New Law leader UnitedLex targets rapid expansion after acquisition by PE heavyweight CVC Hamish McNicol US legal services provider UnitedLex has landed a $500m war chest to capitalise on a ‘multi-billion dollar opportunity’ after private…
Comment: For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork Thomas Alan Travers Smith has made a rare lateral play with the hire of Sebastian Reger to its pensions sector group as…
Deal watch: Rich pickings for Links as insurance and education sectors mark busy autumn for City elite Marco Cillario It has been a busy few weeks for Linklaters’ transactional team as the firm scooped spots on two multibillion pound…
Rosenblatt battles Brexit uncertainty in post-IPO financials as it launches litigation funder Tom Baker In its first financial results since the £43m IPO in May, Rosenblatt has recorded a slight uptick in revenue and…
The LB100 Comment: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash Alex Novarese The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
The no-plan plan – MoJ sets out disputes contingency guidance for a no-deal Brexit Tom Baker As the UK careens towards the March 2019 deadline, the Government has released a contingency plan outlining rules for cross-border…
Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role Tom Baker Following the much-anticipated confirmation of David Green’s move to Slaughter and May earlier this week, a government document has revealed the…
DWF revenue jumps to £236m ahead of stock exchange float Hamish McNicol DWF has added 18% to its top line as the thrusting national operator gears up to become the largest UK law…
Comment: A decade since Lehman the profession still mired in the New Normal Alex Novarese Within days of this issue hitting desks, it will be ten years since Lehman Brothers’ collapse marked what swiftly became…
Grieve on Brexit: No great advantage Alex Speirs Alex Speirs: Now less than a year out from the UK’s scheduled withdrawal from the EU, how would you characterise…
The talent debate: The war rages on Alex Novarese James Tsolakis, NatWest: One of the great challenges setting this up with Alex is in the long period I have…
The LB interview: Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol LB: What’s been happening in the two years since the Canada tie-up? David Fennell (DF), chief executive: One of the…
The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis? Marco Cillario Brexit negotiations stalling, trade wars looming, the high street hit by a raft of collapses – at first sight, there…
LB100 case study: Clifford Chance Legal Business The only firm among London’s big four to have retained its position in the Legal Business 100 table, Clifford Chance…
LB100 case study: Taylor Wessing Legal Business Long-serving managing partner Tim Eyles (pictured) received a nice farewell gift in his last year at the helm of Taylor…
Draining the swamp – Do NDAs represent a #MeToo problem for the profession? Nathalie Tidman A light has lately shone on a legal document which, by definition, should never bask in the sunshine. The saga,…
LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols Tom Baker The story of last year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) was the emergence of a group of mobile mid-tier outfits that…
LB100 case study: Travers Smith Legal Business You can always rely on Travers Smith for revenue growth; the City independent has posted its ninth consecutive year of…
