Lessons in management: Spoiler alert – it doesn’t get easier Nathalie Tidman ‘You can’t appeal to people’s better natures because they don’t have one. Everyone is fundamentally selfish.’ Nihilistic as this remark…
The Last Word: Elite culture Legal Business ‘I believe it is relevant for Spain and its economy to have strong law firms whose decision-centres are based in…
Stronger together? Not really Mark McAteer When we first launched our Euro Elite report in 2016, much of the narrative was that the future of the…
Sponsored briefing: Key issues when structuring a BVI joint venture Guest Blog The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a particularly popular jurisdiction for incorporating joint venture vehicles. The principal statute governing the…
Life During Law: Linda Woolley Nathalie Tidman My mum got me my first job at Essex County Council in PR. The first exam I ever failed was…
The Legal 500 View: Promotion prospects – the firms with the biggest gains in the UK Legal 500 Ben Wheway Every firm thinks they deserve to move up the rankings – but which are making the strongest case? Ben Wheway…
Sponsored briefing: Why good directory submissions matter Guest Blog For any lawyer or law firm of note, being listed by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories is…
Revolving doors: Mayer Brown lures White & Case’s funds chief as A&O continues its US expansion Megan Mayers Mayer Brown has bolstered its London corporate and securities team with the addition of White & Case’s head of funds…
Hogan Lovells hails ‘record’ financial results as revenues and profits soar Tom Baker In what it calls the ‘most successful year in the firm’s history’, Hogan Lovells has added $300m to its top…
Rocketing revenues at White & Case as London sees another double-digit boost Tom Baker Ensuring that last year’s striking financial performance was no fluke, White & Case has unveiled another set of enviable results…
Happy 200th birthday: Ashurst chief Jenkins re-appointed for four-year term Tom Baker In an emphatic endorsement of five years’ sustained revenue growth, Ashurst global chief executive Paul Jenkins has been reinstated for…
Revolving doors: one in one out for Hogan Lovells as transactional hiring spree continues Megan Mayers The fight to bolster transactional teams globally rattles on in the latest round of partner recruitment. Shearman & Sterling is…
Revolving doors: Major restructuring hire for Bakers while former SFO chief Green QC leaves Slaughters Tom Baker In the latest round of lateral partner recruitment, Baker McKenzie has appointed a leading restructuring and insolvency partner in London.…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case Megan Mayers The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm Nathalie Tidman Undaunted by a hectic few days in which details of Natasha Harrison’s new firm Pallas Partners hit the headlines, the…
HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign Tom Baker HFW has announced that global aviation head Giles Kavanagh has been elected as its new senior partner, ending stalwart Richard…
Harrison leads Boies Schiller team exodus to set up rival firm Nathalie Tidman Natasha Harrison has left Boies Schiller to set up a rival firm in the City, with five other partners also…
Revolving doors: Keystone makes a dozen senior hires as UK partner recruitment ramps up Tom Baker Keystone Law has continued to attract senior lawyers to its non-traditional model, adding 12 partner-level hires across multiple practice areas.…
Revolving doors: CMS continues recruitment drive with IP hire as Eversheds lures banking counsel from Linklaters Tom Baker Continuing the frenetic pace set during last week’s round of lateral partner recruitment, CMS has hired a patent litigation specialist…
Revolving doors: CMS makes double corporate play in London as New Year hiring spree gathers momentum Tom Baker In an extraordinarily busy week for partner recruitment, CMS has made an eye-catching corporate play in London with two Magic…
