What a ‘combination’! Dentons Dacheng pushes the concept of a firm Legal Business In January 2005 DLA Piper hooked up with US duo Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, triggering a…
Strangling the golden goose – English law needs reform Legal Business Slaughter and May’s Nigel Boardman, James Shirbin and Andrew Blake argue that English law needs drastic reform to remain internationally…
New year, new privacy and security strategy Legal Business PwC Legal’s Stewart Room argues that 2015 is the year for companies and advisers to stop the denial of the…
A crisis in law but not the one many claim Guest Blog Akin Gump restructuring veteran James Roome argues those seeing a threat to the legal industry have mis-read the markets Ever…
Dissent, it turns out, comes at a price even in disputes Legal Business Joe Tirado argues that dissenting opinions in arbitration are a double-edged sword There are many so-called ‘hot’ topics in international…
The Last Word: Done deals Legal Business With confidence in the M&A market slowly returning, the City M&A elite reflects on a positive year and give their…
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…
The profession – our part in its downfall Legal Business In our 25-year anniversary coverage, Cass Business School’s Laura Empson repeats a familiar refrain about the negative impact of the…
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…
The Last Word – Reflections and looking ahead Legal Business Senior figures provide personal perspectives on a changing industry for our 250th edition Working with Salz ‘I worked for Anthony…
Join our club – law firms’ obsession with the in crowd is beyond parody Legal Business As I reach my middle years I find much to admire and celebrate about the legal profession, and lawyers in…
The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like an informal trilogy on storied London firms…
Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple Legal Business In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
The Last Word – Hot property Legal Business Renewed interest from international investors leading to increased deal flow means real estate practices are back in favour again. We…
Leadership in law: improving, crucial and maybe in the nick of time Legal Business Strong leadership is fundamental to driving innovation in law firms. This is not a discussion point. There is no discussion.…
Never mind the magic, feel the substance Legal Business During its 125th anniversary year, Slaughter and May still divides the industry like no other institution. For its admirers, it…
Gang aft agley – relief for Scots lawyers but indy vote is hard on mice an’ men Legal Business It was late in the day, as opinion polls narrowed alarmingly, that English lawyers took notice of Scotland’s independence vote…
The Last Word – The client’s view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel (GCs) at leading companies give us their views on panels, pricing, regulation…
Converging on boom-time profits without a boom – the big four now and then Legal Business They say averages lie, though in my experience not as much as people, but producing an annual report with 2,000…
Women in law – A belated bandwagon, but still welcome Legal Business Rarely, even in the conservative game of law, has so necessary a measure been so long avoided until the status…
