Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2023 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
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Sponsored briefing: Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption for share buybacks by listed companies may be abolished by 2025 Guest Blog Dutch listed companies may buyback their own shares free from Dutch dividend withholding tax (DWT), subject to certain conditions being…
Sponsored briefing: Overview of ESG law in Switzerland Guest Blog What amendments or additions to Swiss ESG laws have been introduced in the past year, and how are these expected…
Table toppers – the law firms leading the pack in the latest Legal 500 research Cameron Purse Almost 1,200 firms have secured spots in the most recent UK Legal 500 Solicitors research, which provides law firms, in-house…
The in-house debate: Look to the future now Nathalie Tidman David Halliwell, Pinsent Masons Vario: The world is now seen through a ‘VUCA’ lens – it’s Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and…
The Global 100 debate: Going hard and betting long Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: How have your businesses been performing over the last year? What have been the highlights? Deborah…
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones Nathalie Tidman When I was 12, I was a competitive swimmer, and I used to swim every morning before school. If you’re…
Allen & Overy dodges data leak bullet as firm tight-lipped on ransom outcome Alex Ryan As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without…
The Last Word: Movers and shakers Legal Business ‘The US firms don’t have any magic formula – it’s just that they have a very large economic driver behind…
‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermath Holly McKechnie A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced last month. Seven individuals have…
The Client Profile: Lida Khanverdi, EG Group Holly McKechnie Fresh off a train from Blackburn, suitcase in tow, Lida Khanverdi arrives at the interview shortly after closing a new…
Global 100: Gibson Dunn – A global outlook for an LA stalwart Holly McKechnie ‘We are in growth mode,’ announces Joshua Lipshutz, chief operating officer of Gibson Dunn, as he beams into the boardroom…
Global 100: White & Case: Global elite leader or missed opportunity? Elisha Juttla ‘Our ability to pitch top-ranked teams under both New York and English law, and where needed under the local laws…
Global 100 – Stories of the year Elisha Juttla With law firm mergers and collapses, new office launches, a proliferation of strategic hiring and big-name changes in management, 2023…
Global 100 firms expand notably in core areas as Paul Weiss vs Kirkland rumbles on Ayesha Ellis The lateral hiring market in November was once again dominated by comings and goings between Paul Weiss and Kirkland &…
Global 100 Overview: Spinning around Alex Ryan The contrast between last year’s Global 100 report and this year’s could hardly be starker. Last year saw firms blow…
M&A stages tentative comeback but dealmakers remain hamstrung by uncertainty Alex Ryan ‘The biggest issue for the market is uncertainty’, says Richard Youle, who has headed Skadden’s London office since July. ‘Whether…
