Sponsored briefing: France: new regulations on shortages of health products and new challenges for the life sciences sector Guest Blog Diane Bandon-Tourret, partner and head of the life sciences practice at LexCase, and Tamara Milano, associate in the life sciences…
Sponsored briefing: Rise of the Machines: Shaping the Legal Response to AI’s Rapid Expansion Guest Blog ChatGPT, an AI program, has experienced unprecedented growth, amassing over 100 million monthly active users. This raises concerns regarding potential…
Sponsored briefing: Recruiting top talent Guest Blog The last two years have been a steep learning curve for the jobs market, and never more so than in…
Disputes Yearbook 2023 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Disputes Yearbook 2023. This will only be accessible…
Life During Law: Nick Vamos Mark McAteer Did I always want to be a lawyer? No. I didn’t think I wanted to sit behind a desk, so…
Shearman and Travers hit with losses as recruitment turns to restructuring and leveraged finance Alex Ryan Ongoing talk of a merger with Hogan Lovells has prompted an exodus from Shearman & Sterling, with the departure of…
‘It will be important whatever happens’: Pallas Partners represents ClientEarth in climate action against Shell’s board Alex Ryan In what the client has billed ‘the first case of its kind seeking to hold corporate directors personally liable’, Pallas…
A not-so-equal footing: rankings data highlights Hogan-Shearman contrasts Ben Wheway An analysis of The Legal 500 rankings underlines some of the key factors driving the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger talks From…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023 Bethany Burns ‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…
Life During Law: Karen Seward Megan Mayers I grew up in a shipbuilding town in the north. Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Bryson described it as ‘the very worst town…
SRA defends year-long striking off process for Eversheds trainee convicted of sexual assault Tom Baker After yet another galling sexual misconduct episode to blight the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has come out swinging…
Womble Bond-BDB Pitmans: The data driving the national tie-up talks Ben Wheway The Legal 500’s Ben Wheway takes a look at the rationale behind the proposed merger and what a combined firm…
Verein check: how the big six global players have grown over ten years Ben Wheway The largest six Swiss verein firms have pursued varying expansion strategies over the past decade – Ben Wheway looks at…
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks legal feeding frenzy, but leaves more questions than answers Charles Avery Ask any City partner about the current state of the market, and they will point to a softening in the…
Size matters: which Global 100 firms have the most Legal 500 rankings? Ben Wheway Legal 500 data highlights the contrast between the laser-focused firms cleaning up in core markets and the wide footprint of…
Latham scores lead role in Man Utd’s potential sale as US outfits advise on Tom Ford deal Megan Mayers Latham & Watkins has had a busy November, picking up several multi-billion-dollar instructions across the sports, retail and telecoms sectors.…
HSF, Davis Polk and Eversheds act on Made.com collapse as market expects FTX fallout Tom Baker Partners from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Davis Polk and Eversheds Sutherland have secured advisory roles on the administration and £3.4m sale…
In with the new: Big Law rings in the changes amid City leadership shake-up Charles Avery For many law firms, the end of the year marks elections for various leadership positions. This year has been no…
Strategic recruitment: Kirkland takes four from the Magic Circle as global players make moves in Madrid Charles Avery The beginning of autumn has seen the lateral hiring merry-go-round intensify after the more muted summer months, as UK and…
Stick or twist? City firms battle it out in NQ salary brinkmanship after Allen & Overy freezes rates Tom Baker The war for junior talent at the top end of London’s legal market entered a new phase of brinkmanship this…
