolidation, planning, investment and ‘cautious optimism’ proved dominant themes for the smaller regional and national firms in this year’s Legal…
DWF revenue jumps to £236m ahead of stock exchange float Hamish McNicol DWF has added 18% to its top line as the thrusting national operator gears up to become the largest UK law…
‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green Hamish McNicol Slaughter and May’s high-profile move for former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC has finally been confirmed, following…
‘Europe’s waking up to legal tech’: another hefty funding round as start-up Apperio raises $10m Hamish McNicol Legal tech start-up Apperio is switching to growth mode after closing a $10m funding round that will enable it to…
