The price of everything – Law firm metrics cannot measure broader values that will define their future Guest Blog Pinsents senior partner Richard Foley argues the industry needs new benchmarks for success As Legal Business publishes its LB100, it…
The Last Word: Sound methods Legal Business No-deal Brexit, accountants, Millennials and soothsaying – LB100 leaders give their views on a hazy 12 months ahead Change is…
A no-deal outlook and the law – time for pragmatic pessimism Alex Novarese We go to press with Parliament locked in battle with the Government over threats to take the UK into a…
LB100: Legal elite shows resilience amid ominous haze Alex Novarese It is a measure of how fast-moving the Brexit-dominated landscape now is that imagery in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100)…
The end of A&O’s marathon O’Melveny merger bid reveals the stark choices facing the Magic Circle Alex Novarese This article sits in the news leader slot of our latest issue, but when considering Allen & Overy (A&O) and…
As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Profit per partner and other enduring hypocrisies Alex Novarese No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
Global 100 results show US question looming ever more ominously Alex Novarese Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift Thomas Alan While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
The Last Word: New frontiers Legal Business Despite Brexit, Trump and trade wars signalling a tentative prognosis from Global 100 leaders for the remainder of the year,…
Paywars III – City elite caught between rock and hard place Alex Novarese The news last month that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
The influx of BAME lawyers may yet be squandered Alex Novarese The good news is that up close the reality turns out to be not as awful as the cynics have…
Cross-selling to glory will only get the Big Four so far Alex Novarese This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
Deal View: Despite that late start, Willkie underlines surprisingly forceful City buyout push with hire of GavDav Nathalie Tidman Affectionately known in buyout circles as ‘GavDav’, the long-time duo of private equity specialists Gavin Gordon and David Arnold has…
The Last Word: Elite forces Legal Business As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent firms in Europe give their views on today’s market…
Lucrative, dependable business-as-usual Alex Novarese The fourth, and largest, Disputes Yearbook returns to find the contentious legal scene much as we left it in 2018.…
Sponsored foreword: Period of upheaval set to continue Guest Blog It is fair to say that the volume and nature of commercial disputes generally reflect shifts in the prevailing winds…
Vital signs – the passing of old Ashurst holds new life Alex Novarese Sometimes in institutional terms, something has to die before something new can live. The good news for Ashurst, as chronicled…
Being most things to most clients just isn’t sustainable Alex Novarese Years ago, in the immediate wake of the banking crisis, I wrote a column on the notion that top London…
The Mindful Business Charter: In praise of baby steps Alex Novarese The name, the Mindful Business Charter, does not in itself inspire huge confidence but, judging the legal profession on its…
