Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to legal success Legal Business Momentum versus quality. That’s the question for the upper reaches of the legal industry that is never on the lips…
Can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Taking the firm to the client – traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore argues a new breed of collaborators are the rainmakers of tomorrow When I qualified (was…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
The Last Word: Progress Report Legal Business As part of our Global 100 report, law firm leaders give their assessment on how their firms are performing. Self-efficiency…
Life during law: Mark Darley, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Michael West The lift bank on my floor is the perfect length for a cricket pitch. My son’s old school cricket bat…
A&O leads City’s big four amid subdued results Kathryn McCann Firm posts 8% PEP hike and 4% revenue increase With all of the Magic Circle financial results in, Allen &…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business Four partners are tipped as potential successors as Weston prepares to step down CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for…
CC innovation chief creates taskforces to drive change Legal Business Firm eyes IBM Watson partnership and new software products Six months into the role, Clifford Chance (CC)’s head of innovation…
Jacobs frontrunner for next Linklaters senior partner Legal Business Slaughters’ senior partner race also underway ‘There’s no-one else,’ mused one ex-Linklaters partner. ‘If Charlie Jacobs isn’t the next senior…
Re-elected Verrier shuffles the White & Case pack Legal Business White & Case announced last month the re-election of executive chair Hugh Verrier, who takes on the role for a…
TTIP: Arbitration moves into the limelight Legal Business Tom Moore looks at the US-EU free trade pact’s potential for arbitration The rise of international arbitration has gone unhindered…
Booming pharma sector delivers work to US firms’ City offices Legal Business M&A work in the pharmaceutical industry continued apace last month, with White & Case’s London office winning its first mandate…
Dickson Minto lands role alongside Proskauer Rose, A&O and Ashurst on $1.7bn ERM sale Kathryn McCann The recent appetite of Canadian pension funds for high-quality assets was demonstrated again in June as Allen & Overy (A&O),…
Olswang to lose Berlin team in strategy reversal Sarah Downey Freshfields among firms in talks to take over the office The last 12 months have been quite a whirlwind at…
King & Spalding secures four-partner Ashurst team for Tokyo launch Legal Business Withers makes further Asia push with Japanese opening King & Spalding chose Tokyo last month as its second base in…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in June 2015 Legal Business US CITY TEAMS TAKE LEAD ROLES ON GHG’S £1.5BN DEBT RESTRUCTURING General Healthcare Group (GHG)’s £1.5bn debt restructuring, involving two…
Asia: Mayer Brown to form local JV in Hong Kong as Cleary takes Shearman partner Legal Business Mayer Brown‘s Asia arm is in the final stages of forming an association with the Hong Kong office of Chinese…
In-house: JP Morgan appoints a new GC as Cutler takes on vice-chairman role Kathryn McCann JP Morgan Chase will appoint its current corporate and investment general counsel (GC) Stacey Friedman as GC early next year…
