Life during law: Lee Ranson, Eversheds Sutherland Georgiana Tudor When I was 11-years old a teacher asked us to write down what we were going to do when we…
Freshfields to deploy second-tier lockstep for more partners as profit drive continues Madeleine Farman As Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continues its profitability drive, almost a quarter of the global partnership is expected to be on…
Simmons amends partnership deed following A&O departures Georgiana Tudor While Herbert Smith Freehills became embroiled in a very public court battle over a team defection to White & Case…
Simmons amends partnership deed following A&O departures Georgiana Tudor While Herbert Smith Freehills became embroiled in a very public court battle over a team defection to White & Case…
GCs take on corporate sustainability briefs as plcs strive to protect brands James Wood Angry shareholders, rising demands for transparency, tougher regulation, declining trust in business and the need to access new markets. Just…
GC for National Grid spin-off to overhaul adviser roster this year Tom Baker Following National Grid’s £13.8bn separation of its gas distribution business to create Cadent, general counsel Mark Cooper will hold a…
‘Fiddling around the edges’: CC votes for more lockstep reform to keep pace Georgiana Tudor Partnership votes to raise compensation levels two years after last shake-up In its most recent bid to compete with high-paying…
End of the carrot and stick? Litigators react to legal privilege implications in SFO case Tom Baker Last month the High Court ruled that documents prepared by mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) relating to a…
City partners react to Conservative manifesto Tom Baker Serious Fraud Office to be absorbed by National Crime Agency The proposed scrapping of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and…
News in brief – June 2017 Legal Business WHITE & CASE’S YOULE EXITS FOR SKADDEN In a major blow for White & Case’s City private equity practice, EMEA…
Emerging empires – Bakers, CMS and DLA Piper rise up the ranks as global giants march on Legal Business Ella Marshall and Jonathan Armstrong assess the latest EMEA rankings from The Legal 500 The market continues to evolve in…
‘Reflecting market pressure’: DLA and Latham pick up lead roles on largest toll road merger Georgiana Tudor DLA Piper, Latham & Watkins and Legal Business Euro Elite leader Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners all picked up…
‘Much busier than expected’: White & Case and Freshfields advise Alfa Financial Software on IPO Madeleine Farman White & Case’s City growth strategy is seeing results with the US firm and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer winning places advising…
Dealwatch Legal Business SKADDEN PULLS MOODY’S IN €3BN DEAL Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led as Moody’s…
Linklaters and Osborne Clarke latest to make moves in Shanghai Madeleine Farman Magic Circle firm seeks local joint venture as OC opens fledgling practice Linklaters and Osborne Clarke (OC) are the latest…
A new venture: Ashurst replenishes Singapore offering with alliance Madeleine Farman After losing three partners in Singapore last year, Ashurst has launched a formal alliance with local law firm ADTLaw following…
‘It’s not rocket science’: Investor-state arbitrators wary of post-Brexit landscape Tom Baker Tom Baker reports on a busy period despite case volume falling in 2016 Despite growing investor-state arbitration caseloads over the…
‘I am trying to start a conversation’ – Pearson law chief’s new book creates playbook for the modern GC Tom Baker While there is a body of writing on how to run an in-house legal team, much of it is dominated…
‘A bit like Brexit’: SRA super-exam draws strong reaction but is it knee-jerk resistance to change? Kathryn McCann Kathryn McCann assesses the regulator’s controversial new route to qualification In April, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that its…
The Finance View – Polish and range assured but does CC still have ambition to excel in the cut-throat levfin world? Multiple Authors Victoria Young and Georgiana Tudor assess the Magic Circle firm’s deal finance practice ‘Clifford Chance (CC)’s decline has been significant,’…
