Cross-border M&A: Asian bidders usher in different mindset Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: It has been a record period for Asian activity into Europe. How do you see the…
New tricks – Can law firms beat New Law disruptors at their own game? Hamish McNicol Lee Ranson was restless. It was late 2018 and Eversheds Sutherland’s co-chief needed something different: a viable plan to double…
Firms pile into fast-moving corporate crime sphere but is there enough work to keep all hands busy? Georgina Stanley Georgina Stanley and Anna Cole-Bailey assess a highly competitive sector in flux Tesco, Rolls-Royce, Unaoil, Greenergy – as companies…
Sponsored briefing: Punching above weight Alex Wade You’ve both been at the firm for more than 25 years. What have been your highlights? Richard King (RK), managing…
Practice management tech: Made to measure Anthony Notaras The successful application of technology to a law firm’s business ultimately hinges on one key question: is it technology that…
E-discovery: Cloud atlas Legal Business No matter how much technology accelerates cumbersome processes like document review, the human element must always be hovering in the…
Law Tech Special – Autumn Legal Business Practice management tech Made to measure E-discovery Cloud atlas New Law models New tricks
Deal View: A&O’s corporate practice has matured nicely but will O’Melveny fallout take its toll? Nathalie Tidman Habitually viewed as the poor relation to its unparalleled banking and finance practice, Allen & Overy (A&O)’s corporate team has…
Letter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden age Marco Cillario Some speak of the dawn of a ‘golden age’ for the market; others of a sugar rush for the country’s…
Dynamic forces – The Legal 500 UK launch unveils new approach Georgina Stanley Late last month we published the first Legal 500 UK guide since I took over as editor. While changing something…
Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
The Last Word: The values are everything Legal Business Law firm leaders discuss the challenges of putting values on their corporate agenda and how to balance purpose with the…
New Law needs a new dictionary to get that promised break through Alex Novarese For more than a decade now technology and innovation jargon has been pushing its way inelegantly into the legal sphere.…
Life During Law: David Collins Marco Cillario I’m London born and bred, never lived anywhere else apart from three years in Manchester at university. Went to City…
New brooms – Asian coup for Bakers as Clydes, HSF and TLT announce leadership changes Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest management reshuffles at home and abroad The autumn saw significant c-suite changes announced at…
‘There will be pushback’: Dawn of pay-to-play tenders will stoke law firm tensions with GCs Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol assesses the adviser mood as clients flex buying power ‘Would I say it’s the norm? No. But would…
Growth and investment define New Law as frontrunners make big gains Thomas Alan Industry pioneers are attracting public and private interest in alternative models While many lofty predictions of New Law’s rise remain…
Top ranked stories in September and October Legal Business Linklaters mourns death of M&A partner Iain Wagstaff (6 September) Linklaters partner Iain Wagstaff died at the age of 44…
Double blow for Magic Circle as US leaders Weil and Skadden secure M&A veterans Muna Abdi Leading US firms continue to dominate the London recruitment market with significant appointments from the Magic Circle, as Weil, Gotshal…
Significant hires Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) suffered another significant loss with the departure of litigation partner Marc Florent to Baker McKenzie. Florent…
