Remembering Mr Disruption – The innovator’s legacy for the profession Alex Novarese Barely into 2020 and news came that probably the most influential business thinker of the last 20 years had passed…
The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
Letter from… Warsaw: Weil’s withdrawal from CEE marks a new phase, not the end, of international firms’ regional domination Marco Cillario Neglected by foreign advisers for years, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) legal markets enjoyed a few moments of popularity…
Life During Law: David Pester Anna Cole-Bailey My family background is in market trading, selling goods and services, so perhaps I would have gone into that if…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess The Legal 500 UK 2020 : UK and London changes As the submissions deadline for the next Legal 500 UK guide…
‘Our first big move’: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner gets Paris play over the line Thomas Alan Real estate leader taps Franklin for eight partners with more to come in France ‘It’s great to get to the…
Record year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants falls Muna Abdi Clydes, HSF, Freshfields and White & Case arbitration partners among new QCs A record 22 applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds…
Sponsored briefing: Mortgages for law firm partners – A Q&A with Emily Bernstein and Chris Duck Guest Blog Making partner is a huge step up for any lawyer and it is one that can have a major impact…
Freshfields under financial and reputational fire in Germany as cum-ex tax scandal rolls on Marco Cillario Marco Cillario and Nathalie Tidman report on Freshfields’ role in the tax scandal rocking Germany It is not often that…
Trio of senior hires as property teams bank on market revival as investors hunt for key assets Muna Abdi Evidence of a thriving real estate sector in the UK can be seen through hires by the established real estate…
Sponsors, pharma and tech fire up deal activity despite a subdued year for marquee M&A in Europe Nathalie Tidman A dearth of megadeals in 2019 did little to dampen the spirits of dealmakers with buyout teams capitalising on the ongoing…
Significant hires Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has taken on the New York team of Mishcon de Reya after the City firm decided…
Revolving doors: Swings and roundabouts for Squires and Addleshaws as 2Birds fills real estate gap Muna Abdi City hires picked up pace again last week after a fallow patch as leading firms made prominent additions to a…
Quinn breaks £100m City revenue barrier as King & Spalding hikes London revenue 15% Thomas Alan Disputes heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has continued its impressive growth in the City, with revenue at the firm’s…
City biz support jobs axed again as Taylor Wessing makes 28 redundant Marco Cillario Taylor Wessing has made 10% of its 270-strong City business services staff redundant, the latest in a string of firms moving…
In-house: DWF leads as Eversheds loses sole adviser role on Severn Trent’s expanded panel Anna Cole-Bailey Eversheds Sutherland has lost its sole-adviser mandate to Severn Trent after the FTSE 100 water company appointed five firms to its…
Hello Newman: Milbank loses restructuring partner to Skadden’s relative City hiring spree Nathalie Tidman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom continues to turn heads with its uncharacteristic hiring spree in London, this time in the…
Revolving doors: Cooley recruits another Latham partner as Harbottle makes private capital play Muna Abdi Cooley has kicked off the February lateral market in London by returning to US rival Latham & Watkins for a…
‘Unlikely to be repeated’: SDT justifies sanctions in Freshfields’ Beckwith misconduct case Nathalie Tidman The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) controversial decision to fine instead of ban Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith was because…
‘Deeply upset’: Law Society’s historic HQ suffers damage after outbreak of major fire Thomas Alan Firefighters were called out to The Law Society’s headquarters over the weekend after a major fire broke out, damaging the…
