In-house: CMS bumped as core adviser following Lloyds panel review Anna Cole-Bailey CMS has dropped off Lloyds Banking Group’s core panel of advisers after a review which reshaped the roster into two lots.…
Pay to play – Bluechip clients force law firms to pay to pitch as GCs flex buying power Hamish McNicol Major companies are pressing external counsel to pay to compete for adviser spots in a move set to be resisted…
Under pressure – Retail GCs fight to adapt to a brutal High Street Anna Cole-Bailey The crisis engulfing high-street retailers is showing few signs of abating. May saw the public collapse of almost the entirety…
Start-ups in India – Reaping what you sow Alex Speirs 2018 was a good year for Indian entrepreneurs. The world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem saw its base expand by 12-15% and…
The in-house debate: Run the risk Mark McAteer Is the job of the legal function to be the ringmaster and cheerleader, managing risk and compliance effectively within an…
Project India – Meet the GCs charged with building on a vast scale Alex Speirs As the world’s second most populous country, India accounts for 17.5% of the world’s population. And it is rapidly catching…
In-house: Pinsents replaces Osborne Clarke spot on Siemens UK panel Anna Cole-Bailey Pinsent Masons has regained its spot on Siemens’ UK panel in favour of Osborne Clarke after the conglomerate’s latest legal adviser…
In-house: Eleven firms get workspace on WeWork’s debut EMEA legal panel Anna Cole-Bailey Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells are among 11 firms to have secured spots on WeWork’s first legal panel for the EMEA…
In-house: Trustpilot bags former Skyscanner legal chief as Gowling scores sole Commonwealth Games mandate Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to recent high-profile in-house appointments, former Skyscanner legal chief Carolyn Jameson (pictured) has been appointed chief legal and policy…
In-house: Skyscanner lands former Deliveroo legal chief as GC and company secretary Anna Cole-Bailey Recently departed Deliveroo legal chief Rob Miller has been named Skyscanner’s general counsel (GC) and company secretary following Carolyn Jameson’s…
In-house: Aviva reveals new adviser panel after first review since 2013 Anna Cole-Bailey Ten firms have secured spots on FTSE 100 insurer Aviva’s refreshed legal panel, with RPC, Eversheds Sutherland and Bryan Cave Leighton…
Guest post: Conferring with poachers – Bank GCs excluded from Senior Managers Regime after entirely predictable lobbying Guest Blog Following a consultation launched in January this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to exclude the head of…
In-house: former Worldpay GC becomes FTSE 100 company’s first legal head as BlackRock’s European GC departs Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to a recent spate of high-profile in-house moves, Ruwan de Soyza (pictured) has joined FTSE 100 company Halma as…
State of play – In-house tech perspectives Alex Speirs Between the reams of paper (literal and virtual) spent discussing how technology will affect the legal profession and the thousands…
Heal thyself – Top GCs and firm leaders on the future of law Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Catherine, how much progress are you seeing at law firms in listening to the stuff clients…
‘Time for a change’ as multiple corporate legal chiefs leave posts for pastures new Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest senior corporate in-house moves A string of general counsel (GCs) have made career changes…
The clean-up crew – The rise of the in-house litigator Anna Cole-Bailey It is a complex world. Globalisation, increasingly interconnected economies, decades of tougher regulation and, yes, frenetic levels of law making…
Postcards from the most-regulated – Bank GCs reflect a decade of change Tom Baker Another headline panel session from our flagship corporate counsel event, Enterprise GC, saw four in-house banking lawyers reflect on the…
Broader horizons – How GCs can secure those prized outside roles Mark McAteer One of the set-piece debates of day one of Enterprise GC covered a pressing issue for general counsel (GCs) –…
