Our leadership: Evolving London’s courts for a global market Alex Novarese Despite post-Brexit challenges to the UK’s legal market and persistent concerns over court funding, confidence remains high among commercial practitioners…
Global investigations: Nowhere to run Mark McAteer The first session of the afternoon tackled key aspects of global investigations from an in-house and external adviser perspective. Clifford…
The Commercial Litigation Summit 2017 Legal Business Menu Our leadership: Evolving London’s courts for a global market Global investigations: Nowhere to run Privilege: A rock and a…
Waking the giant Marco Cillario Making Baker McKenzie stand out was once a simple business. The day in 1948 Russell Baker met John McKenzie by…
The Departed Marco Cillario Why would a partner quit an elite London law firm with decades of history, Rolls-Royce support and a superb client…
Irresistible forces Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Looking at the top of the market, how is buying behaviour changing? Donny Ching, Royal Dutch…
The Legal Services Act ten years on – still waiting for the Big Bang Alex Novarese As this issue hits desks, it will be ten years since the Legal Services Act gained Royal Assent, ushering in…
What’s the point of Baker McKenzie? Alex Novarese Ever wonder what Baker McKenzie is waiting for? The firm once had a crystal clear market position as the only…
BLP’s US merger bid – a certain loss of confidence Alex Novarese If nothing else, it is safe to say Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s not-very-convincing claim that management was not dead set…
The last word: Speaking out Legal Business With the recent Weinstein revelations shining a light on sexual harassment and misogyny across every industry, we ask senior lawyers…
Disputes eye: How the talent flow demonstrates the Bar’s strength Tom Baker Speaking to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Jon Lawrence this summer on his decision to join Brick Court Chambers, he…
Letter from… Frankfurt: Where political deadlock is fine for business… but not all lawyers Marco Cillario What a difference a few hundred miles can make: an election not resulting in a clear majority; a government polling…
Deal view: Ashurst strives to reboot M&A brand but deal market is getting tougher Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…
Sponsored briefing: Adoption of predictive coding for legal document review Guest Blog Navigant’s Tanya Gross asks how close are we to mainstream acceptance? Predictive coding helps tackle large document review exercises. It…
Life during law: Andrew Witts, Gowling WLG Kathryn McCann I grew up outside London and left school at 16 to start a mechanical engineering apprenticeship. I didn’t have A-levels…
Looking stateside again: BLP in ‘surprising’ merger talks with Bryan Cave Marco Cillario ‘Surprising’ was the adjective frequently deployed by City partners in October when merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and…
‘Selling the crown jewels’ – Gateley partners in £10m share sale Kathryn McCann Following Gateley’s landmark listing in 2015 where partners pocketed a combined £25m, some senior partners have taken home almost £500,000…
Watchstone Group files defence as war of words with S&G over Quindell continues Tom Baker The ongoing Slater and Gordon (S&G) saga shows no sign of abating, as the Watchstone Group (formerly Quindell) in October…
As Nextlaw swells, will Dentons’ platform mark the end of referral clubs… or something bolder? Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses whether Nextlaw is a network or Dentonsʼ Uber With typical distaste for the status quo, Dentons chair…
‘Good people are expensive’: Simmons to launch in Dublin through local hire Kathryn McCann As speculation continues in the Irish market as to which international law firm will be the next to come knocking…
