The Last Word – Views from the market Legal Business To mark the launch of our 2018 Global London report, we ask senior figures at leading US firms in London…
Brexit looms yet City law tilts further towards US leaders Alex Novarese Striking numbers abound in this year’s Global London table, if you are into that kind of thing. The three pace-setting…
No-one cares about those corporate values Alex Novarese Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
The golden age of law firm leadership has passed… what now? Alex Novarese I used to say three things when asked for a view on the quality of leadership in the profession. Firstly,…
Letter from… Latin America: Blood vs bureaucracy – market forces weigh on Latam counsel Tim Girven ‘In the blacksmith’s house, the knives are made of wood’ – a common saying in Central America, which encapsulates an…
Striking out… or how to lose a client in ten minutes Hamish McNicol A 23-year-old became the most sought-after baseball player last year when he announced he would leave Japan to play in…
An ill wind… The LB100 leadership debate Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: How is the market generally? Lee Ranson, Eversheds Sutherland: Most of the managing partners around this…
Welcome to the hurricane – Latam GCs struggle with corruption clampdown Catherine Wycherley It has been a turbulent few years for many of those in the upper echelons of Brazilian politics and business.…
‘Our values are imperatives’: Pinsents chief on diversity, success and being bolder Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): How do you create a clearer picture of what Pinsents is doing on diversity? Richard Foley (RF):…
Life during law: Richard Youle, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Marco Cillario When I moved to Hull from Sheffield at five my next-door neighbour was a just-born, [Linklaters partner] Alex Woodward –…
Client profile: Sarah Nelson Smith, Yum! Brands Tom Baker In many ways it was ideal preparation. Before embarking on a legal career, Sarah Nelson Smith took a post-law school…
