LB100 – Overview: Here comes the rain again Alex Ryan Last year’s LB100 report saw firm leaders bullish, overwhelmingly characterising a boom market, even as macroeconomic indicators had started to…
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ChatGPT has drunk the Kool-Aid on A&O Shearman – let’s see what it makes of Paul Weiss Nathalie Tidman So much ink has been spilled over game-changing developments in recent weeks – namely the partnership vote in favour of…
Silence is not golden as Legal Business 100 firms need a different tune Nathalie Tidman A glance at our Legal Business 100 table this year shows the post-Covid, frothy corporate market conditions have finally come…
The Last Word: LB100: Market comment Legal Business ‘AI is the bandwagon of the day. The last six months or so have seen an explosion of law firms…
Life During Law: Sandra Paul Ayesha Ellis I head up our criminal defence and police investigations team as well as our sexual misconduct in the workplace practice.…
Kirkland endures more losses as Magic Circle firms continue expansion in the US and Middle East Ayesha Ellis September saw it finally confirmed that, as suspected, M&A lawyer Roger Johnson will join Paul Weiss’ new English law offering,…
Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work Alex Ryan ‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
‘A salutary lesson’: Axiom Ince closed by SRA following months of turmoil Holly McKechnie Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 3 October that it had…
Go big or go home: Market reacts to Paul Weiss’ daring London play Elisha Juttla Grabbing headlines in recent weeks, Paul Weiss has pursued an English law offering at breakneck speed, hiring some of the…
Learning from adjacent industries – the legal teams that thrive and not just survive David Burgess In April 2023, LEX360 and The Legal 500 held the UK’s first ever legal Gemba Walk, utilising methods from Lean…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers Guest Blog Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Sponsored briefing: The importance of maintaining a constructive media relationship throughout litigation Guest Blog The potential for reputational damage from ongoing litigation is increasingly recognised across the legal sector. Even where the value of…
TLT, Latham and Compass Group among the big winners at 26th Legal Business Awards Mark McAteer TLT, Latham & Watkins and Compass Group were among the major winners at the 2023 Legal Business Awards, which welcomed…
Black History Month Q&A: Naomi Tarawali, Cleary Gottlieb Elisha Juttla In celebration of Black History Month, Cleary partner Naomi Tarawali shared her perspectives on her legal career during a recent…
Revolving doors: Two out, two in at Kirkland, as A&O sees first exit following merger approval Alex Ryan London fraud specialist Andy McGregor has become the first partner to leave Allen & Overy since partners voted in favour…
Black History Month Q&A: Miguel Colebrook, Vinson & Elkins Elisha Juttla In celebration of Black History Month, V&E partner Miguel Colebrook shared his perspectives on his legal career during a recent…
It’s a ‘yes’ from them – A&O and Shearman partners vote through landmark $3.5bn transatlantic deal Alex Ryan Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling are set to go ahead with their transatlantic merger, after partners at…
Weil set for new London leadership as longstanding office head Mike Francies prepares to step down Alex Ryan Longstanding Weil Gotshal & Manges London managing partner Mike Francies is set to step down after more than 20 years…
