Global 100: Methodology and notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2021 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
The ESG debate: Balancing growth and risk Claire Slater As part of an ongoing series of thought leadership roundtables and webinars we have been hosting with Paul Hastings before,…
Access your print copy online – LB305 Legal Business While much of the country works from home we are providing more options for you to access your copy of…
Take a good long look in the mirror before espousing change seriously Mark McAteer The words of BT Legal’s Leeanne Whaley, in ‘Held to account’, particularly stand out in this issue: ‘We spend a…
Welcome to the Renaissance Nathalie Tidman A senior legal headhunter friend, who could easily be described as a Renaissance Man, recently confided that one of the…
The Last Word: Down the track Legal Business ‘We expect investors to look through short-term business disruption and for cross-border deal flow to return to pre-pandemic levels by…
Life During Law: Tihir Sarkar Nathalie Tidman I grew up in the Midlands in the ̒80s. It was hard hit by the recession. My dad lost his…
Sponsored briefing: New consolidated regime of early access in France Guest Blog On 14 December 2020, the French Social Security Financing Act for 20211 (article 78) reformed early market access mechanisms in…
Revolving doors: Management merry-go-round as CC, Mayer Brown and Watson Farley name new leaders Tom Baker Capping off a week of significant change in big law’s C-suites, Clifford Chance has appointed financial markets partner Charles Adams…
Revolving doors: Bumper week for Taylor Wessing with team hire in Poland and double partner swoop in London Tom Baker Taylor Wessing dominated this week’s lateral partner recruitment, with eye-catching expansion both at home and abroad. In Poland, the firm…
Kirkland shortens equity track as it wages intensified war for talent Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has shortened its path to equity partnership by a year in another audacious move that will doubtless…
Revolving doors: White & Case lands corporate heavyweight from Clifford Chance as Hogan Lovells makes German team hire Tom Baker Headlining the latest round of lateral partner appointments, White & Case has made an eye-catching move for Clifford Chance’s former…
Guest comment: The new differentiator for law firms? Guest Blog A quiet revolution is happening, and I am here to champion it. For many years, the role of a professional…
Revolving doors: Cleary makes Bay Area move as HogLov and Squire enhance Africa offerings Mark McAteer In a bold Bay Area play, Cleary Gottlieb has announced that it is opening in California with the arrival of…
Revolving doors: Capita appoints new legal chief as Clifford Chance lures back former PE star Tom Baker In a major in-house move, professional services company Capita has appointed Claire Denton as its new chief general counsel and…
Revolving doors: Mishcon expands in Singapore as Squire takes on Madrid buyout team Tom Baker Bouncing back from a swathe of pre-IPO disputes partner exits, Mishcon de Reya has made a senior contentious hire in…
Guest post: COP26 heats up and global temperature pledges spur optimism Guest Blog As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference gathers momentum, Tim Baines, counsel in Mayer Brown’s environmental team, finds optimism…
