Deal View: Goodwin’s City practice goes beyond the clichés with 58% revenue growth Nathalie Tidman The cliché says that you have to start somewhere and so Goodwin Procter’s London branch did in 2011 with a…
The big 30 – Make ‘em partner or you’ll lose ‘em Alex Novarese Having recently shared a few drinks with one of the most talked-up youngish corporate lawyers in the City, the question…
US firms in London – the new apex predators are here Alex Novarese There was never any doubt that 2018 would prove another good year for US law firms in London coming off…
Ince Gordon Dadds sees share price fall following critical administrator report Tom Baker Merger vital to saving ‘unmanageable’ Ince business, says Quantuma Newly-merged listed firm Ince Gordon Dadds saw its share price dip…
The head, the tail, the whole damn thing: UK firms suffer again as Global London sharks circle Thomas Alan With recent financial results displaying the added bite of US firms in the City, it appears their approach to the…
Moment of truth: New Law champion Axiom unveils float plans but break up of its business raises doubts Thomas Alan Axiom making good on long-trailed plans to float will be a milestone for New Law. Thomas Alan assesses if the…
Apathy and a multimillion-pound shortfall define beleaguered KWM Europe insolvency Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds reality setting in for creditors and former partners more than two years on ‘My immediate thought was:…
‘A third way’: Taylor Wessing enters alliance with West Coast leader Wilson Sonsini Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses Taylor Wessing’s alliance with Silicon Valley royalty Wilson Sonsini as RPC forges US insurance partnership While the…
International Arbitration Centre launches: the City finally gets the world-class disputes space it has been waiting for Alex Novarese For years, seasoned practitioners have bemoaned the lack of top-notch arbitration facilities in London, casting an envious eye at the…
Dealwatch: Global 100 firms share spoils on flurry of private equity and public M&A mandates Legal Business Slaughter and May is acting on the £1.3bn unsolicited bid for doorstep lender Provident Financial. Corporate head Andy Ryde (pictured)…
Innovation needs champions as Axiom doubts emerge Alex Novarese We have at LB Towers something of a reputation for being sceptical of the claims to fresh thinking surrounding much…
Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back Marco Cillario Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
No more firsts – Reflections of the first female counsel to the White House Alex Speirs There can be few legal roles in the US of as much significance and substance as White House counsel. And…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess Baker McKenzie tops this year’s Global London rankings by headcount. Here we look at the firm’s London rankings in The…
The Client Profile: Hugh Pugsley, HSBC Anna Cole-Bailey ‘Before university I spent a year working in India in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, teaching English, maths and personal hygiene,’…
Life during law: Claire Wills Nathalie Tidman I’ve been 27 years at Freshfields. I’m not sure where the time has gone. It’s International Women’s Day on Friday…
The medium is the message – GC strategies for riding the media revolution Greg Hall Since the advent of the printing press in 1440, when Johannes Gutenberg’s invention for the first time allowed information to…
Global London overview – Sharks in the fish pond Nathalie Tidman In last year’s Global London overview, attention focused on three non-UK firms with more than 400 lawyers in the City.…
