As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Profit per partner and other enduring hypocrisies Alex Novarese No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
Global 100 results show US question looming ever more ominously Alex Novarese Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift Thomas Alan While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
The Last Word: New frontiers Legal Business Despite Brexit, Trump and trade wars signalling a tentative prognosis from Global 100 leaders for the remainder of the year,…
Life during law: Andy Ryde Thomas Alan It never occurred to me to be a lawyer until sixth form. I went to a regular comprehensive school and…
Prestige, cash and a bit of spin: how to get ahead in trainee recruitment Thomas Alan As the associate pay war rages, Thomas Alan finds major firms are falling back on cultural tropes in the expensive…
Linklaters leads Magic Circle pack amid solid 2018/19 trading but uncertainty looms over the City elite Nathalie Tidman Lawyers are a pessimistic bunch by nature and, with the big four Magic Circle firms posting another year of solid…
Taylor Wessing quartet boosts flourishing Goodwin City office as O’Melveny losses stack up Muna Abdi The City offices of progressive US firms continue to set the tone for the London lateral recruitment market – a…
Significant hires Legal Business Ashurst has lost former managing partner James Collis to Squire Patton Boggs. Collis succeeded Ashurst litigation managing partner Simon Bromwich…
NRF launches legal ops consulting arm with the mind behind Barclays’ radical panel reforms Marco Cillario Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) made an ‘offensive move’ against the much-hyped threat of the Big Four on legal operations consulting…
Brexit vs Dicey – The constitutional lawyer’s view on these strange days Thomas Alan With Brexit entrenching divisions, Britain’s patchwork constitution is being increasingly pitted against political upheaval. Do legal experts see crisis brewing?…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
Eversheds spins off New Law arm to supercharge growth and attract external investment Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol reports on Eversheds Sutherland taking the partnership shackles off its Konexo offering The alternative legal service provider (ALSP)…
‘Time for a change’ as multiple corporate legal chiefs leave posts for pastures new Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest senior corporate in-house moves A string of general counsel (GCs) have made career changes…
Italian legal market consolidates as local champion Bonelli merges with rival Lombardi Marco Cillario The leadership of Slaughter and May’s Italian ally, BonelliErede, claims the firm has moved far ahead of its competitors after…
Eversheds launches in Chicago and dreams of California in first post-merger US moves Marco Cillario Eversheds Sutherland has chosen one of the most competitive legal markets for its first US office launch since its transatlantic…
City and US heavyweights line up on Lego owner’s £4.8bn offer for Merlin Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) are representing the City elite on a £4.8bn offer for Merlin Entertainments, in…
Dealwatch: US firms enjoy marquee run of deals with Kirkland and Goodwin leading the way Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis advised investment adviser and repeat customer GLP Investment Services on the $18.7bn sale of its US logistics…
