Comment: The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
The Addleshaws Interview – The rebound guy Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): Looking at the finances of the firm over the past five years, you are one of the…
The vision thing – Sizing up the big issues set to shape law through the 2020s Thomas Alan The last decade emerged with the shockwaves of the banking crisis still making themselves felt on the profession. Having just…
Global offshore – Stick or twist for the sector’s leaders Dominic Carman On paper at least, history will show that 2019 was a very good year. Encouraged by sustained low interest rates,…
Freshfields under financial and reputational fire in Germany as cum-ex tax scandal rolls on Marco Cillario Marco Cillario and Nathalie Tidman report on Freshfields’ role in the tax scandal rocking Germany It is not often that…
The Client Profile: Sivan Whiteley, Square Hamish McNicol The mobile payment giant’s GC on Jack Dorsey, rationalism, $2k taps and burning $1bn Sivan Whiteley’s legal career began with…
The Italian report – Midway upon the journey of our life Marco Cillario Visiting Milan at the end of 2019, it was striking that a map of law firms’ office addresses drawn up…
The training debate – The fear of freedom Alex Novarese Julie Brannan, Solicitors Regulation Authority: It certainly is an important moment for the training of the profession, so it is…
Letter from… Warsaw: Weil’s withdrawal from CEE marks a new phase, not the end, of international firms’ regional domination Marco Cillario Neglected by foreign advisers for years, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) legal markets enjoyed a few moments of popularity…
The Last Word: 2020 visions Legal Business ‘The next decade will decide whether firms become more like the Big Four or develop their own distinct model. They…
Trio of senior hires as property teams bank on market revival as investors hunt for key assets Muna Abdi Evidence of a thriving real estate sector in the UK can be seen through hires by the established real estate…
Scrum time – Can agile project management deliver for GCs? Alex Speirs Business is full of buzzwords, and among the buzziest of the last few years is ‘agile’. The traditional project management…
‘Our first big move’: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner gets Paris play over the line Thomas Alan Real estate leader taps Franklin for eight partners with more to come in France ‘It’s great to get to the…
Sponsors, pharma and tech fire up deal activity despite a subdued year for marquee M&A in Europe Nathalie Tidman A dearth of megadeals in 2019 did little to dampen the spirits of dealmakers with buyout teams capitalising on the ongoing…
Legal tech focus: Joined-up thinking Thomas Alan With cash flowing freely into legal tech and start-ups scaling, the market is looking increasingly mature. But while bold claims…
Record year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants falls Muna Abdi Clydes, HSF, Freshfields and White & Case arbitration partners among new QCs A record 22 applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds…
The 500 View: Restructuring hires are in vogue but is there enough work for everyone? Georgina Stanley Georgina Stanley assesses a City restructuring scene offering rewards for some but a lack of clear direction ‘You can only…
Chicken run – GCs notes from the middle of a crisis Guest Blog In an exclusive extract from her new book You Didn’t Mention The Piranhas, Sarah Nelson Smith writes candidly about how…
Sponsored briefing: Mortgages for law firm partners – A Q&A with Emily Bernstein and Chris Duck Guest Blog Making partner is a huge step up for any lawyer and it is one that can have a major impact…
Significant hires Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has taken on the New York team of Mishcon de Reya after the City firm decided…
