Q&A: RPC’s new managing partner talks strategy, international expansion and tech Legal Business With long-term managing partner Jonathan Watmough stepping down in December last year, insurance head James Miller has taken over the…
Ashurst Paris corporate team chooses Freshfields as Magic Circle firm reinvigorates offering Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman on a rare team move between London-based international players In one of the most significant team hires between…
‘Sign of things to come’: Shell leads on sale of own North Sea assets Legal Business Shell’s in-house legal team recently took the lead on the sale of $3.8bn worth of its own North Sea oil…
Linklaters alumni line up opposite former firm in Reckitt’s $16bn takeover of Mead Johnson Legal Business In the first transatlantic merger to make headlines so far in 2017, Kirkland & Ellis partners David Holdsworth and Paula…
East side story: NRF adds Manhattan credibility with projects-driven Chadbourne tie-up Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has pulled off its second US merger, this time with New York-based Chadbourne & Parke, giving…
Clyde & Co continues rapid US expansion after opening Washington and Chicago offices Legal Business Office launches follow team hire from Troutman earlier this year Clyde & Co continues to look for opportunities to expand…
News in brief – March 2017 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS SIGNS 20-YEAR LEASE ON NEW HQ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has signed a pre-let agreement on a 20-year lease in…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2017 Legal Business SLAUGHTERS TAKES LEAD ON PHARMA MEGA DEAL Slaughter and May has acted opposite Cravath, Swaine & Moore as Johnson &…
Growth spurts: Can Goodwin Procter’s impressive string of European hires hold it together? Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young sit down with Europe chair David Evans (pictured) to discuss laterals, integration and the next…
Getting there eventually? Infrastructure moves centre-stage as Western economies look for growth Legal Business James Wood talks to lawyers in an industry that attracts advisers for the long haul Transport and infrastructure has long…
The arms race – City rivals ramp up AI tech for the battles ahead Matthew Field After a 2016 inflection point for automation, which City players are going beyond the hype and pushing ahead in the…
Shattered – The final days of ‘SJ Berwin’ Victoria Young ‘When I initiated discussions on our culture at partners’ meetings, I could see the faces of many of my former…
All fall down? – The 2017 Risk Survey Legal Business The collapse of KWM, cyber threats and Brexit have all come together to cause unease among City law firms. Our…
The last word: Machines and myths Legal Business ‘Everyone is on their own voyage of discovery. But is any law firm leveraging AI in a material way? I…
Myths and monsters – how KWM got swallowed by its own culture Alex Novarese Hearing that Legal Business was gearing up for an in-depth look at the collapse of the European arm of King…
NRF’s New York merger – the trade-offs of federalism Legal Business Barely into 2017 and it has already been an eventful year for verein-based law firms, with King & Wood Mallesons…
Hot private equity money is remaking Europe’s legal market Legal Business What are we to make of the most aggressive raid between top ten City firms since Allen & Overy helped…
Sponsored briefing: London calling Guest Blog Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its leading position in international construction dispute resolution International construction disputes Whether for…
In-house: Barclays litigator Pagni takes UK GC spot as Chapman steps down Legal Business Barclays global litigation head Stephanie Pagni has been appointed general counsel (GC) for Barclays UK, replacing Mark Chapman.
RPC loses Julia Chain and consulting team as former T-Mobile GC joins eDiscovery firm Legal Business In what could be the end of its 18 month old general counsel consultancy group, RPC has seen the exit…
