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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;…
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‘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…
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State of play – In-house tech perspectives Alex Speirs Between the reams of paper (literal and virtual) spent discussing how technology will affect the legal profession and the thousands…
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…
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…
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…
Eversheds launches in Chicago and dreams of California in first post-merger US moves Marco Cillario Eversheds Sutherland has chosen one of the most competitive legal markets for its first US office launch since its transatlantic…
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…
City and US heavyweights line up on Lego owner’s £4.8bn offer for Merlin Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) are representing the City elite on a £4.8bn offer for Merlin Entertainments, in…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
