The great distraction – The innovation bandwagon has hobbled market forces Alex Novarese I used to believe the UK legal profession was more imaginative than it got credit for – now I find…
Disputes Eye: ‘Draconian’ measures as SFO tackles privilege via the back door Tom Baker Despite the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opting in October not to pursue its much-publicised privilege appeal against ENRC any further,…
Deal View: Herbert Smith Freehills’ corporate team – credibility and polish only get you so far up the table Tom Baker ‘It’s like the rivalry between Fulham and Chelsea,’ notes one former Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partner of his old club’s…
The Last Word: The hard path to enlightenment Legal Business As part of our autumn tech special, we asked partners, innovation heads and CIOs to give a pragmatic take on…
Letter from… Moscow: Apocalypse now beckons as sanctions and turmoil batter foreign lawyers in Russia Marco Cillario Remember the days when Russia was the El Dorado of the Western legal elite? Potent New York outfits like Cleary…
LB100: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash Alex Novarese The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
A decade since Lehman the profession still mired in the New Normal Alex Novarese Within days of this issue hitting desks, it will be ten years since Lehman Brothers’ collapse marked what swiftly became…
For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
The Last Word: One way or another Legal Business From retaining talent to going public, LB100 leaders give their take on how to survive in an age of disruption…
Disputes Eye: Hunting krakens – As finance and Russian work slows veteran litigators look to key trends and opportunities Tom Baker As the torrent of post-financial crisis litigation continues to slow, litigators are increasingly wondering: ‘What next?’ Certainly, 2018 has so far…
High (street) stakes as Gaucho collapses into administration and House of Fraser saga takes yet another twist Nathalie Tidman ‘There’s going to be a lot of distress on the high street,’ Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Adam Plainer told…
A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
Disputes Eye: An English court in Paris – another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility Alex Novarese Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
Law firm IPOs still don’t make much sense (but soon could) Alex Novarese ‘Who would possibly invest in a law firm?’ asks one leader this month, reflecting a common view. Yet the current…
The Last Word: The Big Long Legal Business From Trump and Brexit to debt and tech, we ask Global 100 leaders for their assessment of a turbulent 12…
Yet unremarked, generational conflict cripples City law Alex Novarese Our cover feature this month largely speaks for itself in assessing the changing face of partnership as Millennials begin colonising…
BCLP: A slightly better sales pitch than expected Alex Novarese It would take a generous observer of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) to claim the once sure-footed outfit had managed anything…
Disputes Eye: A no-brainer? How tech can save your client £2m Tom Baker With proposed procedural overhauls to disclosure going down like a lead balloon with the Law Society, technology is being touted…
Deal View: DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
