Deals perspectives: Sylvia Andriessen Nathalie Tidman In high school I got fascinated by courtrooms, the idea of standing in front of a judge and arguing! I’ve…
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri Nathalie Tidman I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed…
Disputes perspectives: Sue Millar Tom Baker I was always naturally argumentative. But I didn’t have any role model at all, nobody that I knew was involved…
Disputes perspectives: Bankim Thanki QC Tom Baker My father had been a lawyer in India and East Africa but wasn’t keen on me becoming a lawyer. It’s…
Disputes perspectives: Susan Dunn Megan Mayers I come from a family of engineers. I have not a single engineering bone in my body, to my father’s…
Disputes perspectives: Rob Fell Tom Baker I was one of those children who spent a lot of time arguing with parents and siblings over the dinner…
Boies Don’t Cry Tom Baker ‘What would you do if you weren’t afraid? When I’m making big decisions, there’s always fear attached. I try to…
More seats at the table Megan Mayers ‘There was a point where centres in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world started saying, “hang on, we…
Back to life – cases of the year Megan Mayers Two years on from the UK’s first lockdown and the buzz has returned. Litigators might now work part-time from their…
Staying alive Tom Baker Let’s be honest – things might have gone a bit too far. In recent years, both the mainstream and business…
The next generation of arbitration Tom Baker Harriet Foster Managing associate Orrick Harriet Foster has a wealth of experience acting for clients in Europe, the Middle East,…
‘Get the credit you deserve’ – top female partners on breaking biases and inspiring role models Georgina Stanley As the world watches the battle rage in Ukraine, talking about gender inequality risks coming across as somewhat trite. But…
The business of saving lives Nathalie Tidman ‘Every week two women are killed by their partners and three commit suicide due to domestic abuse.’ With such a…
Herbert Smith Freehills: Between two peaks Tom Baker London. A bitingly cold day at the end of January and Legal Business ventures out on a novel expedition to…
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Global 100: Hogan Lovells – Winning Hartson minds Tom Baker The champagne corks had long-since popped when the great and the good of legacy British firm Lovells and Washington DC…
Global 100: Goodwin – No guts, no glory Nathalie Tidman The Zoom call with Gemma Roberts, private equity partner and recently-appointed co-chair of Goodwin’s London office, has not got off…
