Coming off the naughty step Guest Blog Baker & McKenzie’s Jonathan Walsh charts the quiet rehabilitation of asset-backed lending Securitisation has taken a battering in recent years.…
‘A curious atmosphere of consensus’ – the dangers of groupthink Legal Business HSF fraud veteran Robert Hunter on how smart teams can make bad decisions Many admire John Kennedy and his advisers’…
The Last Word: Election fever Legal Business As the UK heads to the polls for the general election, senior legal figures provide their views on the current…
ITV launches panel review with plans to extend roster by 50% Kathryn McCann New panel to broaden international reach The legal team at ITV, led by general counsel (GC) and company secretary Andrew…
Partners at top firms to pay £42k more under Labour tax plans Jaishree Kalia Associates are set to gain whoever wins Law firm partners at major City firms are facing the prospect of a…
‘Phase two’: AIG reviews UK panel and establishes 64-strong European roster Kathryn McCann American insurance giant AIG has carried out a review of its UK-based legal panel and established a new 64-member roster…
US firms step up in the City with new practices Legal Business Goodwin Procter and Ropes & Gray launch in PE and ComLit International firms in the City maintained their expansive form…
‘There is no end point’: Dentons’ expansion continues with US outfit McKenna Long and White & Case Budapest team Legal Business Having already announced a mammoth combination with Chinese firm Dacheng under a Swiss verein structure this year, Dentons bolstered both…
Q&A: Dechert’s Miriam González Durántez on how City firms missed a trick on EU law, the WTO legacy and ‘Inspiring Women’ Legal Business Miriam González Durántez’s profile is sky-high. She’s one of the most successful EU lawyers in the City, has persuaded over…
Clifford Chance German practice suffers further partner exits Legal Business Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) has seen multiple partner exits from its German operations in recent weeks with longstanding…
The £637m bet – Slater & Gordon on its daring play in UK’s personal injury market Legal Business Michael West talks to the Australian PI giant about its eventful Quindell acquisition After over three months of intensive due…
A&O, Freshfields and Slaughters land key roles on biggest-ever all-UK deal Legal Business Shell offers £47bn for BG Group The proposed £47bn acquisition of BG Group by fellow energy major Shell saw a…
Heavyweight US trio advises on €15.6bn Alcatel takeover Kathryn McCann Three US law firms – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell – leveraged…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2015 Legal Business GE RESTRUCTURING BRINGS IN RAFT OF ADVISERS A host of firms picked up work on General Electric (GE)’s restructuring, fielding…
Headlines and hype but less substance despite foreign firms’ push into Asia disputes market Legal Business Tony Lin argues that Asia’s small and politicised litigation market won’t deliver on the hopes many international law firms are…
Bakers to practise Chinese law through Shanghai joint venture Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie last month gained permission to practise local law in China through a joint operation with FenXun Partners.…
EY Law agrees new alliance as Asia-Pacific growth continues Legal Business Making good on its continued efforts to grow its Asia-Pacific presence, EY Law recently announced an alliance with South Korean…
Life During Law – David Ereira Legal Business I’m always in the present and think of the now. You make your own luck. You have to put yourself…
Revolving Doors: CMS hires from Freshfields, Mishcon from McDermott while King & Spalding and Ropes continue their City push Legal Business While last week saw a switch around among the City’s competition practices with Greenberg Traurig Maher, Kirkland & Ellis and…
Partner promotions: Simmons makes up 13 partners in bumper round as Charles Russell Speechlys promotes five Tom Moore Continuing the trend of increased partner promotions this year, Simmons & Simmons has promoted 13 lawyers to partner in its…
