UK listing for Russell Jones & Walker not immediate priority Legal Business Neil Kinsella, Russell Jones & Walker (RJW)’s chief executive, is non-committal on the possibility of a UK listing for his…
FSA to lose top level enforcer and board member Legal Business Margaret Cole, managing director and board member of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), tendered her resignation from the top post…
DLA Piper plans ‘relationship building’ technology push in London Legal Business DLA Piper has revealed plans to open a second London office this year, concentrating on the burgeoning technology startup community.…
Global London – Situations vacant Legal Business Immigration laws are forcing international law firms to advertise jobs alongside retail and fast food companies. Despite this, the number…
The right chemistry Legal Business Forget the egos, conflicts and pay packets. Here’s our winning formula for creating a dream team outside of the established…
Battle Royale Legal Business Two oligarchs; $6.5bn; and enough lawyers to form an entirely new firm. This is Berezovsky v Abramovich, the largest litigation…
Risk Management and Professional Indemnity Survey 2012 – Treading Carefully Legal Business In our fifth annual risk management and professional indemnity survey in association with Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk…
Capital connections Legal Business London firms have traditionally focused their US strategy on New York but a presence in Washington DC has become increasingly…
SNR Denton – Strained Relations Legal Business It is no secret that legacy firm Denton Wilde Sapte (DWS) has had a rough ride. During the 2010/11 financial…
Global London – London Broncos Legal Business While generally international law firms in London have remained static, there have been a handful of US firms that have…
Magic Circle reigns but cracks are there Pritchard In the same way the sports media has speculated long and hard these past couple of years on the ‘demise’…
Corporate review – Welcome back to the new normal Legal Business The overall success of M&A in 2012 hinges on the eurozone but there is much to be positive about, you…
Gold Standard Legal Business Mishcon de Reya was a standout performer in the 2011 LB100, jumping 11 places on the back of a 37%…
Taking over Legal Business Corporate trends were the talk of the hour at the third annual LB round table discussion in conjunction with McCann…
Renaissance Man Legal Business Mark Dembovsky joined Howard Kennedy as chief executive in January 2011, charged with turning around the fortunes of a West…
Suspicious minds Legal Business Third-party litigation funding has yet to really take off, despite being around for five years. While a mature market is…
Dual Core Legal Business With the number of large-scale tech M&A deals increasing in 2011, some believe that another technology bubble is forming. Following…
Eurozone debt: Keeping it together Legal Business As the sovereign debt crisis threatens to bring the euro to its knees, a group of lawyers has been working…
LA Lawyer Legal Business Father of five, two-time Hawaiian Iron Man competitor, climber, trial lawyer extraordinaire and co-founder of what can legitimately claim to…
Red Tape – Banking and finance Legal Business As the regulators come down harder on banks and financial institutions, and Basel III, the Vickers reforms and Dodd-Frank are…
