Euro Elite 2024: Nordics – Horizon scanning Marie Johansen Nordland With soaring interest rates, global instability, as well as political and economic insecurity both at home and abroad, the beginning…
Euro Elite 2024: Germany – Navigating tumultuous waters Clara Mozes As Germany faced the prospect of its first two-year recession since the early 2000s, the legal market grappled with an…
Life During Law: Richard Lever Holly McKechnie The Godfather is a great film. Tom Hagen was a bit of an inspiration. There’s that scene where he turns…
Euro Elite 2024: France – More of the same? Anna Huntley Described by Darrois Villey tax partner Loïc Védie as ‘better than expected’, 2023 was nonetheless a year marked by uncertainty…
Euro Elite 2024: CEE – Firm foundations Elinor Coombs The CEE markets continue to suffer from conflict-driven instabilities in the region, with sanctions still impacting most industries and European…
Euro Elite 2024: Benelux – Moving with the times Tanya Drobnis For independent, full-service firms operating across the Benelux countries, the global uncertainty and turmoil of the last few years has…
Euro Elite 2024: Baltics – Baltic conditions Claudia Loy Throughout the pan-Baltic region in 2023 there was an overriding sense of instability in the legal market. Although there have…
Paul Weiss continues London expansion as Magic Circle responds in US Elisha Juttla The lateral hiring market for December and January was once again dominated by Paul Weiss’ impressive recruitment efforts in the…
Euro Elite 2024: Iberia – Out the other side Daniela Costa It first appeared that cautious optimism would characterise the Iberian legal market in 2023 but no-one predicted quite how turbulent…
The Client Profile: Nigel Paterson, Currys Elisha Juttla ‘I’m an extrovert and I like to get out there. An in-house role is much more team orientated than private…
Euro Elite 2024: Italy – Time to shine Marta Geraci The instability caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and exacerbated by Russia’s war with Ukraine, with the resulting gas supply difficulties…
‘Not just merger control’: Freshfields eyes opportunities in rising tide of antitrust regulation Alex Ryan Off the back of Freshfields’ recent recruitment of former FTC commissioner Christine Wilson into its US antitrust practice as a…
The Last Word: Euro vision Legal Business ‘AI has not significantly changed the day-to-day operations of law firms. The emphasis is on staying alert and staying informed…
Strategies for safeguarding client confidentiality and compliance Guest Blog Everyone is aware that data breaches and cyber attacks are on the rise globally. It affects organisations across various industries…
Q&A: Incorporating social value into projects Guest Blog Lorraine Bellinger, head of legal project delivery at international law firm Bird & Bird, on ensuring social benefit is considered…
Q&A: Kristóf Ferenczi, firm managing partner, discusses the future of Kinstellar Guest Blog Can you share your journey in the legal field leading up to your current role as managing partner? I started…
Ask the private banker to senior lawyers Guest Blog Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Tech outlook in Cyprus in 2024 Guest Blog In recent years, Cyprus has cultivated a thriving tech eco-system, positioning itself as a strong innovator, with a commitment to…
Euro Elite 2024: Southern Europe – Treading carefully Alex Marsland The Southern European market has been largely dictated by the recent inflow of foreign investment to the region, as the…
Euro Elite 2024: Switzerland – Endurance race Georgia Tuxford Switzerland’s legal market faces similar reversals to the world at large: regulatory shifts, geopolitical flux and technological advancements are keeping…
