Kiss the ring – patronage, in-fighting and exits threaten to stall Kirkland’s bandwagon Jaishree Kalia Jaishree Kalia sizes up the clashing egos and driving ambition at Kirkland’s City arm. Flashy cars, Dom Pérignon and top…
Global London: The Barbarians storming the gate of City deal work Tom Moore Mainstream M&A has for decades been the stronghold of the City elite… and the ground US law firms struggled to…
Global London 2016 Legal Business Menu Global London overview: The eagle has landed Global London: The Barbarians storming the gate of premium City deal work…
Global London: European firms move into the unknown Madeleine Farman Last year European partners voiced their fears over the possibility of the UK leaving the EU. Now they could be…
One-stop shopping is here but it’s not doing what it was supposed to Legal Business Sometimes in business what you correctly forecast can prove as problematic as what you get wrong. Because even when you…
KWM – ultimately a question of confidence Legal Business These are tough times for the house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit A being recent news that King &…
The tiger that came to eat BLP’s culture for breakfast and other sorry tales Alex Novarese These are tough times for another house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit B being the acrimonious end of merger…
Are you selling judgement or process? Few modern law firms can excel at both Legal Business Charlie Geffen argues the legal market is segmenting between two diverging arenas A few years ago the general counsel of…
Keeping up with Ross and Kim – the work to do on shaping the legal stars of tomorrow Guest Blog CC’s David Bickerton says the profession is yet to master training the lawyers of the future New entrants to the…
The last word – Swoop to conquer Legal Business With the publication of our annual Global London report, leading figures at US law firms in the City weigh up…
Reform underway as Dentons shakes up profit-sharing arrangement in China Legal Business Following its landmark combination with Dentons to create a 7,500-lawyer legal giant, legacy Dacheng is restructuring its practice to reduce…
Outgoing Slaughter and May senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May’s longstanding leader, Chris Saul, will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as senior…
Over the Atlantic: London outperforms stateside practices in top US firms Legal Business White & Case edges ahead of Latham in the City with £185m turnover A series of US firms have seen…
Picón prepares to push DLA Piper upmarket as Sir Nigel Knowles makes that last goodbye Legal Business Tom Moore looks to the future of DLA as he meets the firm’s latest leader Juan Picón’s face now adorns…
Q&A: Royal Bank of Scotland general counsel John Collins Legal Business Set to take on the top legal role at Santander UK later this year, The Royal Bank of Scotland’s outgoing…
Life During Law: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May Legal Business Every time my father got a promotion we had to move. It trains you to fit in with new crowds.…
Leadership, strategy and culture: behind the failed merger discussions between BLP and Greenberg Tom Moore Following the fallout of failed merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Greenberg Traurig, it has emerged the UK…
Fit for purpose? Critics round on SFO as forex charges are dropped Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been criticised for shutting down its investigation into alleged rigging in the foreign exchange…
KWM to cut 15% of legacy SJ Berwin partnership following major shake-up Legal Business Following a major overhaul of its practice structure, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) said in March it would axe 15%…
The finance view: Scaling up – GCs and finance partners get ready for the grind of ring-fencing reforms Legal Business Victoria Young assesses the approach to implementation of ring-fencing rules Though the deadline for full implementation is over two years…
