Turbulence to shape next generation of M&A stars Legal Business There is a school of thought that the late 1980s and early 1990s proved singularly fertile ground for developing outstanding…
Camerons’ double merger adds up but will it multiply? Alex Novarese Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Green shoots: Global firms jostle for position in panda bond market Legal Business Victoria Young reviews how global firms are positioning themselves to cash in on a market on the cusp As the…
A period of silence from the profession on access to justice would be welcome Legal Business Inevitably with an event as dramatic as Brexit, the unintended consequences keep coming. One of the less noted is the…
The Last Word – My way Legal Business ‘Do not come to a problem from dogma or rigid ideology.’ Tony West, PepsiCo As part of our Insight report…
Superstar clients and super-threats to global law Alex Novarese As Legal Business gathered a group of the legal elite at the top of Tower 42 to debate the issues…
Winning hearts and minds (but mainly hearts) at Linklaters Alex Novarese The best Freshfields corporate lawyer Silk Street ever produced is now leading Linklaters, with incoming senior partner Charlie Jacobs ushering…
Looking forward to Ashurst’s decline Alex Novarese You cannot change the past. Move forward. Be constructive. Focus on making things better. Pick your cliché. And, like most…
Brexit: a pragmatic position for the worried managing partner Legal Business Theresa May’s claim from the distant history of July that ‘Brexit means Brexit’ has already become famous for answering nothing…
LB100 firms forced to make own luck as tough times continue Legal Business The headline isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. Judging our annual Legal Business 100 (LB100) results, the industry has…
Fighting back – a golden opportunity to take on the Big Four in tax services Guest Blog Bakers City head Alex Chadwick argues that law firms are increasingly primed to take core tax work off Big Four…
A Brexit veto? The best-laid plans for Scotland’s future in the UK and in the EU Legal Business Brodies’ Christine O’Neill looks at the constitutional and legal position north of the border It might be premature to say…
The Last Word – Place your bets Legal Business ‘People want to be in a firm that is winning better work and achieving better results. There’s been a shift…
Global 100: It’s hard going all over Legal Business The headline numbers from this year’s Global 100 report do not make upbeat reading, even before the Brexit effect and…
KWM becomes Rogers & Wells II but with less staying power Legal Business A fêted global giant acquires a punchy mid-tier player to provide coverage in a key global region. Hopes are high.…
The Last Word – Brexit Legal Business ‘The idea that regulation is all from Brussels and the UK is deregulatory is a fantasy. That is just rubbish.’…
Elite indies carve out role as the one-stop shop shuts in Europe Legal Business Much like British voters ahead of this month’s vote on EU membership, City law firms have been shaped in recent…
Not ‘looming’, the judiciary is already in crisis Legal Business If there was much to celebrate amid the continued rise of London as an international disputes centre at Legal Business‘…
The Legal 500 view on EMEA – more ways than ever to skin a cat Legal Business The shifting interests of international business are echoed in recent law firm moves across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
The last word – Eurovision Legal Business To mark our inaugural Euro Elite report, management at leading independent firms give us their market views CO-OPERATION IS KEY…
