Doing something radical – how Dentons sort of won me over Legal Business Everywhere I go in legal circles these days, people ask about Dentons. How incredible it would have been even 18…
The outlook for the quality UK mid-tier – the straight-up view from Legal Business Legal Business In discussion at a partnership conference, LB editor-in-chief Alex Novarese lays out the prospects for a UK mid-pack I recently…
The Last Word: Deal perspectives Legal Business With global M&A passing the $5trn mark in 2015, we ask the City’s leading corporate players if last year’s deal…
Privacy v transparency – incoming OECD tax rules are opening a new battle front Legal Business Withers’ Filippo Noseda casts a weary eye over the latest attempt to bolster tax disclosure In almost every field of…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
The moment of truth arises – will the profession stand up to Gove? Legal Business In business as in life, if you want respect you have to start by expecting it and not putting up…
The limits of culture – WLG needs more than common ground to fulfil its ambitions Alex Novarese Let’s get this out of the way up front. The least expected new entrant to the Global 100, Gowling WLG,…
After Harvard Kool-Aid and lost years can Moore galvanise Linklaters? Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O)’s veteran leader David Morley remarked sometimes that in running a law firm, success or failure is…
Breeding cynicism – a call to move past the money-driven culture afflicting law Legal Business NRF’s Peter Martyr argues senior lawyers need to speak out for a more responsible vision of the profession Our profession…
UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond Legal Business Simmons & Simmons’ Angus McLean argues the profession is missing a unique opportunity in the City’s fintech revolution Unless you…
The Last Word: a year in review Legal Business Manchester, mergers and management merry-go-rounds – 2015 has been as tumultuous a year as any in recent memory. In our…
It’s a people game – what PE lawyers can teach global law firms Alex Novarese If a good chunk of the latest issue of Legal Business is focused on technology and machines replacing lawyers, our…
AI and law: mostly believe the hype Alex Novarese It’s a rarity for the great pre-occupations of our age to intersect so closely with that of the legal profession…
In-house counsel: more to do and happy about it Alex Novarese There are familiar themes and a few mixed messages from this year’s in-house lawyer survey but one obvious point to…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – sizing up class action competition reforms Legal Business Cleary’s Sunil Gadhia and Paul Gilbert on the much-touted reforms of competition disputes We have begun a journey into the…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel at leading companies give us their views on diversity, ethics and joining the…
Fragmented and naïve: the profession’s failure to penetrate Whitehall Legal Business Two pieces this month touch on a common theme: the profession’s failure to influence government. The first touches on the…
The fundamental things – SJ Berwin and the problem with legal conglomerates Legal Business At the time that SJ Berwin combined with King & Wood Mallesons there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic.…
The Last Word: Fighting your corner Legal Business Our recent International Arbitration Summit in London provoked lively discussion and, ahead of a full report on the debate next…
The Legal 500 view: more choice and competition defines market Legal Business The UK legal market now offers more choice than ever, and this is reflected in the 2015 edition of The…
