The Knowledge Management Report – Knowledge meet client Mark McAteer Increasingly mobile knowhow in law firms is not only being more flexibly deployed at law firms, it’s being packaged up…
‘We cannot take things for granted’- jobs at risk as Shepherd and Wedderburn acquires Tods Murray from administrators Mark McAteer Scottish LB100 firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has acquired out of administration the business and assets of 158-year old Tods Murray,…
Mergerwatch – discussions crank up a gear as Morgan Lewis and Bingham look set to combine Mark McAteer After months of wrangling, the heavily trailed union between Global 100 firms Bingham McCutchen and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius looks…
Consolidation in US mid-tier continues as Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman set to merge Mark McAteer The run of consolidation in the US national market continues with Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman this week announcing plans to…
Where the bodies lie – the risk report 2014 Mark McAteer While the regulatory upheaval of recent years has calmed down, our annual risk report finds law firms facing many…
Big data and AI will come to the fore as law firms expect tech to drive their businesses Mark McAteer Year-long study by legal technology body identifies future challenges Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics will play a game-changing…
Southern comfort: Blake Lapthorn, Boyes Turner and Morgan Cole in three-way merger talks Mark McAteer It would create a south-east giant with combined revenues approaching £100m but any potential tie-up between Blake Lapthorn, Boyes Turner…
Comment: Almost meeting minds – a select band of CIOs and MPs plot a big, big breakthrough Mark McAteer During the original dot-com boom, there was a brief period – oh so brief – when legal technologists and managing…
Systems addicts – The CIO Power List Mark McAteer With the use of data and technology increasingly central to a law firm’s success, the contribution of the individuals…
Knowledge is power – the future of legal tech Mark McAteer Effective use of technology and knowledge management tools are higher on a law firm manager’s agenda than ever before. Here…
Yes, it’s that time of year – nominations are open for the Legal Business Awards 2014 Mark McAteer Now is the time to demonstrate how your firm, chambers or in-house team has positioned itself ahead of the pack…
Latin America pulls in insurance firms as Kennedys launches in Bogota Mark McAteer Following recent news that insurance specialist Kennedys is to merge with Simpson & Marwick in Scotland, the firm announced on…
Deal watch: telecoms stays on front pages as Skadden and Simpson Thacher lead on Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s mobile business Mark McAteer Following Monday’s $130bn deal between Vodafone and Verizon, yet another blockbuster telecoms transaction has emerged to keep M&A lawyers enthralled,…
Merger frenzy hikes Legal Business 100 income but growth masks another tough year Mark McAteer The latest Legal Business 100 results show the total revenue of the UK’s top 100 law firms has topped £19bn…
LB 100 – The Five Year View: Riders on the Storm Mark McAteer A five-year view of the LB100 underlines the profound impact globalisation has had on the UK’s top firms but also…
Merger frenzy hikes LB100 income but growth masks another tough year Mark McAteer Lawyer count passes 60,000 but profits fall at top UK firms The latest Legal Business 100 results show the total…
Global 100: The long haul Mark McAteer A decade of flying the Global 100 has left some legal players frazzled while others have become increasingly energised. Here…
Global 100: Latham & Watkins Mark McAteer Despite facing considerable reverses in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis – which saw a sharp fall in revenues…
Reports season 2013 – DWF’s acquisition trail sees bumper revenue and profit increase Mark McAteer It has swiftly moved from obscure regional player into one of the most closely watched practices on the national scene…
Boring until it isn’t – sharper risk teams deliver commercial edge Mark McAteer It wasn’t so long ago that law firm risk teams fought an endless, fruitless battle to get partners and senior…
