Euro Elite: Southern Europe – Sole resistance Nicholas Voyatzis The Eastern Mediterranean countries featured in the Euro Elite – namely Greece, Turkey and Israel – occupy a region where,…
Euro Elite: Switzerland – Locked down Christina Detsch In a space of only 41,285 km², Switzerland has two major language areas and 26 cantons, giving it a fairly…
Access your print copy online – LB300 Legal Business While much of the country works from home we are providing more options for you to access your copy of…
The Last Word: So far so good? Legal Business ‘We may finally be seeing the end of the “greed is good” mentality, as younger generations demand that their time…
Depressing end to Weinstein gagging order narrative means closure for none Nathalie Tidman The whimpering conclusion to the three-year saga that dragged City law into the middle of #MeToo could hardly have been…
Learning from the ghosts of decades past Mark McAteer Although it seems like I’ve been around forever, I wasn’t here when Legal Business first hit desks in January 1990.…
Sponsored briefing: Flexible and stable: The growing appeal of offshore SPACs Guest Blog Conyers’ Neil Henderson, Anton Goldstein and Matthew Stocker on the resurgence Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) enjoyed a resurgence in…
Life During Law: Anu Balasubramanian Thomas Alan I come from a family of lawyers. My father was a lawyer and a judge, and my brother followed in…
Sponsored briefing: Are we on the cusp of an evolution in the legal sector, when collaborative ways of working between firms will become the norm? Guest Blog Covid-19 has disrupted almost every sector of the economy. Dr Peter Allinson, chief executive of Davitt Jones Bould, asks whether…
The Legal 500 View: The rise of US firms from barbarians at the gate to London’s top tiers Georgina Stanley A ten-year analysis of Legal 500 data highlights the ever-growing status of top Global London firms in London, as Georgina…
Coronavirus measures pay off for Reed Smith as revenue tops $1.3bn while profit soars Tom Baker Despite starting the financial year by reducing partner drawings in response to the pandemic as well as other cost-cutting measures, Reed Smith…
Revolving doors: Linklaters senior partner candidate replaces Moriarty at Diageo as accountancy GC lands at Clydes Tom Baker There was an in-house flavour to this week’s recruitment round, while Addleshaw Goddard, Davis Polk, Paul Hastings and Faegre Drinker…
Guest comment: Balancing acts – partnership versus corporation Guest Blog Professor Laura Empson and David Morley ask what makes partnerships so distinct from corporations in what they demand of the people…
‘Huge implications’: employment experts assess fallout from Supreme Court ruling against Uber Tom Baker In a Supreme Court judgment with potentially profound implications on the future of the gig economy, it was held that…
Baptism of fire: New Hogan Lovells chiefs unveil record results as PEP nudges $2m Nathalie Tidman Taking the helm of a global law firm is no small feat at the best of times, much less so…
‘Growth in the offing’: Cooley’s City turnover hit by IP team exit as PEP tops $3m Nathalie Tidman Cooley’s London office has suffered a 4% revenue drop following the loss of its intellectual property team amid a striking 25% surge in PEP…
Diversity guaranteed in Linklaters senior partner race as Jacobs takes JP Morgan role Nathalie Tidman Charlie Jacobs, senior partner, chairman and rainmaker of Linklaters has taken the road less travelled for outgoing law firm leaders,…
Revolving doors: A&O makes Manhattan finance move as Slaughters sees rare partner departure Tom Baker Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a significant US leveraged finance play by hiring a partner from White & Case,…
Rude health: White & Case City revenue soars 18% and PEP cracks $3m to defy Covid Nathalie Tidman White & Case has traversed the pandemic minefield to reveal its strongest City financial results yet, with the London office…
