Rising Star: Rob Innes, Slaughter and May Legal Business Key clients: Shell, Mediclinic, RSA, Dentsu Aegis, Remgro, Priceline Partner since 2015 I went into law on gut feel. A…
Rising Star: Matt Bland, Linklaters Legal Business Key clients: Friends Life, Julius Baer, Novartis, Lloyds Banking Group Partner since 2008 Why corporate? The sheer variety. The access…
Rising Star: Chris McGaffin, Slaughter and May Legal Business Key clients: ARM Holdings, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Shire, Aggreko, WS Atkins Partner since 2015 As a grammar school boy from Northern…
Rising Star: Charles Hayes, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: CVC Capital Partners, Charterhouse Capital Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Middle East sovereign wealth funds Partner since 2016…
Rising Star: Victoria Sigeti, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: Cinven, 3i Group, Permira, General Atlantic Partner since 2015 A key deal for me was the IPO of…
Rising Star: Alison Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Tesco, Smiths Group Partner since 2015 As a teenager I was desperate to be a criminal…
The business and human rights debate: The new judges Mark McAteer With new legislation putting human rights on the business agenda, we teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to gather lawyers…
The M&A Report: ‘Who Are Ya?’ – Mark Rawlinson: Freshfields’ playmaker leaves the pitch Madeleine Farman There is little space at the top among the elite M&A dealmakers, but as of October there is a vacancy…
The Legal 500 view: Consolidation and risk define UK legal market Alexander Boyes Coming off the back of a 2015 that saw a more robust deal market and greater levels of activity in…
The Last Word: Merger mania Legal Business ‘Consolidation is an inevitable response in a market such as ours. There is only so much work, and we are…
Turbulence to shape next generation of M&A stars Legal Business There is a school of thought that the late 1980s and early 1990s proved singularly fertile ground for developing outstanding…
Camerons’ double merger adds up but will it multiply? Alex Novarese Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Green shoots: Global firms jostle for position in panda bond market Legal Business Victoria Young reviews how global firms are positioning themselves to cash in on a market on the cusp As the…
Addleshaws launches arbitration against former real estate chief Haywood Sarah Downey Nabarro to cover costs of defending claim two years after lateral hire Management at Addleshaw Goddard has launched arbitration proceedings…
Clifford Chance begins review of lockstep points to encourage high achievers Sarah Downey Nearly 18 months after voting through modifications to its remuneration system, Clifford Chance (CC) has kicked off a firmwide review…
EMEA GC leads legal restructure following $16.5bn Tyco-Johnson Controls merger Kathryn McCann Eversheds sole adviser mandate to be reviewed next year David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls…
KWM looks outside the City as it elects new European leaders during turbulent period Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) European partnership chose two new leaders last month, electing corporate partners Tim Bednall and Michael…
‘No mood for a contested election’: Clydes opts for stability with new senior partner Konsta Legal Business Insurance head steps up as Burns switches roles The partnership at Clyde & Co has avoided a divisive leadership contest…
Dentons Nextlaw becomes largest global referral network of more than 290 firms Matthew Field Dentons has officially launched its free-to-use Nextlaw Global Referral Network, signing up 291 firms to make the largest referral network…
‘I didn’t see anyone not put their hand up’: CMS, Olswang, Nabarro vote for merger Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman, Matthew Field and Kathryn McCann speak to those inside and outside the fence ‘A merger was definitely going…
