Financial results 2013: BLP reveals PEP slump of 39% David Stevenson Following an unusual waiting game that has ensured Berwin Leighton Paisner’s profit figure has remained a topic of growing interest since…
Status update: Gibson Dunn partner hired as Facebook deputy GC Legal Business Social media giant Facebook has appointed Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s co-head of IT and data privacy Ashlie Beringer as deputy general…
Sailing for Boston – Freshfields’ managing partner quits to join US buyout house Legal Business One of the most respected law firm leaders in the City has called it a day ahead of time with…
Pulling the strings – the surprisingly successful re-invention of clerking Sarah Downey The relationship between barrister and clerk has long outgrown its traditional master-and-servant image as the reputation of clerks has evolved.…
Great bright hopes – searching out the City rainmakers of 2020 Jaishree Kalia Who will be the next generation of corporate heavyweights that top City firms will rely on to drive their businesses…
How to improve a law firm in 17 easy steps – a blue print for innovation Legal Business While pundits are queuing up to pronounce the death of the industry’s model, Legal Business canvassed senior figures to devise…
Legal Business 100 2013 Legal Business . LB100 – The age of turbulence LB100 – Wind swept LB100 – The second 50: Scattered in the wind…
The air of unreality – can the big deal deliver for Ashurst? Legal Business ‘Historically, what killed Ashurst’s mergers has been apathy. Latham, Fried Frank, Clifford Chance – people were apathetic.’ So recalls one…
Ashurst closes in on Australian tie-up and leadership election Legal Business As Ashurst dots the Is and crosses the Ts on its merger with Australian top-tier firm Blake Dawson, a number of…
The $6.4trn question – as legal advisers jostle for position, can shale gas live up to the hype? Legal Business Jaishree Kalia assesses the big hopes and big risks facing the emerging shale gas industry Every few years a new…
From a big bang to a whimper – infighting and calls for reform of regulatory framework Legal Business Caroline Hill and Sarah Downey assess the agendas in the MoJ’s review of regulation The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)’s decision…
Lloyds sees knock-on effect of GC for group legal hire Legal Business In-house promotions and moves often have a domino effect across the wider legal function and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is…
Barclays £5.8bn rights issue sees CC, Sullivans and Freshfields in the lead Legal Business Barclays has begun the biggest capital raising by a UK bank since 2009, under which Clifford Chance (CC), Sullivan &…
Life During Law: Lord Goldsmith QC Legal Business I’ve been really fortunate. I’ve had extraordinary opportunities in my career. I’ve had the opportunity not just as a hands-on…
The legal elite dominates big-ticket mandates including Vodafone’s $130bn Verizon sell off Legal Business The autumn deal-doing season kicked off in style in September as Vodafone announced the $130bn disposal of its 45% stake…
Deal watch: September sees significant rise in deal activity Legal Business Lloyds privatisation Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer led the line in September advising Lloyds Banking Group on the…
Back to school: lateral hire market picks up with renewed vigour as autumn arrives Legal Business BLP sees three partners depart; London hires hit double figures for September The lateral hire market in the City picked…
Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lead the UK pack in The Legal 500 Legal Business National heavyweights score for breadth of recommendations as CC shines in the City Eversheds has once again emerged as the most…
Layton leads the field as CC set for managing partner election Legal Business The race to fill the shoes of Clifford Chance (CC)’s longstanding global managing partner David Childs has reached a decisive…
Guest blog: Do you heart QualitySolicitors? Legal Business I’ve spent the last two days at the QualitySolicitors conference in Manchester. I was invited to chair the opening session…
