Guest post: ‘Individuals matter’ – A conversation with Deutsche Bank’s Asia Pacific GC Joe Longo Legal Business Last month I had the pleasure of being on a panel in Europe with Joe Longo, the general counsel for…
16 years in the role: Neville Eisenberg to step down as BLP managing partner Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner’s longstanding managing partner Neville Eisenberg (pictured) is set to step down from the role after 16 years…
Comment: Legal Business celebrates 25 years and the profession as well Legal Business So, what mattered to you? Twenty five years since Legal Business launched to chronicle the dramatic changes in the legal…
Back and forth: SFO wins document appeal against Tchenguiz brother Legal Business After being hit with a £4.5m settlement in the Tchenguiz battle, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has fired back and…
The Friday Edit: Nostalgia, greed and DLA – celebrating 25 years of Legal Business and other animals Legal Business With Legal Business gearing up for its Christmas lunch, it’s once again time to look back on the notable events…
Comment: The national market – brutally competitive but opportunity abounds Legal Business At one point in our Regional Insight report – a major collaboration with our colleagues at The Legal 500 included…
A ‘challenging period’: ABS Quindell brings in PwC for internal review as share price slides Jaishree Kalia Alternative business structure (ABS) Quindell, which posted a substantial increase in revenues in its legal services division this summer, has…
Management shuffles: Freshfields names new financial co-head as KWM appoints chiefs in Hong Kong Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made another change in management before the year ends, appointing head of the firm’s retail sector…
US partner promotions: Sidley Austin and Dechert place different weight on City Legal Business Dechert made London a core focus in its promotions this year with three associates making the grade in the City,…
‘You don’t have them at hello’: Linklaters London corporate chief talks getting the right people in the room and tackling the US Legal Business Stuart Bedford became head of corporate at Linklaters‘ London HQ in September after his predecessor, Sarah Wiggins, was promoted to…
H1 2014/15: Nabarro posts 3% revenue increase for half year Sarah Downey Having posted broadly flat financials in recent years and endured a tough period, more than many top-30 firms, Nabarro has…
‘In 2015, we will be talking about cyber security a lot more’: Cyber risk moving up the in-house agenda Mark McAteer General counsel (GC) are increasingly involved in handling cyber security issues at board level, reflecting a more comprehensive shift towards…
Old acquaintances: Stephenson Harwood enters alliance in Guangzhou with former partner’s firm Legal Business Following on from closing its office in Guangzhou in Greater China in September this year, Stephenson Harwood has entered an…
International ambitions: Penningtons Manches launches office in San Francisco Legal Business It’s been little over a year since the high profile takeover of Manches by Penningtons, and the combined firm now…
Selling icons: Linklaters and Michelmores lead on New Scotland Yard sale Legal Business The HQ for London bobbies for almost 50 years, Magic Circle firm Linklaters was charged by Abu Dhabi Financial Group…
‘High risk, poorly supervised and inadequately controlled’: CC’s Simon Davis publishes findings on FCA insurance scandal probe Legal Business Following the high-profile inquiry carried out by Clifford Chance litigation partner Simon Davis, the keenly awaited report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s…
Rushing to launch: High Court cases for law firm professional negligence claims jump 192% in a year Legal Business The number of High Court cases against law firms for professional negligence has almost tripled in the last year, increasing…
A $150m award: Baker Botts loses another Russian case as Quinn Emanuel secures pay-out against gas giants Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan‘s Alex Gerbi and Stephen Jagusch have secured a $150m award for Danish engineering firm Core Carbon,…
Guest post: An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington and gives him some advice Legal Business Law is pretty abstract. Unlike the role of a doctor or a builder, that of a lawyer is difficult to…
US promotions round: Shearman & Sterling focuses on finance and arbitration with London duo Legal Business Mirroring last year, Shearman & Sterling has elected two London associates to partner as part of its promotion round which has…
