Comment: Allen & Overy’s election delivered an all-star line-up but have the big issues been resolved? Alex Novarese Towards the end of 2019, Legal Business remarked that the issue at the heart of Allen & Overy (A&O)’s looming…
Comment: Latham vs Kirkland means everyone else loses – They own the global elite now Alex Novarese Skadden Arps, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and, currently, Kirkland & Ellis – over the last 30 years these firms have all…
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Fresh perspectives – Global London 2020 Legal Business Sponsored by Part 1: The Overview ‘Vantage points’ Focus: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Focus: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…
Client service uncovered: The best-rated firms revealed Ben Wheway The world’s largest law firms are continuing to get bigger. Last year the combined number of lawyers across the Global…
Cranes in the sky: UK real estate market rebuilds Muna Abdi With real estate investment moving out of paralysis post-election, Muna Abdi asks which firms are best prepared to take advantage…
Barclays acquittal draws flak for flawed SFO prosecutions despite record Airbus win Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the fresh controversy around SFO tactics It claims it is a public service hamstrung by archaic laws…
Significant hires Legal Business Cooley has revisited Latham to further boost its capital markets practice in London. New partner David Boles advises on international…
Corporate losses continue for Freshfields as Latham makes public M&A play in London Muna Abdi Kirkland & Ellis topped M&A rankings for Europe last year, bringing in a total of $224.2bn in deals, while Freshfields…
‘Universal slowdown’ adds up to a less dynamic year but Kirkland becomes first $4bn law firm Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds revenue growth tempered at many US firms with 2019 proving a sterner test for the global elite…
The BT interview – ideas from the bath Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): Eighteen months in the group general counsel role, what have been some of the key projects since…
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Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess The Legal 500 : Latham & Watkins focus The success of Latham & Watkins’ expansion globally in recent years is…
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Life During Law: Scott Simpson Nathalie Tidman We had Skadden’s 30th anniversary party at Kensington Palace. Very cool. I’ve been here most of those 30 years. I…
For the profession, as the world, the coronavirus is a moment of truth Alex Novarese The longer you do this job, the more your mind wanders to the big moments – recessions, terrorist attacks, political…
Latham vs K&E means that everyone else loses Alex Novarese Skadden Arps, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and, currently, Kirkland & Ellis – over the last 30 years these firms have all…
Heavy hangs the crown – Can Latham remain the global firm to beat? Marco Cillario Early March 2018 looked like the best of times to be a lawyer at Latham & Watkins. At the end…
