Sponsored briefings: Turkey Guest Blog Pekin & Pekin: Growing interest in asset deals Yavuz & Uyanık Law Office: Economic crisis and the popularisation of voluntary…
Turkey – Back from the brink Dominic Carman A century on from Atatürk’s proclamation that the republic would be ‘happy, prosperous and victorious’, the founder of modern Turkey…
Sponsored briefing: Taking the plunge Chris Crowe The office has made a series of bold lateral hires in the last three years. What is behind this? Suhrud…
From start-up to established: du-ing it the right way Alex Speirs Of the two telecoms operators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), du – officially Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – is…
GC to C-suite – How one veteran lawyer crossed the floor Alex Speirs For many lawyers, much of the draw to move in-house is the opportunity to play a more direct role in…
Sponsored briefing: Legal tech – Too much of a good thing? Guest Blog Artwork and imagery used by kind permission of Haynes Publishing Group, a leading supplier of content, data and innovative workflow…
The Scots GC debate: Force multipliers Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol, Legal Business: How do you build your identity and culture as a legal team? And how do you…
Full disclosure – How to resolve the profession’s #MeToo problem Nathalie Tidman ‘If you’re a partner and in control of someone’s career, that is an unequal relationship. Repeated drunken flings are not…
Regime change – The scorched-earth approach to legal education reform Thomas Alan Its supporters are accused of advocating reforms not fit for purpose, posing a threat to the standing of the profession;…
2020 forecast: City giants forced to offer flexible partnership Alex Novarese I’m going to resist the urge to bang on about the year in review, Brexit or even offer a 2010s…
Unheralded comes regulation of City law Alex Novarese Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
‘Getting access to the talent’ – The profession struggles to react as sweeping training reform looms Thomas Alan Thomas Alan reports on a lively LB debate on training the solicitors of tomorrow With the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination…
Life During Law: Segun Osuntokun Thomas Alan I was born in Nigeria as one of five children. My parents were medical doctors. My father was one of…
Africa rising – Foreign firms strive to cover the booming continent Alex Wade Joe Andrew, the architect of Dentons’ global strategy, is not known for pulling his punches. As such, his stance on…
Leadership pivots and partner exits highlight a period of flux for Clydes – what next for the insurance giant? Muna Abdi Muna Abdi assesses a period of upheaval for one of the UK’s most upwardly-mobile law firms Sudden moves in the…
The Last Word: The client view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house lawyer survey, leading GCs give their take on risk management, becoming business advisers and collaboration…
RPC’s surprise partnership shake-up signals focus on next generation but is the firm still playing too safe? Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the background to RPC’s decision to abandon all-equity structure At a November press event held by a…
Letter from… Brussels: Brexit convulsions prove no problem for Brussels hands as the age of tough antitrust enforcement proves a boon Marco Cillario In mid-October, when Legal Business decided it would dedicate this column to analysing the Belgian legal market, there was still…
Goodwin and Eversheds make bold corporate plays amid hopes of increasing City transactional firepower Thomas Alan Goodwin Procter and Eversheds Sutherland both made significant corporate hires in November, with the pair recruiting Kirkland & Ellis partner…
Significant hires Legal Business Simmons & Simmons added to its international banking practice with the hire of Kirsty Barnes, formerly Gowling WLG’s head of…
