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…
Revolving doors: HSF takes two senior New York litigators from Hogan Lovells as Littler expands in Portugal Tom Baker Amid a hectic week for lateral partner recruitment, Herbert Smith Freehills has picked up two former Hogan Lovells financial litigation partners in New…
Guest post: Any COP? – mixed messages at UN climate summit as usual platitudes belie call for action Guest Blog As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference enters full swing in Glasgow, Tim Baines, counsel in Mayer Brown’s environmental…
The Bribery Act, ten years on: Has it properly tackled corporate misconduct? Tom Baker Marking the ten-year anniversary of the Bribery Act, senior white-collar lawyers from private practice and in-house have agreed that significant…
The management interview – James Palmer Tom Baker Legal Business: What has the pandemic taught you about leadership? James Palmer: Everything teaches me. The last 15 months or…
The Legal 500: Competition: Close competition Charles Avery ‘Brexit was a big moment,’ notes Allen & Overy (A&O) London antitrust group head Mark Friend. ‘It has big ramifications…
Legal Business 100: Main Menu Legal Business Overview Marathon, not a sprint Events since coronavirus hit should have triggered a crisis of epic proportions. But our LB100…
LB100: Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
