Blogs

Tom Baker

There was an in-house flavour to this week’s recruitment round, while Addleshaw Goddard, Davis Polk, Paul Hastings and Faegre Drinker…

Guest Blog

Professor Laura Empson and David Morley ask what makes partnerships so distinct from corporations in what they demand of the people…

Tom Baker

In a Supreme Court judgment with potentially profound implications on the future of the gig economy, it was held that…

Nathalie Tidman

Taking the helm of a global law firm is no small feat at the best of times, much less so…

Nathalie Tidman

Cooley’s London office has suffered a 4% revenue drop following the loss of its intellectual property team amid a striking 25% surge in PEP…

Nathalie Tidman

Charlie Jacobs, senior partner, chairman and rainmaker of Linklaters has taken the road less travelled for outgoing law firm leaders,…

Tom Baker

Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a significant US leveraged finance play by hiring a partner from White & Case,…

Nathalie Tidman

White & Case has traversed the pandemic minefield to reveal its strongest City financial results yet, with the London office…

Nathalie Tidman

Private equity heavyweights gained major mandates as the bidding war for Signature Aviation took a riveting twist, while the US-driven…

Tom Baker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has reinforced its considerable disputes strength with a senior hire, as a host of firms focused…

Tom Baker

Missouri-bred Armstrong Teasdale has made an ambitious London launch via the acquisition of Kerman & Co and its 50 lawyers…

Nathalie Tidman

Those familiar with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s modus operandi will barely know what’s hit them this month as the usually conservative New York  outfit launched a…

Guest Blog

Successful professional people are notoriously reluctant to take on the mantle of leadership. Increasingly, there are excellent reasons why they…

Nathalie Tidman

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has responded to the ever-increasing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities with the launch of a…

Tom Baker

Pinsent Masons and Addleshaw Goddard have made significant office openings in Europe, while a host of other firms have expanded…

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has sought to draw a line under an uncomfortable chapter for the firm with a €10m payment…

Tom Baker

Legal Business’ recent analysis of Ireland’s legal market warned against underestimating the resilience of the Irish, so Mason Hayes & Curran’s less-than-catastrophic 6% dip in…

Tom Baker

Maintaining the international flavour of recent lateral hiring activity, Clifford Chance, Kirkland & Ellis, RPC and Reed Smith have all…

Guest Blog

Traditional leadership models suggest people hanker for a hero in time of crisis. That’s an unfamiliar and uncomfortable role for…

Nathalie Tidman

It is often said that the legal industry excels in extreme market conditions and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s 2020…