Euro Elite: France – Shining lights Dana Ferchland In France, as elsewhere, the Covid-19 crisis put firms under high pressure to quickly adapt to new regulations and remote…
Euro Elite: Iberia – Stronger together Daniela Costa Iberia’s all-important tourism and hospitality sectors have taken a hit during the pandemic, and continued restrictions mean it could be…
Euro Elite: Ireland – All-comers welcome? Anna Macpherson Despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Ireland’s independent legal market has reason for optimism: the Irish economy is expected to be…
Euro Elite: Italy – Forza Italia Matteo Anelli The Italian market differs deeply from other European legal markets in one key regard: international firms are spread wide throughout…
Euro Elite: Nordics – Solid states Amy Ulliott Despite varying governmental approaches to the coronavirus response across the Nordics, there is a consistent optimism throughout the region, both…
Euro Elite: Russia and CIS – Bear necessities Svetlana Atanasova The Covid-19 pandemic hit the Russian Federation particularly hard, with the country repeatedly topping all lists for its highest numbers…
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…
