The Last Word: One way or another Legal Business From retaining talent to going public, LB100 leaders give their take on how to survive in an age of disruption…
Disputes Eye: Hunting krakens – As finance and Russian work slows veteran litigators look to key trends and opportunities Tom Baker As the torrent of post-financial crisis litigation continues to slow, litigators are increasingly wondering: ‘What next?’ Certainly, 2018 has so far…
High (street) stakes as Gaucho collapses into administration and House of Fraser saga takes yet another twist Nathalie Tidman ‘There’s going to be a lot of distress on the high street,’ Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Adam Plainer told…
Life during law: Simon Konsta Tom Baker My father is Greek, my mother was English. There’s been no law in the family, much more of a trading…
Mega-deals and convergence stoke M&A but subdued volumes and volatile conditions linger Nathalie Tidman This time last year, a collective sigh of relief from City dealmakers was reverberating around the Square Mile as the…
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess LB100: The rise of Freeths Freeths has seen revenue almost double over the past five years (see Legal Business 100…
LB100 shrugs off Brexit fears as fees hit £24bn but leaders wary of chaotic winter ahead Alex Novarese Framed by mounting unease in the face of bitter Brexit negotiations, an uncertain business outlook and an inconclusive 2017 general…
Summer news in context Legal Business New Law buyout sees EY acquire Riverview Law A sign of things to come? After Lawyers On Demand (LOD) earlier this…
Moves that matter Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) corporate practice saw a seasoned trio of partners quit in August for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’s…
Legal 500 Data: The data behind the story David Burgess DLA Piper top-tier global rankings from The Legal 500 DLA Piper has topped this year’s Legal Business 100 with revenue…
Bircham Dyson and Pitmans seek reversal of revenue fortunes with £52m merger bid Thomas Alan The partnerships at City law firm Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Reading headquartered Pitmans will this month vote on a proposed merger…
‘No way a sign of retrenchment’: Ropes axes four partners amid London refocus Nathalie Tidman In what has been termed by one rival City partner as a ‘night of the long knives’, Ropes & Gray…
‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green Hamish McNicol Slaughter and May’s high-profile move for former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC has finally been confirmed, following…
Another blow for Freshfields as highly-regarded QC leaves for litigation boutique Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has fielded yet another blow in the City after litigation partner Reza Mohtashami QC quit for litigation boutique Three…
Revolving doors: Holiday lull over with spate of lateral hires at home and abroad Thomas Alan In the most significant move of last week, Baker McKenzie has hired Sidley Austin’s former City managing partner Matthew Dening, who…
‘Litigation finance is here to stay’: Former A&O senior partner Morley joins Vannin ahead of IPO Nathalie Tidman Fast-growing litigation funder Vannin Capital has appointed former Allen & Overy senior partner David Morley as chair ahead of a…
A&O matches Magic Circle’s sluggish gender pay gap progress after finally releasing partner pay stats Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy’s (A&O) response to criticism over its failure to disclose the pay gap between male and female partners has…
A victory for legal privilege as ENRC triumphs in landmark SFO case Tom Baker City litigators uttered a collective sigh of relief as legal professional privilege (LPP) was upheld in the judgment of the…
Start me up: Highly-rated legal AI platform Kira secures a record $50m in private equity backing Thomas Alan In a significant benchmark for the legal tech sector, leading AI platform Kira Systems has sealed $50m of private equity…
Ominous signs for western firms in Russia as Akin Gump team quits to launch local independent Marco Cillario The latest sign that life in Russia is getting tough for international firms came today (5 September) as two of…
