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Kirkland and Baker McKenzie chart course for €950m sale of Danish shipping giant Thomas Alan Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie have secured key roles as Turkish freight shipping operator UN Ro-Ro launched its sale…
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McDermott’s mass lawyer swoop casts shadow over DLA financial renaissance Hamish McNicol It has been a bumpy few months for DLA Piper. Just as the dust was settling following McDermott Will &…
Trust me, I’m a lawyer… technology and the evolving role of GCs Catherine McGregor Academic and Thinkers50 honouree Rachel Botsman is focused on trust. Of late, that focus has looked at how technology has…
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The last word: New order Legal Business As part of our technology special, we canvass the experts and ask where the legal start-up market is headed Most…
Star power is core to your pitch – accept it Alex Novarese Within the same week, two Magic Circle firms stressed to Legal Business the same mantra after departures of big-name lawyers:…
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The wheat from the chaff – Hustling start-ups meet City law Hamish McNicol In a quiet east London street off the bustling Brick Lane, a few doors from a sign tagged ‘Vegan Hair…
Start-up snapshots Legal Business Apperio Founded: 2012 (as Legal Tender) Team size: 17 Investment raised: £3.4m Leaders: Chief executive Nicholas d’Adhemar Key clients: Dentons,…
16 easy steps to making you a great managing partner Alex Novarese Recently a surprisingly popular column in Legal Business took a jaded view of the state of leadership in major law…
SFO makes interim director appointment as Linklaters hires DPP Alison Saunders Tom Baker The white-collar crime arena has seen significant upheaval in recent weeks, with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) making an uninspiring…
