Veteran Novartis GC Ehrat steps down over ‘error’ in Trump lawyer agreement Hamish McNicol A longstanding and well-respected member of the in-house community, Felix Ehrat has abruptly stepped down from his role as general…
Paul Hastings doubles up in the City as A&O loses global IP head to Kirkland Thomas Alan Paul Hastings pulled off two headline lateral hires in London in a week as the US firm strengthens its corporate…
Dealwatch: PE deals continue to dominate agenda for City firms Legal Business Ropes & Gray’s London arm advised on the largest-ever UK private equity software buyout. Helen Croke (pictured) led the team…
Focus: Wild West or new frontier? Securities counsel divided as the cryptocurrency ‘float’ rears its blockchained head Marco Cillario Marco Cillario sizes up the pros and cons for legal advisers of the current ICO boom ‘We are in an…
Moves of the month Legal Business White & Case maintained its recent hiring spree in its litigation practice with the recruitment of Chris Brennan from Addleshaw…
Practice Area Spotlight: Competition and regulatory – leading experts and high-profile cases Guest Blog Business transactions regularly require a careful analysis from a competition law point of view. We at Prager Dreifuss have excellent…
Rich pickings for Travers Smith and Freshfields as Bridgepoint cashes in on Pret Marco Cillario Ten years after acquiring Pret A Manger in a deal worth £350m, private equity house Bridgepoint is selling it for…
The Euro Elite 100 – The Main Table Legal Business Baltics Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Sorainen 219 32 4 Ellex 195 41 3 COBALT 182 32…
The Euro Elite Overview: Ode to Joy Dominic Carman The good times are back in Europe – at least for now – making growth the word on every managing…
Life during law: Richard Crump Tom Baker Never wanted to be a lawyer. I was persuaded to read law at Oxford by my school. I wanted to…
Deal View: DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Aviation focus: Winds of change Catherine Wycherley Uncertainty seems to be the only thing lawyers working in Europe’s aviation sector can count on these days. The recent…
Green investment – The colour of money Greg Hall Pressure for business to ‘go green’ has been building steadily for 20 years. What started as a minority concern has…
Growing weary of snake oil dressed as commentary Alex Novarese This may be an issue dominated by all things Millennial, but I am past that, so the column that follows…
Rosenblatt unveils third-party funding ambitions following £43m float Tom Baker London litigation specialist Rosenblatt became the fourth UK firm to list in May, simultaneously revealing plans to establish a third-party…
Eyes on ‘the prize’ – BCLP’s leaders on going all-in for transatlantic union Alex Novarese LB: What was the background to the merger talks? Therese Pritchard (TP): I started it. It’s my fault. In February…
The Last Word: Generation Next Legal Business As part of our partnership special, we asked young partners and managers alike for their take on the latest wave…
The Euro Elite Top 25 Legal Business Rank Firm Region The Legal 500 rank Size rank Lawyers Partners Recent partner promotions Offices Revenue 1 Loyens & Loeff…
