Easy access: EY lowers threshold for first UK trainee programme Legal Business Big Four accountancy firm EY will recruit eight trainee solicitors in the UK over the next two years, launching its…
Ince & Co Singapore exits continue as energy head departs for Bakers Legal Business Ince & Co’s departures continue in Singapore with energy head Martin David being the latest to leave the firm, joining…
Freshfields and HFW criticised by Takeover Panel for breaching rules in Bumi transaction Legal Business In a rare step, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have been publicly criticised by the UK Takeover…
Goodwin Procter opens Frankfurt base with the hire of four Ashurst partners Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter is setting up shop in Frankfurt, establishing a real estate capital markets platform with four of…
Shearman abandons defined-benefit scheme to defuse pensions time bomb Legal Business While some US law firms have long ignored mounting pension liabilities, relying on annual profits to pay retirees, Shearman &…
Magic Circle firms join Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s bulked up legal panel Legal Business Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among a handful of UK firms to win spots on The Chinese…
Freshfields mourns death of veteran US litigator Tim Coleman Legal Business Tim Coleman, a Washington DC-based disputes partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, died suddenly yesterday (3 November), after almost six years…
Maly departs Latham to join former colleague Sloan at MoFo Legal Business US firm Morrison & Foerster has hired from Latham & Watkins‘ London corporate team again, this time appointing partner Vladimir…
US laterals arrive like buses for Linklaters as New York hires second partner in a week Legal Business Linklaters’ New York office is on a lateral hiring spree by its own standards, with the Magic Circle firm following…
Sharing the pie: DLA Piper launches meritocratic remuneration review Legal Business While other major firms break their locksteps to bring in high-profile recruits, DLA Piper is going the opposite way, launching…
BT kicks off strategy review to overhaul internal function Legal Business BT’s in-house legal team has begun a wide-reaching strategic review on how to change its internal structure to bring its…
Deep Blue sky thinking: The cutting edge of legal AI Legal Business Artificial intelligence is big news once again in law and beyond. Legal Business speaks to leaders in the field of…
Applied science and snake oil: AI in practice Legal Business The cutting-edge science in artificial intelligence in law is startling, but does the tech currently offered by commercial legal providers…
The i-Team: The client perspective on AI Legal Business Pioneering GCs are taking control of legal spend, armed with the latest tech. Can the rest of the in-house community…
AI and the law tools of tomorrow: A special report Legal Business Deep Blue sky thinking: The cutting edge of legal AI Applied science and snake oil: AI in practice The i-Team:…
ABC – the brutally simple world of a private equity lawyer Tom Moore As diversifying private equity houses continue to drive transactional activity in Europe, the battle to build high-end buyout teams intensifies.…
The cyber security roundtable: Victims and visions Alex Novarese As cyber security issues continue to dominate the headlines amid a fractious European backdrop, we assembled a group of senior…
North Africa round table – Through the gate Mark McAteer With North Africa becoming a regional hub for international clients doing business on the continent, we teamed up with Bennani…
The International Arbitration Summit Legal Business Arbitration specialists gathered for our first summit in London in September. Read full coverage of the key debates.
Leader: A challenging time for disputes teams in a polarised market Legal Business The return of our Disputes Yearbook finds the wider outlook for contentious work considerably changed over the last 12 months.…
