Comment: Why law firm ‘values’ ring hollow (a call for honesty) Alex Novarese Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
Real estate, real estate, real estate: Bryan Cave? Questions surround BLP’s transatlantic union Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol and Thomas Alan canvass the market on the latest UK/US tie-up ‘Next year all our troubles will be…
The Legal 500 UK Awards 2018 David Burgess The Legal 500 UK Awards 2018 recognises and rewards the very best of the best across the legal industry. We…
Global London Focus: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Marco Cillario London headcount: 116 lawyers, 22 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2012: +81% London heads: Suhrud Mehta and Julian Stait Office…
Global London Focus: Cooley Marco Cillario London headcount: 80 lawyers, 27 partners London head: Justin Stock (pictured) Office speciality: Technology, life sciences, litigation Representative work: Advised…
A Tale of Two Citys – a growing divide emerges as the US elite storms ahead in London Marco Cillario A surging private equity market, the City’s first $10m lateral and two law firms passing the $3bn mark. At first…
Come together – Bakers unites UK and EMEA under single profit pool but Germany and France stay out Marco Cillario Integration has long been one of the key issues for Baker McKenzie, a firm with heritage as a franchise and…
The generation game – Linklaters makes Italian corporate play with veteran rainmaker Casati Marco Cillario It is well known that Italian law firms owe much of their fortunes to a small group of veteran rainmakers…
Disputes Eye: Crime pays as white-collar hires dominate recruitment Tom Baker If you are a senior litigator looking for a lucrative move, it does not hurt to be a white-collar specialist.…
Appeal hope remains for property investor despite losing £20m Libor claim against RBS Tom Baker Bird & Bird client Property Alliance Group (PAG) has lost in the Court of Appeal over a circa £20m Libor…
Deal view: Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Freshfields and Davis Polk win key roles as Comcast looks to thwart Murdoch’s Sky bid Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have landed pivotal roles as Comcast seeks to disrupt an existing bid…
Dealwatch: International elite face off in European and transatlantic mega transactions Legal Business Latham & Watkins advised Global Infrastructure Partners on the €1.94bn buyout of Italian railway operator Italo-Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. London partner…
High street collapse sees Global 100 players line up on Toys R Us and Maplin failures Thomas Alan In a worrying trend for high-street retailers, Toys R Us and Maplin have announced their UK domestic businesses are going…
Gordon Dadds acquisition sweep continues but breakthrough deal remains illusive Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol speaks to chief executive Adrian Biles about tubthumping, going public and frustration Gordon Dadds managing partner and group…
Switzerland – The rough and the smooth Dominic Carman Switzerland has not been in a foreign conflict since 1815 when its neutrality was first established by the Treaty of…
‘Investments have come home’: City branches stand out in big year for US players Marco Cillario Marco Cillario finds City offices outpacing worldwide growth at many Global London firms 2017 was a boom year for many…
Reborn supremacy – inside the unlikely White & Case revolution Nathalie Tidman ‘Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!’ exclaims Oliver Brettle, White & Case’s London executive partner, before getting up…
Unstoppable: The Risk Report Mark McAteer Our debut risk management and professional indemnity report with broker Marsh in February 2008 featured a timid segue into an…
