Comment: Less dire than expected but profession may yet squander influx of BAME lawyers Alex Novarese The good news is that up close the reality turns out to be not as awful as the cynics have…
Comment: A Big Four breakthrough will need a far better GC offensive Alex Novarese This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
Comment: Being most things to most clients isn’t sustainable (and it’s choking the City elite) Alex Novarese Years ago, in the immediate wake of the banking crisis, I wrote a column on the notion that top London…
Lucrative, dependable business-as-usual Alex Novarese The fourth, and largest, Disputes Yearbook returns to find the contentious legal scene much as we left it in 2018.…
Sponsored foreword: Period of upheaval set to continue Guest Blog It is fair to say that the volume and nature of commercial disputes generally reflect shifts in the prevailing winds…
Comment: ‘This ain’t stewardship’ – delaying partnership until mid-30s is unsustainable Alex Novarese Having recently shared a few drinks with one of the most talked-up youngish corporate lawyers in the City, the question…
Comment: Too much jam today for partners yet the future of law will need long-term investment Alex Novarese A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
Letter from… Frankfurt: Pillars of stone – finding the right mix is tough but global interest in Germany is growing Marco Cillario Two documents outlining the strategies of international firms in Germany came to light between 2016 and 2017. ‘Agenda 2020’ by…
Comment: The Legal Business view on the profession for you to cut out and keep Alex Novarese On occasion, we are asked to give our house view at partner conferences and the like. Undertaking one such gig…
Looking back on 2018 – The year in law through ten on-point pieces Alex Novarese As 2018 draws to a close, an editor’s thoughts naturally turn to digging out stuff we’ve already done when they…
Letter from… Singapore: A warm welcome and slick offering keep Singapore ahead in the race to be Asia global hub Marco Cillario The view from Fort Canning Hill is telling. You stand next to an early 20th century lighthouse, a testament to…
Comment: PRIME and the rise of law’s tick-box diversity ‘solution’ Alex Novarese The sheepish evasion now emanating from the once-lauded social mobility project PRIME is an abject lesson in what ethically ails…
Comment: We come not to bury the Magic Circle but to save it Alex Novarese A number of contacts have been telling me of late that Legal Business is gaining a reputation for being ultra-bearish on the…
Comment: The great distraction – The innovation bandwagon has hobbled law’s market forces Alex Novarese I used to believe the UK legal profession was more imaginative than it got credit for – now I find…
Comment: NDA mess shows age of just-about-OK legal ethics has passed Alex Novarese Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
Letter from… Shanghai: Despite high hopes, it turns out there is no such thing as a free trade lunch Marco Cillario ‘The thing about China is there have always been those who think the bubble is going to burst and the…
Disputes Eye: ‘Draconian’ measures as SFO tackles privilege via the back door Tom Baker Despite the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opting in October not to pursue its much-publicised privilege appeal against ENRC any further,…
Comment: For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
The LB100 Comment: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash Alex Novarese The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
Letter from… Moscow: Apocalypse now beckons as sanctions and turmoil batter foreign lawyers in Russia Marco Cillario Remember the days when Russia was the El Dorado of the Western legal elite? Potent New York outfits like Cleary…
