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…
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess Barclays legal advisers, 2017 As Barclays conducts its latest panel review we look at which firms advised on the most…
Legal 500 Data: The data behind the story Legal Business DWF Legal 500 rankings, 2017 DWF announced in June it was considering what would become the largest UK law firm…
Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR Guest Blog Tim Maltin of Maltin PR on the importance of getting the balance right between winning the court case and winning…
Trebles all round as Simmons re-elects Hoyland for another term Nathalie Tidman Simmons & Simmons has re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner for a third term on the back of a year of…
‘Legal catching up’: TLT launches £500k fund to improve tech and consulting lines Hamish McNicol TLT has created a £500,000 investment fund to help test technology and other ideas more quickly before providing them to clients.…
EasyJet GC completes ITV round-trip for head of legal job Tom Baker ITV has appointed easyJet group general counsel (GC) Kyla Mullins as its new head of legal, filling a role vacated…
OC’s Berg prepares for rockier roads following re-election to managing partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC) has elected incumbent UK managing partner Ray Berg (pictured) to a second term in a ‘glowing endorsement’ of…
