Herbert Smith Freehills partner reported to SRA for threatening sexual harassment claimant Thomas Alan A woman who filed a sexual harassment case against her employer was allegedly told by a Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) lawyer…
The private client debate: A family affair Mark McAteer Mark McAteer, Legal Business: Is there much appetite within family offices to forum shop? And whose responsibility is it to…
Ticking boxes – Is City law going beyond the platitudes on ethnic diversity? Thomas Alan ‘People are so scared to talk about race in the UK,’ Linklaters senior partner Charlie Jacobs says. ‘They think it’s…
The Euro Elite Overview: Life in the bubble Dominic Carman Europe’s independent law firms fared much better in 2018 than most of the EU economies in which their clients operate.…
The Euro Elite Top 25 Legal Business Rank Firm Region The Legal 500 rank Size rank Lawyers Partners Recent partner promotions Offices Revenue 1 Uría Menéndez Iberia…
The Euro Elite: Market overviews Dominic Carman Ireland The Emerald Isle may be small – its two million-workforce delivers a tax take of just €50bn – but…
The Euro Elite Methodology Legal Business Legal Business’ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than the local offices…
The Euro Elite 100 Legal Business Baltics Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Sorainen 226 32 4 Ellex 180 40 3 COBALT 165 34…
The Euro Elite: France – La vie en rose Marco Cillario Any conversation with a French lawyer these days turns at some point to the volatility of the market and the…
Client Service Awards – What clients really want Georgina Stanley Stewarts, Mishcon de Reya and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have emerged among the top-performing law firms for client service in…
Paywars III – City elite caught between rock and hard place Alex Novarese The news last month that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
The influx of BAME lawyers may yet be squandered Alex Novarese The good news is that up close the reality turns out to be not as awful as the cynics have…
Cross-selling to glory will only get the Big Four so far Alex Novarese This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
Deal View: Despite that late start, Willkie underlines surprisingly forceful City buyout push with hire of GavDav Nathalie Tidman Affectionately known in buyout circles as ‘GavDav’, the long-time duo of private equity specialists Gavin Gordon and David Arnold has…
The Last Word: Elite forces Legal Business As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent firms in Europe give their views on today’s market…
Life during law: Dominic Griffiths Nathalie Tidman I didn’t plan a career in law. At school I did those career survey things twice and on both occasions…
Sponsored briefing: A risk checkup can help companies fight back against fraud Guest Blog Statistics show that in the UK alone, an estimated 7% of annual turnover is lost to fraud schemes, involving issues…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story Legal Business The Legal 500 2019 UK rankings DAC Beachcroft’s leaders are interviewed here. We look at the firms’ UK tier 1-3…
Associate pay war, anyone? Freshfields sets new Magic Circle standard by raising NQ pay to £100k Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the City-wide implications of Freshfields’ decision to dramatically hike associate salaries A decade after leading the way…
