North Africa round table – Through the gate Mark McAteer With North Africa becoming a regional hub for international clients doing business on the continent, we teamed up with Bennani…
Aboard the propaganda train – sweat and spin amid a turbulent Russian market James Wood There’s an old Russian joke about a foreigner who visits the Soviet Union. Knowing his letters will be read by…
Making gains – to be or not to be in the fiduciary business Julian Matteucci In July, global offshore firm Appleby announced the management buyout (MBO) of its fiduciary business for an undisclosed sum, backed…
Changing Tack – Bermuda triangulation Julian Matteucci Mythical triangles notwithstanding, the island state of Bermuda plays host to the prestigious America’s Cup in June 2017. But while…
Roaring back – Corporate activity has soared in Ireland Sarah Downey Earlier this year, Ireland’s prime minister (An Taoiseach) Enda Kenny made an appeal to emigrants who had departed the country…
The Middle East: After the gold rush Chris Crowe Latham & Watkins doesn’t make strategic missteps. Or at least that appeared to be the case until March, when the…
Trading Places – Israel’s tech-heavy legal market widens its global reach Chris Crowe Shimon Peres, the 91-year-old former Israeli president, may not be the most obvious social media fanatic. Yet in 2014 he…
Return of the black dog – Hard times return for Cyprus’ legal community Helen Mooney Wind back 12 months and the mood from the Cypriot legal community was undeniably improving. The island was meeting the…
Aftershocks – hard decisions for Swiss lawyers amid a turbulent market Helen Mooney When even that most venerable of Swiss industries, watch-making, comes under threat, you know the country has a problem. But…
Stuck in the middle – CEE advisers buffeted from pressures from east and west Sarah Downey On a Sunday night in mid-November last year, people gathered on the streets of Bucharest in their thousands to celebrate…
The tide is high – the report card on the world’s top offshore players Legal Business With global corporate markets experiencing a resurgence in 2014, the strongest offshore law firms had key roles to play in…
Straining the bonds – why disputes counsel is high on the agenda in Russia Anthony Notaras While their transactional colleagues in Moscow are suffering, the current sanctions on Russia have been a boon to trade and…
Chasing the bear – Sanctions bite on Russia’s legal market Anthony Notaras Russia-based lawyers are a hardy bunch, conditioned to working in a volatile market where ups turn into downs on an…
Constructing continents – the clients and advisers targeting Africa’s booming infra market Michael West In August this year, President Obama hosted the largest US-Africa leaders’ summit ever, with the heads of nearly every African…
Offshore: Putting funds back on the map Legal Business With transactional work picking up globally, offshore funds are back in vogue. We assess the most active offshore firms and…
Centre of the universe – the offshore counsel role in big ticket deals Legal Business With corporate lawyers finding their feet once more, Legal Business examines the often overlooked role of offshore firms in major…
Ireland: Tracking Dublin’s Young Tigers Sarah Downey Ireland is breathing a little easier again. With more than five years of economic turbulence battering both businesses and reputations,…
Portugal – A New Hope Legal Business Portugal’s European bailout is over and its privatisation programme is winding down. Legal Business asks the country’s lawyers what happens…
Behind the veil – Can Islamic finance live up to the sales pitch? David Stevenson ‘You can’t be a credible financial centre without having a credible Islamic finance programme,’ says Qudeer Latif, head of Clifford…
Unleashing talent – highlights from The Legal 500’s Corporate Counsel 100: Latin America Legal Business As Latin America increasingly becomes a global economic force, the role of the in-house lawyer in the region has evolved…
