Dealwatch: HSF, Debevoise, Weil, and Freshfields double down on Sky Bet sale Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to cash in on its ever strengthening relationship with Sky as the digital giant goes through…
Reputation management: Kingsley Napley taps Mishcon for media litigator Harris Legal Business Kingsley Napley continues to enhance its dispute resolution offering with the hire of high profile media litigator and Mishcon de…
News in brief – December 2014 Legal Business KING & WOOD MALLESONS HIRES HEAVYWEIGHT EVERSHEDS TRIO KWM last month hired former Eversheds senior partner Cornelius Medvei alongside former…
Double-edged – cutting both ways with third party funding Legal Business It’s been a turbulent year for third-party funders, from court battles shining a spotlight on risky investments to new entrants…
The king is dead – hunting out the new breed of dealmakers in banking lawyers sights Tom Moore The veteran deal bankers have moved on and there’s a new pecking order with US banks and credit funds staking…
Evasive Action – Can Olswang live up to its own ambitions? Legal Business TMT leader Olswang is hard to pin down these days as profits ebb, reports of discord emerge and a leader…
How was it for you? – the people and events that defined the profession over 25 years of Legal Business Sarah Downey 25 years ago Legal Business was launched to chronicle a rapidly changing profession in the wake of Big Bang. We…
Shaping the industry – the veterans’ view on what mattered in the last 25 years Legal Business Legal Business asked more than 20 legal heavyweights to name the defining moments that shaped the profession since the launch…
Legal Business celebrates 25 years and the profession as well Legal Business So, what mattered to you? Twenty five years since Legal Business launched to chronicle the dramatic changes in the legal…
The profession – our part in its downfall Legal Business In our 25-year anniversary coverage, Cass Business School’s Laura Empson repeats a familiar refrain about the negative impact of the…
The national market – brutally competitive but opportunity abounds Legal Business At one point in our Regional Insight report – a major collaboration with our colleagues at The Legal 500 included…
The Last Word – Reflections and looking ahead Legal Business Senior figures provide personal perspectives on a changing industry for our 250th edition Working with Salz ‘I worked for Anthony…
Battle over, war begins Legal Business Clifford Chance set to face professional negligence claim by Excalibur funders Clifford Chance (CC) is to face a professional negligence…
Respected Paris boutique launches London arm to target deal work Legal Business French firm AyacheSalama has launched its first international office in the City with four partners as it looks to advise…
Linklaters reshuffles to boost corporate and disputes Legal Business Magic Circle firm Linklaters has moved its TMT and tax groups from its commercial division into corporate. The firm has…
Cyber risk moving up the in-house agenda Mark McAteer General counsel (GC) are increasingly involved in handling cyber security issues at board level, reflecting a more comprehensive shift towards…
Fried Frank faces multi-million professional negligence claim Legal Business Collyer Bristow pays £24m settlement over Rangers advice US firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is facing a professional…
‘There is a fundamental tension here’: Lawyers nervous about exceptions to professional privilege Legal Business With government intelligence agencies and tax authorities coming under a spotlight in recent weeks over the sourcing of legally privileged…
A&O and Linklaters scale back in Russia as foreign firms feel the brunt of sanctions Legal Business Law firms scramble to reposition Moscow practice as EU sanctions hit home Russia’s volatile political environment began to have an…
Life During Law: Jason Glover, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) was a great place to be in the 1990s. Geoffrey Howe deserves a huge amount of credit.…
