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…
It’ll take more than a float to make DWF the new DLA Alex Novarese Regular readers will have to forgive two columns in one issue on capitalising law firms but the day I write…
Client profile: Anna Cosgrave, graze Tom Baker The self-confessed fitness freak and head of legal on the allures of in-house law and healthy snacks ‘I took the…
Beyond barbarian: Kirkland signs PE’s most wanted Nathalie Tidman If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
M&A focus: A sign of things to come? Europe’s deal market ends 2018 with a whimper after a forceful start Thomas Alan The ghost of political turmoil did little to hinder deal-doing in Europe in the first half of 2018 but its…
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…
Deal View: ‘Tooling up’ – Activist funds edging into the mainstream of UK deal scene Nathalie Tidman ‘Most listed companies have run across activists by now or at least come close,’ says Andy Ryde, Slaughter and May’s…
From pavements to sidewalks: PE star Mahon’s move to Simpson Thacher melts CC hearts to stone Nathalie Tidman The success of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett where others have failed in luring Clifford Chance (CC)’s Amy Mahon to the…
Third German office and trio of Dublin hires the latest moves in Pinsents’ international odyssey Marco Cillario Pinsent Masons has kicked off 2019 in expansionist mode, opening a new office in Frankfurt, right after finishing 2018 with…
Significant hires Legal Business In its most significant hire since David Higgins’ move to Kirkland & Ellis in 2017, the US leader tapped Freshfields…
Dentons risks Venezuelan instability to secure Norton Rose Caracas business Thomas Alan Dentons has acquired Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)’s 26-lawyer Caracas office, coinciding with Venezuela’s acute economic and political crisis. As part…
White & Case duo among four solicitors made up in reduced silk round Tom Baker Four sets boast the highest number of successful QC applications White & Case arbitration partners Dipen Sabharwal and Aloke Ray…
Life during law: Jeremy Drew Marco Cillario My mother was always convinced I was going to be a barrister. She used to watch TV dramas involving barristers.…
Defying gravity – Inside the improbable rise of Travers and Macfarlanes Marco Cillario ‘If you look at Wall Street, this model is replicated again and again. There is no reason it shouldn’t work…
The Last Word: Opportunity knocks Legal Business The deal market tailed off at the end of 2018 after a generally resilient year. Here we ask the City’s…
New Law meets Big Four – Has Deloitte got the conviction to match its free-thinking legal pitch? Thomas Alan Thomas Alan asks if Deloitte can find a new angle on legal services The often cited but seldom-seen legal arrival…
Post-merger chemistry and an absence of crisis mark BCLP launch but firm is yet to settle into its stride Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds mixed omens in the wake of BCLP’s high-stakes union. A solid start cannot obscure that 2019 will be…
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…
Legal 500 data: behind the story David Burgess The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2019 rankings Our cover feature this month looks at London-centric peer firms Macfarlanes and Travers…
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…
