One year on: enjoying it so much I hope I don’t mess it up Legal Business ‘So, are you enjoying it?’ I’ve lost count of the number of times I have been asked the question since…
Ambition and culture – the key tests CC’s deal team must pass Legal Business First, the case for the defence. Given that private equity partners gossip like fishwives, you can be somewhat sceptical over…
The Last Word – English Law Legal Business With the popularity of English law a key issue in the global legal market, we ask partners for their take…
DISSENT: The road to equity – a difficult journey, an uncertain destination Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland’s James Tsolakis argues the profession must accept a fundamental challenge to its traditional model The…
Structural or cyclical change in the law? 2014 should answer the big question Legal Business It’s been obvious that something fundamental happened to the world economy during 2008, ushering in the worst relative trading conditions…
So what’s wrong with BigLaw anyway? Legal Business The term BigLaw has been around in the US for a while but in recent years this catch-all tag for…
The rising stars in-house – bluechip legal teams are bursting with talent Legal Business The first Legal Business edition of the year coincides with a major project for us: the second edition of our…
DISSENT: Where do you want your firm to be in 2020? Legal Business Adam Smith, Esq’s Bruce MacEwen argues that short-termism and a lack of stewardship has come to define the modern law…
The Last Word – Business Confidence Legal Business As global and domestic firms look to end the 2013/14 financial year on a high, we ask senior management figures…
The New New Normal – a changing market beckons for 2014 Legal Business The last three years have drawn to a close heralding another 12 months much like those that went before: depressing.…
‘Mishcon’ no more but a City player at last? Wragges needs a big deal and the old magic Legal Business ‘Wragge & Co was the Mishcon of its day.’ That statement from a former veteran of the Midlands giant sums…
The City elite is ready to try something new – are clients keeping up? Caroline Hill Eighteen months ago I met the general counsel (GC) of a FTSE 250 company to listen to his plans to…
The Last Word: A year in review Legal Business Aside from bad knitwear and excessive alcohol consumption, Christmas is a time for reflection as well as looking ahead. With…
DISSENT: The battle for talent and other phoney wars Legal Business A false ‘war for talent’ has seen law firms create their own staff shortages, argue Laura Empson and Louise Ashley.…
Forget Dewey – in Wall Street star power is greater than ever Legal Business I flew into Manhattan to The New Yorker chronicling the death of Big Law with a pacey dissection of the…
Almost meeting minds – a select band of CIOs and MPs plot a big, big breakthrough Legal Business During the original dot-com boom, there was a brief period – oh so brief – when legal technologists and managing…
Comment: ‘2006 and all that – an oh-so-familiar mess at Linklaters Legal Business The most hackneyed cliché of the pundit is history repeating itself, a claim that rarely holds up upon closer examination.…
The Last Word: India Legal Business With a slowing economy and the political landscape unsettled, we ask leading international partners with noted Indian practices for their…
The air of unreality – can the big deal deliver for Ashurst? Legal Business ‘Historically, what killed Ashurst’s mergers has been apathy. Latham, Fried Frank, Clifford Chance – people were apathetic.’ So recalls one…
If the mid-tier’s days are numbered why do they keep doing so well? Alex Novarese We’ve had five years of unforgiving conditions for law firms, everyone agrees. And in many respects that squeeze has had…
