Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Jaishree Kalia 2014 found US firms in London gaining even more ground. Legal Business’ 13th annual Global London survey charts the key…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
Human nature – cutting edge legal work looms for the drugs revolutionising healthcare Legal Business As patents for pioneering biotech drugs near expiry, life sciences companies are hunting new and controversial products. Can law firms…
Simon says – DLA Piper gears up for a life after Nigel Tom Moore DLA Piper pushed its regional brands to unprecedented heights under a trailblazing leader only to hit the inevitable grind of…
The 2015 Risk Report – What lies beneath Mark McAteer Law firms have benefited from a relatively settled risk environment, despite a run of crisis-linked claims. But Legal Business’ annual…
The firm most likely – can anything halt Latham’s global rise? Legal Business The most upwardly mobile member of the international elite has handed its leadership to a ‘global hawk’. Can anything halt…
The blessed – unheralded, Wall Street’s elite comes roaring back Legal Business New York’s legal elite re-asserted themselves through 2014, reaping the benefits of a bountiful market for high-end work. Have they…
Double-edged – cutting both ways with third party funding Legal Business It’s been a turbulent year for third-party funders, from court battles shining a spotlight on risky investments to new entrants…
The king is dead – hunting out the new breed of dealmakers in banking lawyers sights Tom Moore The veteran deal bankers have moved on and there’s a new pecking order with US banks and credit funds staking…
Evasive Action – Can Olswang live up to its own ambitions? Legal Business TMT leader Olswang is hard to pin down these days as profits ebb, reports of discord emerge and a leader…
How was it for you? – the people and events that defined the profession over 25 years of Legal Business Sarah Downey 25 years ago Legal Business was launched to chronicle a rapidly changing profession in the wake of Big Bang. We…
Shaping the industry – the veterans’ view on what mattered in the last 25 years Legal Business Legal Business asked more than 20 legal heavyweights to name the defining moments that shaped the profession since the launch…
Consumed – Can burning ambition from Down Under recast Herbert Smith for the global stage? Tom Moore With the fall-out from the merger of Herbert Smith and Freehills subsiding, the emerging global challenger needs to galvanise its…
Back in the game – revival at last for real estate but the players have changed Legal Business As investors place their bets on London’s property market, battered real estate teams are finally seeing a revival after the…
The Knowledge Management Report – 20 standout teams in the know Mark McAteer Knowledge in law firms remains crucial but hard to capture. In a special report, we assess the standout KM teams…
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…
The new boy – can Ryde & co keep Slaughters’ deal team on top? Tom Moore The City’s top deal shop has a new corporate head. Legal Business meets Andy Ryde and asks if Slaughters can…
Leadership and innovation – Visionaries, politicians and survivors Legal Business In today’s ultra-competitive legal market, the thin line between success and failure hinges on the quality of a firm’s leadership.…
Leadership and innovation – Profession, disrupt thyself? Legal Business The Innovator’s Dilemma has become arguably the most influential business book of the last 20 years and is often cited…
Leadership and innovation – The partnership dilemma Legal Business Demanding clients, advancing tech and a tough economy have ushered in intense pressure for law firms to change. Can law…
