October/November 2017

Alex Novarese

Ever wonder what Baker McKenzie is waiting for? The firm once had a crystal clear market position as the only…

Marco Cillario

Freshfields and K&E act on Monarch administration Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s restructuring chief Ken Baird and finance partner Catherine Balmond led…

Alex Novarese

If nothing else, it is safe to say Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s not-very-convincing claim that management was not dead set…

Kathryn McCann

In a major boon to the UK property market, recent changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) have sparked a…

Legal Business

With the recent Weinstein revelations shining a light on sexual harassment and misogyny across every industry, we ask senior lawyers…

Alex Novarese

Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Looking at the top of the market, how is buying behaviour changing? Donny Ching, Royal Dutch…

Tom Baker

Unusually for the current UK and Ireland general counsel (GC) of Swiss multinational and famed KitKat creator Nestlé, Mark Maurice-Jones’…

Nathalie Tidman

Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…

Dominic Carman

Think offshore centre and certain calm images spring to mind: elegant yachts, crystal blue water, sparsely-populated beaches and gently sloping…

Marco Cillario

‘Surprising’ was the adjective frequently deployed by City partners in October when merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and…

Kathryn McCann

I grew up outside London and left school at 16 to start a mechanical engineering apprenticeship. I didn’t have A-levels…

Kathryn McCann

Following Gateley’s landmark listing in 2015 where partners pocketed a combined £25m, some senior partners have taken home almost £500,000…

Tom Baker

Tom Baker assesses attempts to revive the flagging Serious Fraud Agency amid a fractious political debate It is fair to…

Tom Baker

The ongoing Slater and Gordon (S&G) saga shows no sign of abating, as the Watchstone Group (formerly Quindell) in October…

Alex Novarese

Do you know your cash-burn phase from your TLDNR? Welcome to the buccaneering, hierarchy-lite world of the fast-growth, tech-driven ‘disruptors’,…

Tom Baker

Speaking to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Jon Lawrence this summer on his decision to join Brick Court Chambers, he…

Alex Novarese

For years, privilege was the invaluable asset taken for granted by the profession. But those days have long since passed,…

Marco Cillario

Marco Cillario assesses whether Nextlaw is a network or Dentonsʼ Uber With typical distaste for the status quo, Dentons chair…

Alex Novarese

Despite post-Brexit challenges to the UK’s legal market and persistent concerns over court funding, confidence remains high among commercial practitioners…

Kathryn McCann

As speculation continues in the Irish market as to which international law firm will be the next to come knocking…