Stars and stripes in their eyes – assessing the US ambitions of A&O and Freshfields Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman looks at the struggle for the City elite as US players dominate home and away ‘People like me,…
The Global 100 debate – Will stars or institutions define the law’s elite? Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Ten years ahead, what will a global elite firm look like? Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters: I don’t…
No free lunch – Will law firm IPOs be the next big thing? Hamish McNicol For years it could, just about, be ignored. But no longer. The UK’s largest practices are being forced to consider…
Law tech special: Let there be light Legal Business LB’s autumn law tech special assesses the tools and the talent at the City’s largest law firms
Law firm tech: Turning the lights on Marco Cillario What do the individuals responsible for putting together the tech behind Lady Gaga’s concerts, a creative executive of ER and…
Law firm tech: Tech trumps Legal Business Allen & Overy Most senior IT/tech professional: Andrew Brammer, IT and shared services director, reporting to managing partner Andrew Ballheimer…
Disputes tech: A rich market for e-discovery but predictive tools face data hurdle Tom Baker It is hard to overstate the rise in disputes-focused technology in recent years – a trend underwritten by the…
CISOs, clouds and response plans: cyber security in the post-DLA era Marco Cillario While quick to trumpet their tech capabilities, law firms are coy when it comes to cyber security policies. Making…
Letter from… Shanghai: Despite high hopes, it turns out there is no such thing as a free trade lunch Marco Cillario ‘The thing about China is there have always been those who think the bubble is going to burst and the…
We come not to bury the Magic Circle but to save it Alex Novarese A number of contacts have been telling me of late that Legal Business is gaining a reputation for being ultra-bearish…
Age of just-about-OK ethics has passed Alex Novarese Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
The great distraction – The innovation bandwagon has hobbled market forces Alex Novarese I used to believe the UK legal profession was more imaginative than it got credit for – now I find…
Disputes Eye: ‘Draconian’ measures as SFO tackles privilege via the back door Tom Baker Despite the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opting in October not to pursue its much-publicised privilege appeal against ENRC any further,…
Deal View: Herbert Smith Freehills’ corporate team – credibility and polish only get you so far up the table Tom Baker ‘It’s like the rivalry between Fulham and Chelsea,’ notes one former Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partner of his old club’s…
The Last Word: The hard path to enlightenment Legal Business As part of our autumn tech special, we asked partners, innovation heads and CIOs to give a pragmatic take on…
Life during law: Mike Francies Nathalie Tidman I was probably the world’s worst children’s entertainer. I needed a Saturday job to earn money but played football on…
Mixing it with the big boys: Law tech upstarts approach adolescence following cash influx Thomas Alan The future is hard to predict in the combustible world of law tech start-ups. But recent big funding rounds for…
Moves that matter Legal Business White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market continued in October with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills…
Akin rainmakers quit to launch Russia independent in further apocalyptic sign for Western firms Marco Cillario Lawyers have been speaking for months of a tough environment for international firms in sanction-battered Russia, but no event has…
The new El Dorado: Fieldfisher launches in Spain as Latham doubles Madrid team in 12 months Marco Cillario Ignored by much of the global elite until a few years ago, Spain is quickly becoming one of the hottest…
