Sponsored Q&A: Incorporating social value into projects – Lorraine Bellinger, head of legal project delivery at international law firm, Bird & Bird Guest Blog Bird & Bird is an international law firm with over 30 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific,…
‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermath Holly McKechnie A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced last month. Seven individuals have…
Allen & Overy dodges data leak bullet as firm tight-lipped on ransom outcome Alex Ryan As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without…
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones Nathalie Tidman When I was 12, I was a competitive swimmer, and I used to swim every morning before school. If you’re…
Table toppers – the law firms leading the pack in the latest Legal 500 research Cameron Purse Almost 1,200 firms have secured spots in the most recent UK Legal 500 Solicitors research, which provides law firms, in-house…
‘A new era of stress’: Perspectives from City restructuring partners and what to expect from 2024 Elisha Juttla Casting a glance back at the year nearly at its end, industries faced challenges from inflationary pressures, soaring interest rates,…
Doing the robot – Five years on, the same old AI debate rages on Nathalie Tidman ‘It is very difficult to see how AI competes with what David Higgins does.’ Looking back five years to our…
Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan Alex Ryan The Telegraph and The Spectator are no longer up for auction after Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI helped the Barclay family…
Revolving doors: Latham hires Akin duo as firms strengthen finance, disputes and family practices Elisha Juttla Latham & Watkins has strengthened its private credit practice in London by adding two partners from Akin. Fergus Wheeler and…
Banking and Finance perspectives: Dr Sandie Okoro Tanya Drobnis Why did you want to become a lawyer? I always wanted to. I wanted to fight injustice. It began when…
Banking and Finance perspectives: Jenny Stainsby Tanya Drobnis Why did you want to become a lawyer and what drew you to the financial services regulatory side? As much…
Banking and Finance perspectives: Chris Kandel Holly McKechnie I actually started practising law in California, way back in the dark ages. I moved over here for two years,…
Steadying the ship: Can the FCA strike the right balance between protection and innovation? Tanya Drobnis Nearly a year after joining the Financial Conduct Authority as CEO in 2020, Nikhil Rathi committed to making the organisation…
Banking balances – which firms have the healthiest Legal 500 accounts? Tanya Drobnis The Legal 500 rankings contain a wealth of information on the top firms for banking and finance, from those advising…
Banking and Finance Yearbook 2023 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Banking and Finance Yearbook 2023. This will only…
Slaughters’ outgoing senior partner Cooke to follow fellow grandees in post-retirement pivot Holly McKechnie Slaughter and May’s eminent senior partner Steve Cooke has become the latest law firm leader to embrace a change of…
‘A springboard for greater success’: Johnston elected as next Addleshaw managing partner Ayesha Ellis Addleshaw Goddard has announced that Andrew Johnston has been successful in securing the position of the firm’s managing partner through…
Greenberg expands finance team in the City with Weil hire Elisha Juttla Greenberg Traurig announced today (27 November) that Luke Lado has joined the firm as a shareholder, bolstering its banking and…
The Legal 500 View – The word from Manhattan Barnaby Merrill Conversations with private equity and corporate partners in New York before March 2020 used to be predictable. ‘Busy?’ ‘Oh yeah.’…
