Legal boutiques: unheralded, thriving and coming after your lunch Legal Business The rise of boutiques has been yet another development shaping the legal industry that no-one predicted. Conventional wisdom for years…
Going native – ethics and the modern GC Legal Business The in-house profession has doubled in size in the UK over the last 15 years and gained once unthinkable levels…
Politics has changed – a high-stakes election for the nation and the City Legal Business On 7 May the nation faces one of the most unpredictable elections in recent history and one with high stakes…
The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business Travers Smith’s Paul Dolman argues a reviving buyout industry will increasingly drive European deal markets 2014 was a year that…
Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock argues that financial regulation has failed to clarify the status of in-house counsel Though one is…
Coming off the naughty step Guest Blog Baker & McKenzie’s Jonathan Walsh charts the quiet rehabilitation of asset-backed lending Securitisation has taken a battering in recent years.…
‘A curious atmosphere of consensus’ – the dangers of groupthink Legal Business HSF fraud veteran Robert Hunter on how smart teams can make bad decisions Many admire John Kennedy and his advisers’…
The Last Word: Election fever Legal Business As the UK heads to the polls for the general election, senior legal figures provide their views on the current…
Being right in real life is much harder than being right intellectually Legal Business A long, long time ago when I used to report on fund management, one of the defining figures was Tony…
The window opens for Addleshaws but only for so long Alex Novarese One of the biggest mysteries of the UK legal industry since the wipe-out of 2008/09 is whatever happened at Addleshaw…
A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
The Last Word: Players old and new Legal Business With the publication of our annual Global London report, leading figures at foreign firms in the City assess their performance…
Europe’s credit markets – the future is not where it used to be Legal Business Ashurst’s Mark Vickers and Helen Burton assess a seismic shift in Europe’s leveraged debt markets For many participants in Europe’s…
Quality, outside scrutiny and Paxman – the LB Awards loom Legal Business Fantastic as I look in a DJ, I wouldn’t say by character I’m a natural awards-type person but I have…
Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
The case against value – the virtue that can become vice Legal Business It’s the spirit of the age that law firms feel the need to not only deliver better value and efficiency…
The Last Word – The Team Elite Legal Business To coincide with the annual launch of our GC Power List, we asked the City’s most experienced private practitioners: what…
So much for the rule of law – court fees and undermining the City Legal Business Quinn Emanuel disputes veteran Ted Greeno argues that a self-defeating stance on hiking court fees will undermine London In their…
Global Law Summit misses the mark and a big opportunity Legal Business Here at Legal Business we like to set the agenda, so we’re feeling ahead of the game in pointing out…
Pinsents and the confidence dividend – successful law firms need a spring in their step Legal Business There are lots of factors that are supposed to have a major role in the success of a law firm…
