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…
Life during law: Andy Ryde Thomas Alan It never occurred to me to be a lawyer until sixth form. I went to a regular comprehensive school and…
Brexit vs Dicey – The constitutional lawyer’s view on these strange days Thomas Alan With Brexit entrenching divisions, Britain’s patchwork constitution is being increasingly pitted against political upheaval. Do legal experts see crisis brewing?…
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…
Heal thyself – Top GCs and firm leaders on the future of law Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Catherine, how much progress are you seeing at law firms in listening to the stuff clients…
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,…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
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…
Scotland: Art of the possible Margaret Taylor Wherever you look, there are women filling legal roles that had previously appeared closed to them in Scotland: Lorna Jack…
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…
Eversheds spins off New Law arm to supercharge growth and attract external investment Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol reports on Eversheds Sutherland taking the partnership shackles off its Konexo offering The alternative legal service provider (ALSP)…
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…
The Client Profile: Elizabeth Messud, Kingfisher Hamish McNicol Living at the home of an ancient babushka. Rubbing shoulders with bodyguards on share acquisition deals. Arranging licensing deals so…
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…
‘Time for a change’ as multiple corporate legal chiefs leave posts for pastures new Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest senior corporate in-house moves A string of general counsel (GCs) have made career changes…
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…
As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Italian legal market consolidates as local champion Bonelli merges with rival Lombardi Marco Cillario The leadership of Slaughter and May’s Italian ally, BonelliErede, claims the firm has moved far ahead of its competitors after…
