Market Report: Mediation – Coming of age Dominic Carman Twenty years on since the Woolf Reforms, Dominic Carman assesses mediation’s slow but steady march to the disputes mainstream Mediation…
Sponsored briefing: Mediation goes mainstream Guest Blog The mediators of Independent Mediators discuss the changes they have witnessed in mediation in their time in practise in the…
Sponsored firm profile: Independent Mediators Guest Blog Independent Mediators (IM) manage the practices of nine of Europe’s leading full-time civil and commercial mediators. The mediators joined forces…
Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for Guest Blog A message from the chief executive of The International Arbitration Centre As London’s newest dispute resolution centre, The International Arbitration…
Nice work – The LB100 debate finds law leaders in strangely upbeat mood Mark McAteer Mark McAteer, Legal Business: How are you feeling going into the next financial year? Nick Scott, Brodies: I am buoyed…
Picking up the pieces – the risk debate gauges the #MeToo era Mark McAteer A clear focus on a number of #MeToo episodes among City law firms has led to a close examination of…
Can law tech’s big beasts Lexis and Thomson stay on top in a changing industry? Thomas Alan So ubiquitous have two companies become in legal tech circles that they are rarely discussed directly, just accepted as facts…
Law Tech Special: Fake rugs and drill bits – Incopro eyes brand protection dominance Hamish McNicol Seven years after Wiggin set up IP technology company Incopro, it has raised $21m and expanded to protect more than…
Law Tech Special: The final throes of the Wild West? Contract management bids to move into the mainstream Hamish McNicol Companies with thousands of contracts want to not only store them, but manage and learn from them too. It is…
Inflection point – Ashurst steps back from the brink but can the revival last? Nathalie Tidman It was not all plain sailing,’ reflects Ben Tidswell, Ashurst’s chair, on the aftermath of its 2013 merger with Australia’s…
Global London overview – Sharks in the fish pond Nathalie Tidman In last year’s Global London overview, attention focused on three non-UK firms with more than 400 lawyers in the City.…
Global London Focus: Morrison & Foerster Marco Cillario London headcount: 73 lawyers, 20 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2013: +52% London heads: Alistair Maughan and Jonathan Wheeler, office…
Global London Focus: Dechert Nathalie Tidman London headcount: 169 lawyers: 44 partners (26 equity, 18 non-equity) Lawyer headcount change since 2013: +29% London office management committee:…
Global London Focus: M&A – Hunting for whales Nathalie Tidman ‘Initially the client was concerned, but the investment banks said: “A big tick for Gibson Dunn in public M&A…
Global London: The Big Long – Inside Sidley’s daring attempt to relaunch as a private equity leader Marco Cillario Summer 2015. Four US lawyers meet at Nobu restaurant in London. Sidley Austin management committee chair Larry Barden and Europe…
Marching on – A Global London debate exploring the progress and prospects for US leaders Nathalie Tidman Marco Cillario, Legal Business: Are US firms in London about to reach a maturity that means we will see less…
