Deals perspectives: Sylvia Andriessen Nathalie Tidman In high school I got fascinated by courtrooms, the idea of standing in front of a judge and arguing! I’ve…
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri Nathalie Tidman I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed…
ESG – What is it good for? Nathalie Tidman When Legal Business rounded off our inaugural ESG report last summer, we concluded that the coronavirus pandemic had given law…
Time for a reality check on salaries Nathalie Tidman That one of the chief concerns among law firm leaders in Legal Business’ annual Global London report is the retention…
The Last Word: Broad stripes and bright stars Legal Business ‘When it comes to English law, I don’t think clients are as focused on where a firm is headquartered, and…
Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City Megan Mayers In another batch of strategic recruitment, Keystone Law’s flexible working model has attracted ten new partners, the firm has announced.…
Sponsored survey: Maximising compliance and minimising risk: corporate investigations in the DACH region James Wood Renewed commitment among US agencies to punishing corporate wrongdoing has pushed investigations to the top of the risk register. We…
Disputes Yearbook 2022 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Disputes Yearbook 2022. This will only be accessible…
Disputes perspectives: Sue Millar Tom Baker I was always naturally argumentative. But I didn’t have any role model at all, nobody that I knew was involved…
Disputes perspectives: Bankim Thanki QC Tom Baker My father had been a lawyer in India and East Africa but wasn’t keen on me becoming a lawyer. It’s…
Disputes perspectives: Susan Dunn Megan Mayers I come from a family of engineers. I have not a single engineering bone in my body, to my father’s…
Disputes perspectives: Rob Fell Tom Baker I was one of those children who spent a lot of time arguing with parents and siblings over the dinner…
Boies Don’t Cry Tom Baker ‘What would you do if you weren’t afraid? When I’m making big decisions, there’s always fear attached. I try to…
More seats at the table Megan Mayers ‘There was a point where centres in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world started saying, “hang on, we…
Back to life – cases of the year Megan Mayers Two years on from the UK’s first lockdown and the buzz has returned. Litigators might now work part-time from their…
Staying alive Tom Baker Let’s be honest – things might have gone a bit too far. In recent years, both the mainstream and business…
The next generation of arbitration Tom Baker Harriet Foster Managing associate Orrick Harriet Foster has a wealth of experience acting for clients in Europe, the Middle East,…
Revolving doors: Boies Schiller bounces back with arbitration hire as Simmons takes Stephenson Harwood real estate duo Charles Avery Boies Schiller Flexner has announced that arbitration specialist Timothy Foden will become the third partner in its heavily reduced London…
Sponsored briefing: The 4 Eras of Corporate Governance Guest Blog There are four major eras of corporate governance. The dawn of corporate governance goes back to the 1930s when US…
