Comment: GCs should grasp that disruption won’t leave their empires untouched Alex Novarese A lively debate over coffee recently with Axiom founder Mark Harris took me back to the discussion that manifests most…
Allen & Overy Fuse start-up Bloomsbury sold to Facebook for $23m Hamish McNicol Allen & Overy (A&O) is unlikely to replace the start-up that has been snapped up by Facebook just two months…
Knights shareholders to get £20m windfall after float valued at over £100m Tom Baker Staffordshire-based Knights is set to raise £50m from its initial public offering (IPO) on AIM this week (29 June), with…
Slaughters confirms highly-symbolic legal tech incubator launch as another start-up secures $13m investment Thomas Alan The burgeoning legal technology scene has seen Slaughter and May confirm it will launch a legal technology incubator in the next…
Thrusting DWF primed for largest law firm listing yet but eyebrows raised at touted price Hamish McNicol Thrusting national operator DWF is gearing up to be the largest UK firm float yet with a London Stock Exchange…
Linklaters legal AI partner ropes in market-leading £13m investment Thomas Alan An artificial intelligence (AI) company boasting Linklaters as one of its key clients is targeting the world’s biggest firms after securing…
‘A sufficient war chest’: Knights turn to IPO for acquisition agenda Thomas Alan One of the earliest adopters of the Alternative Business Structure (ABS) model is turning to the public capital markets to…
New Law pioneer LOD primed for growth as BCLP sells to buyout house Thomas Alan Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has secured new private equity backers in place of parent Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) as…
‘We continue to look’: Listed Gateley eyes more opportunities after first legal acquisition Hamish McNicol The boss of AIM-listed law firm Gateley is confident investors would support further acquisitions after its third in three years, citing…
Government backs ‘under-funded’ legal AI and data technology with £20m contestable R&D fund Thomas Alan A £20m government fund for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analysis in law, accounting and insurance is…
Freshfields steps up New Law makeover with Euro services hub and Manchester expansion plans Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to build on its mass relocation of support roles to the north with the launch of an…
Virtual Fear and Loathing – Can GCs get law firms to collaborate on tech? Tom Baker Clichés abound over the stereotypical contrast between stuffy lawyers and progressive tech start-up gurus. Clearly law firms – whose liberal…
The wheat from the chaff – Hustling start-ups meet City law Hamish McNicol In a quiet east London street off the bustling Brick Lane, a few doors from a sign tagged ‘Vegan Hair…
Start-up snapshots Legal Business Apperio Founded: 2012 (as Legal Tender) Team size: 17 Investment raised: £3.4m Leaders: Chief executive Nicholas d’Adhemar Key clients: Dentons,…
Legal tech sponsored briefing: How to prepare for a dirty cyber war Guest Blog PalisadeSECURE’s Luke Drewer discusses the increased threat of cyber attacks and how law firms should be protecting themselves There is…
Legal tech sponsored briefing: Law firms targeted by cyber criminals – six fundamental steps to being secure Guest Blog In the wake of several high-profile attacks on law firms, Kaspersky Lab’s principle security researcher David Emm describes key ways…
Legal tech sponsored briefing: GDPR – achieving business transparency in a changing world Guest Blog With GDPR now the new reality, Andrew Elcock from Xynomix explores how to encrypt and secure your data In 2017,…
Legal tech sponsored briefing: Turning words into action Guest Blog Andrew Whiteley explains how Lexacom’s latest innovations in speech recognition can provide solutions to law firms Lexacom is an advanced…
