The Last Word – Best foot forward Legal Business As bellwether Forsters opens the 2018/19 financial reporting season in the UK announcing steady revenue growth, we ask law firm…
Innovation needs champions as Axiom doubts emerge Alex Novarese We have at LB Towers something of a reputation for being sceptical of the claims to fresh thinking surrounding much…
The big 30 – Make ‘em partner or you’ll lose ‘em Alex Novarese Having recently shared a few drinks with one of the most talked-up youngish corporate lawyers in the City, the question…
US firms in London – the new apex predators are here Alex Novarese There was never any doubt that 2018 would prove another good year for US law firms in London coming off…
Deal View: Goodwin’s City practice goes beyond the clichés with 58% revenue growth Nathalie Tidman The cliché says that you have to start somewhere and so Goodwin Procter’s London branch did in 2011 with a…
Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back Marco Cillario Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
The Last Word – Global London perspectives from inside the shark tank Legal Business To mark the launch of our 2019 Global London report, we ask senior management at the leading US firms in…
The future of law will need long-term investment Alex Novarese A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
It’ll take more than a float to make DWF the new DLA Alex Novarese Regular readers will have to forgive two columns in one issue on capitalising law firms but the day I write…
Beyond barbarian: Kirkland signs PE’s most wanted Nathalie Tidman If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
Letter from… Frankfurt: Pillars of stone – finding the right mix is tough but global interest in Germany is growing Marco Cillario Two documents outlining the strategies of international firms in Germany came to light between 2016 and 2017. ‘Agenda 2020’ by…
Deal View: ‘Tooling up’ – Activist funds edging into the mainstream of UK deal scene Nathalie Tidman ‘Most listed companies have run across activists by now or at least come close,’ says Andy Ryde, Slaughter and May’s…
The Last Word: Opportunity knocks Legal Business The deal market tailed off at the end of 2018 after a generally resilient year. Here we ask the City’s…
City horizons: The Legal Business view on the profession for you to cut out and keep Alex Novarese On occasion, we are asked to give our house view at partner conferences and the like. Undertaking one such gig…
The GC outlook: more for more and more to come Alex Novarese As a long-term observer of the legal profession, I view the development of GCs with an oxymoronic mix of admiration…
PRIME and the rise of the tick-box ‘solution’ Alex Novarese The sheepish evasion now emanating from the once-lauded social mobility project PRIME is an abject lesson in what ethically ails…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our in-house lawyer survey, some leading general counsel give their views on ethics, law firm engagement and technology…
Letter from… Shanghai: Despite high hopes, it turns out there is no such thing as a free trade lunch Marco Cillario ‘The thing about China is there have always been those who think the bubble is going to burst and the…
We come not to bury the Magic Circle but to save it Alex Novarese A number of contacts have been telling me of late that Legal Business is gaining a reputation for being ultra-bearish…
Age of just-about-OK ethics has passed Alex Novarese Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
