Global 100 – Letter from Silicon Valley Marco Cillario For reporters used to the profession’s usual cautious pronouncements, it is striking how enthusiastic California lawyers are about the outlook;…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift Thomas Alan While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
Top Trumps, City-style – Who holds the cards in private equity? Georgina Stanley If there’s one City practice that has barely paused for breath in recent years, it is private equity (PE). Global…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess This issue holds our annual Global 100 survey results, but which Global 100 firms top The Legal 500 for number…
The clean-up crew – The rise of the in-house litigator Anna Cole-Bailey It is a complex world. Globalisation, increasingly interconnected economies, decades of tougher regulation and, yes, frenetic levels of law making…
The Global 100: The devil you know – The two visions for Freshfields Nathalie Tidman ‘Some of the management are dinosaurs. They don’t understand how important this is.’ So speaks one loyalist Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Global 100 overview: Escape velocity as the world’s largest firms pick up momentum Marco Cillario Compared to the dramatic events that have defined each of the three previous years, 2018/19 was relatively benign for the…
Postcards from the most-regulated – Bank GCs reflect a decade of change Tom Baker Another headline panel session from our flagship corporate counsel event, Enterprise GC, saw four in-house banking lawyers reflect on the…
Broader horizons – How GCs can secure those prized outside roles Mark McAteer One of the set-piece debates of day one of Enterprise GC covered a pressing issue for general counsel (GCs) –…
Dealwatch: US firms enjoy marquee run of deals with Kirkland and Goodwin leading the way Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis advised investment adviser and repeat customer GLP Investment Services on the $18.7bn sale of its US logistics…
Global 100 Methodology and notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2019 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by revenue.…
The Last Word: New frontiers Legal Business Despite Brexit, Trump and trade wars signalling a tentative prognosis from Global 100 leaders for the remainder of the year,…
Global 100 2019 – Main table Legal Business Please click the Full Screen button at the base of the table to see all columns. View table as a…
Sponsored briefing: Novel issues facing Cayman insolvency professionals dealing with crypto assets Guest Blog Conyers’ Paul Smith, Róisín Liddy-Murphy and Jordan McErlean discuss This year marked the tenth anniversary of the world’s first cryptocurrency,…
Sponsored briefing: Angola: time for private sector participation? Guest Blog Raul Mota Cerveira discusses the latest measures from the Angolan parliament to boost the private sector’s contribution to the economy…
Sponsored briefing: Prove it or lose it Guest Blog Simon Thomas and Clara Hamon of Baker & Partners outline Jersey’s new anti-money laundering law Jersey has bolstered the tools…
Significant hires Legal Business Ashurst has lost former managing partner James Collis to Squire Patton Boggs. Collis succeeded Ashurst litigation managing partner Simon Bromwich…
