Womble Bond-BDB Pitmans: The data driving the national tie-up talks Ben Wheway The Legal 500’s Ben Wheway takes a look at the rationale behind the proposed merger and what a combined firm…
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The Client profile: Sharon Blackman, Citi Tom Baker While she is loath to admit it, Sharon Blackman, managing director and general counsel in Citi’s global legal affairs and…
Sponsored briefing: Dispute Resolution: Strategic case management with legal acumen Guest Blog State court litigation and private arbitration proceedings require practitioners to combine legal thoroughness and the management of evidence with strategic…
Sponsored briefing: Landmark Privy Council decision on the scope and ranking of trustees’ indemnity Guest Blog In October 2022, the Privy Council finally handed down judgment in the Z Trust (II) appeals (ETJL v Halabi; ITGL…
Sponsored briefing: Portugal as a magnet of foreign direct investment Guest Blog In 2022 Portugal climbed to eighth place in the ranking of ‘top ten’ of European economies that most attract foreign…
Sponsored briefing: Portugal: Sustainable finance Guest Blog VdA’s Ana Luís de Sousa and Hugo Moredo Santos on the importance of capital markets to sustainable financing The capital…
Sponsored briefing: Portugal – Towards a carbon neutral transportation system Guest Blog As the European Union has made a commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, member states are having to accelerate…
In with the new: Big Law rings in the changes amid City leadership shake-up Charles Avery For many law firms, the end of the year marks elections for various leadership positions. This year has been no…
Global 100: Ten-year view – Playing the long game Mark McAteer The contrast between the Global 100 reports in 2012 and 2022 is startling: in 2012 the global elite was feeling…
HSF, Davis Polk and Eversheds act on Made.com collapse as market expects FTX fallout Tom Baker Partners from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Davis Polk and Eversheds Sutherland have secured advisory roles on the administration and £3.4m sale…
Latham scores lead role in Man Utd’s potential sale as US outfits advise on Tom Ford deal Megan Mayers Latham & Watkins has had a busy November, picking up several multi-billion-dollar instructions across the sports, retail and telecoms sectors.…
Size matters: which Global 100 firms have the most Legal 500 rankings? Ben Wheway Legal 500 data highlights the contrast between the laser-focused firms cleaning up in core markets and the wide footprint of…
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks legal feeding frenzy, but leaves more questions than answers Charles Avery Ask any City partner about the current state of the market, and they will point to a softening in the…
Verein check: how the big six global players have grown over ten years Ben Wheway The largest six Swiss verein firms have pursued varying expansion strategies over the past decade – Ben Wheway looks at…
Life During Law: Karen Seward Megan Mayers I grew up in a shipbuilding town in the north. Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Bryson described it as ‘the very worst town…
A bonanza year for the Global 100 – is the table about to turn? Nathalie Tidman It is a treacherous business, making market predictions for the year ahead. Too conservative and the pundit is guilty of…
Much snootiness still remains, but the Vereins are actually fine Nathalie Tidman While Legal Business is not the type of publication to force a tenuous link in order to make a feature…
SRA defends year-long striking off process for Eversheds trainee convicted of sexual assault Tom Baker After yet another galling sexual misconduct episode to blight the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has come out swinging…
