‘Never say never’: KPMG legal chief Nick Roome on law firm buyouts and supercharging lateral recruitment Tom Baker At a watershed moment in the Big Four’s protracted entrance into the UK legal market, KPMG’s head of legal remains…
Partner promotions: Kirkland unveils largest ever class as US firms reveal 2022 cohorts Charles Avery The first wave of US firms has announced their latest round of partner promotions, as Kirkland & Ellis, White &…
Baker McKenzie breaks up UAE alliance following homophobic tweets Megan Mayers Baker McKenzie in September announced that it is ‘parting ways’ with Dr Habib Al Mulla, name partner of member firm…
EU parliament eyes litigation funding regulation Megan Mayers The EU is gearing up to regulate the third-party litigation funding market following an EU parliamentary vote in favour of…
Global 100 firms expand in Asia as Dentons and Goodwin establish new bases Megan Mayers Dentons has become the first global law firm to combine with a law firm in India, as it finalised its…
Life During Law: Robbie McLaren Charles Avery University in my family was always something vocational. I hated science, so that was doctor and vet out the way.…
The Legal 500 View: Chart-toppers: the elite firms dominating this year’s UK Legal 500 rankings Georgina Stanley UK editors Georgina Stanley (pictured) and Ben Wheway take a deep dive into the performance of the Legal Business 100…
Sponsored briefing: Debunking the myths holding back digitalisation Guest Blog A lack of trust and technical know-how are holding back legal firms from digitising their workflows — but finding the…
LB Awards and GC Powerlist UK 2022: A night to remember Legal Business Shoosmiths, Travers Smith and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were among the major winners at the 2022 Legal Business Awards, which welcomed…
London calling? Recruiters eye New Zealand talent market as borders reopen Jemima Marshall As prime minister Jacinda Ardern declared New Zealand’s borders fully open on 31 July for the first time since March…
No Roome for growth? A new chapter for Akin Gump’s City office Megan Mayers Akin Gump has made impressive strides in the City over the past eight years. With James Roome, the driving force…
Strategic recruitment: Paul Hastings taps Latham City banking team as Pallas launches in New York Megan Mayers Despite the typical summer slowdown of the global lateral recruitment market, there have still been plenty of eye-catching hires. Many…
Show us the money: 2021/22 financial results show strength in numbers Charles Avery The annual torrent of financial results has swept the market once more, with all eyes as usual on how the…
Onward, Singapore: King & Spalding names new managing partner as Sidley backs laterals in the city state Cameron Purse As a growing number of international firms pivot their focus in Asia to Singapore, King & Spalding’s appointment of banking…
The Legal 500 Data: Ten years of tiers The Legal 500 As highlighted in this month’s The Legal 500 view article on page 22, the white-collar and corporate crime market has…
The Legal 500 View: Why allegations of ‘woeful mismanagement’ and a ‘chronic lack of investment’ at the SFO aren’t stopping the white-collar lateral hiring carousel Georgina Stanley Despite intense scrutiny of the SFO and a slowdown in new cases, the market for white-collar expertise is as hot…
Life During Law: Sara Maccallum Mark McAteer Boodle Hatfield is 300 years old this year. Weʼve had a number of events celebrating this milestone, all leading up…
Stories of the last two months Megan Mayers Ince owns up to pensions gaffe as cyber attack wreaks £5m havoc Ince has owned up to paying staff pension…
London calling? Recruiters eye New Zealand talent market as borders reopen Jemima Marshall As prime minister Jacinda Ardern declared New Zealand’s borders fully open last Sunday (31 July) for the first time since…
Life During Law: Jeff Twentyman Megan Mayers I acquired through reading an interest in justice and the role law could play. One book I read in my…
