Watching the watchmen – inside the growing market for legal advisory work Anna Cole-Bailey It used to be that law firms were rather more comfortable doling out advice than receiving it, but in an…
The DLA interview: On this rock I build… Hamish McNicol Simon Levine (SL), co-chief executive, DLA Piper: I had a bit of fun and looked at the article you wrote…
The Women in Law debate: The challenge of you Georgina Stanley Building on last year’s cover feature on the City’s star female deal counsel, Legal Business teamed up with Freshfields Bruckhaus…
We have the technology – Re-engineering a law firm Alex Novarese Hamish McNicol, Legal Business: What are the changes people have made in their business in the last 18 months that…
The Simmons interview: What to worry about Alex Novarese Legal Business: Simmons seems to have come out of a period of malaise. What have been the primary drivers for…
The GC (re)defined: Beyond the cookie cutter Mark McAteer What is it like to work as a lawyer in a fast-paced, risk-laden, tech-driven ‘disruptive’ company? How do general counsel…
Banking and finance focus: Back to the future Nathalie Tidman ‘The truth is no-one’s got the faintest idea what finance practices will look like in the future,’ shrugs Tony Bugg,…
‘No blueprint’: Looking back at Lehman’s wind-up Marco Cillario Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE)’s 5,500 employees left the London office at 25 Bank Street on Friday 12 September 2008…
The technology debate: Ctrl+Alt+Delete Alex Novarese With alternative legal services arms at Global 100 law firms in full swing, and innovation and technology experts striving to…
Stars and stripes in their eyes – assessing the US ambitions of A&O and Freshfields Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman looks at the struggle for the City elite as US players dominate home and away ‘People like me,…
The Global 100 debate – Will stars or institutions define the law’s elite? Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Ten years ahead, what will a global elite firm look like? Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters: I don’t…
No free lunch – Will law firm IPOs be the next big thing? Hamish McNicol For years it could, just about, be ignored. But no longer. The UK’s largest practices are being forced to consider…
Law tech special: Let there be light Legal Business LB’s autumn law tech special assesses the tools and the talent at the City’s largest law firms
Law firm tech: Turning the lights on Marco Cillario What do the individuals responsible for putting together the tech behind Lady Gaga’s concerts, a creative executive of ER and…
Law firm tech: Tech trumps Legal Business Allen & Overy Most senior IT/tech professional: Andrew Brammer, IT and shared services director, reporting to managing partner Andrew Ballheimer…
Disputes tech: A rich market for e-discovery but predictive tools face data hurdle Tom Baker It is hard to overstate the rise in disputes-focused technology in recent years – a trend underwritten by the…
CISOs, clouds and response plans: cyber security in the post-DLA era Marco Cillario While quick to trumpet their tech capabilities, law firms are coy when it comes to cyber security policies. Making…
Grieve on Brexit: No great advantage Alex Speirs Alex Speirs: Now less than a year out from the UK’s scheduled withdrawal from the EU, how would you characterise…
The talent debate: The war rages on Alex Novarese James Tsolakis, NatWest: One of the great challenges setting this up with Alex is in the long period I have…
