Africa rising – Foreign firms strive to cover the booming continent Alex Wade Joe Andrew, the architect of Dentons’ global strategy, is not known for pulling his punches. As such, his stance on…
Offshore: Deal or no deal? Dominic Carman Protracted arguments over Brexit have led a divided Britain to the point of exhaustion. In the months leading up to…
Offshore: The unsilent majority Dominic Carman Among Asia’s competing financial centres, Hong Kong is the essential place to be for leading offshore law firms. Collectively, their…
Israel: Anti-fragile Dominic Carman Thriving in the face of adversity as politics and security play an integral part in everyday life is a default…
Ireland: Follow the money Dominic Carman Since it exited from an emergency bailout from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund,…
The Middle East: The rough with the crude Marialuisa Taddia The global economy is slowing and so too is the Middle East. In April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)almost halved…
Letter from Iberia – Despite turbulent politics, Madrid lawyers sustain bullish mood Marco Cillario In spring 2018, Legal Business found the Madrid legal elite still recovering from a jolt that unsettled the local establishment.…
Switzerland – Between a rock and a hard place Dominic Carman As the eurozone economy slows down after six years of uninterrupted growth, Switzerland is an anxious spectator. Amid increased concerns…
Offshore leaders’ year in review: Under pressure Dominic Carman Donald Trump is still in office, Brexit is still about to happen, but the global economy in 2018 provided few…
Legal leaders in Africa: Waking the elephant Thomas Alan Encapsulated in the 1982 hit song by US soft rock band Toto, Africa is frequently referred to in hoary metaphors…
Offshore disputes: Centre of the cyclone Dominic Carman The inferno of disputes arising from the financial crisis is finally being reduced to embers. Although this may have caused…
Offshore disputes: Big fish, small pond Dominic Carman Carlyle, Tchenguiz and Crociani are cases repeatedly cited by the leading players in Jersey and Guernsey as shorthand for big…
Ireland: A case to make Thomas Alan Centuries of imperiousness towards the Irish could be one of England’s greatest historical mistakes, and when Legal Business set about…
The Euro Elite: Italy – And yet it moves Marco Cillario Looking out of the window of his office overlooking the picturesque Piazza del Duomo on a rainy April afternoon, one…
Iberia: Off the Richter scale Marco Cillario ‘An earthquake’; ‘very shocking’; ‘difficult to understand’; ‘one of the most relevant moves in the market over the last few…
Middle East: Mission unaccomplished Dominic Carman ‘The Middle East. We will try to make it better, but it is a troubled place’: the words of Donald…
Switzerland – The rough and the smooth Dominic Carman Switzerland has not been in a foreign conflict since 1815 when its neutrality was first established by the Treaty of…
The offshore elite in review – rolling with the punches Dominic Carman Global stock markets rose by 22% in 2017, according to the Morgan Stanley Capital International index of bourses. Meanwhile, the…
Laying the foundations – lawyers scramble as demand for African infra booms Dominic Carman As the world’s largest continent, Africa covers 20% of global land area and 16% of the global population – currently…
Rousing the bear – Russian counsel force to hunt in new places Chris Crowe Russia’s propensity for volatility is infamous. Since its revolution 100 years ago, it has lived through events that the Soviet…
