From wellness amenities to stranded assets: leading real estate partners give their 2024 predictions Holly McKechnie Following a year of high interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and inflation, the real estate sector would be forgiven for feeling…
New year’s (dispute) resolutions Bethany Burns From AI to ESG and class actions, top London litigators predict the hottest litigation trends for 2024 If the view…
Global 100 firms expand notably in core areas as Paul Weiss vs Kirkland rumbles on Ayesha Ellis The lateral hiring market in November was once again dominated by comings and goings between Paul Weiss and Kirkland &…
Sponsored Q&A: Incorporating social value into projects – Lorraine Bellinger, head of legal project delivery at international law firm, Bird & Bird Guest Blog Bird & Bird is an international law firm with over 30 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific,…
‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermath Holly McKechnie A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced last month. Seven individuals have…
Allen & Overy dodges data leak bullet as firm tight-lipped on ransom outcome Alex Ryan As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without…
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones Nathalie Tidman When I was 12, I was a competitive swimmer, and I used to swim every morning before school. If you’re…
Table toppers – the law firms leading the pack in the latest Legal 500 research Cameron Purse Almost 1,200 firms have secured spots in the most recent UK Legal 500 Solicitors research, which provides law firms, in-house…
Banking and Finance Yearbook 2023 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Banking and Finance Yearbook 2023. This will only…
Learning from adjacent industries – the legal teams that thrive and not just survive David Burgess In April 2023, LEX360 and The Legal 500 held the UK’s first ever legal Gemba Walk, utilising methods from Lean…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers Guest Blog Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Sponsored briefing: The importance of maintaining a constructive media relationship throughout litigation Guest Blog The potential for reputational damage from ongoing litigation is increasingly recognised across the legal sector. Even where the value of…
TLT, Latham and Compass Group among the big winners at 26th Legal Business Awards Mark McAteer TLT, Latham & Watkins and Compass Group were among the major winners at the 2023 Legal Business Awards, which welcomed…
Life During Law: Sandra Paul Ayesha Ellis I head up our criminal defence and police investigations team as well as our sexual misconduct in the workplace practice.…
Kirkland endures more losses as Magic Circle firms continue expansion in the US and Middle East Ayesha Ellis September saw it finally confirmed that, as suspected, M&A lawyer Roger Johnson will join Paul Weiss’ new English law offering,…
Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work Alex Ryan ‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
‘A salutary lesson’: Axiom Ince closed by SRA following months of turmoil Holly McKechnie Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 3 October that it had…
Go big or go home: Market reacts to Paul Weiss’ daring London play Elisha Juttla Grabbing headlines in recent weeks, Paul Weiss has pursued an English law offering at breakneck speed, hiring some of the…
Kirkland departures rack up as Paul Weiss makes major London and New York plays Holly McKechnie August’s reputation as a slow month for lateral hires has been turned on its head in recent weeks, particularly considering…
Numbers unveiled: 2022/23 financial results show 8% average revenue growth Elisha Juttla The annual flood of financial results has engulfed the market once again, with Legal Business 100 firms observing how the…
