Sponsored briefing: Disputes flare up in the oil and gas sector Guest Blog Navigant’s Mark Taylor on the pressures that oil prices exert on contracts in the sector We all know how the…
Client profile: Angus McBride, News UK Tom Baker The veteran criminal defence lawyer turned legal head on bridging the gap between journalism and law While a student at…
Banking on change Alex Speirs When the global financial crisis struck in 2008, the impact reverberated far beyond the traditional financial centres of the West.…
Life during law: Patrick Sarch, White & Case Madeleine Farman I started at Paisner and then on qualification went off to Norton Rose. I joined Clifford Chance in 2000, which…
Beware the Black Swan Catherine McGregor Imagine the worst: within the last 72 hours, your company has been hit by a major crisis. There may have…
Emerald Ambitions Kathryn McCann Barry Devereux, managing partner of Irish leader McCann FitzGerald, is not letting the bad Irish weather dampen his spirits. ‘The…
A long time in politics Alex Novarese Oh for the days when politics was the last thing on the minds of City advisers. For years, British politics…
Legal Business 100: The second 50 – Eyes on the prize Tom Baker As the debate over the future of London as a legal hub in a post-Brexit world rages on, London boutique…
Legal Business 100: Case study – Stewarts Law Legal Business Stewarts Law, the UK’s largest litigation-only firm, had an eventful 2016/17 financial year, which resulted in its third consecutive period…
The last word: A period of drama Legal Business From living with Brexit to harnessing technology, Legal Business 100 leaders state what must be done to thrive HARD CHOICES…
Associate pay smoke screen: it’s fooling no-one Alex Novarese Associate pay used to be simple. Lockstepped and transparent to the nth degree on both sides of the Atlantic, you…
The cutting edge Tom Baker During Apple’s earnings conference call in May, chief executive Tim Cook discussed the company’s long-running and bitter dispute with Qualcomm,…
The LB100: Forex flatters market leaders but most struggle to find their form in another tough year Mark McAteer LB100 firms weather initial Brexit turbulence but good times remain a distant memory Flattered by turbulent forex markets, the UK’s…
‘A more modern way’: as litigation bankrollers move into portfolio investment, funding edges further into the disputes mainstream Tom Baker Tom Baker charts the evolution of dispute funding from case-by-base institutional backers Litigation funding has been a growing aspect of…
As the City elite gets coy on associate salaries, US rivals are winning the battle for young talent Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman assesses the impact of another round of pay rises on the City market As US firms continue to…
Bangs and whimpers – LB100 performance is a lot weaker than it looks Alex Novarese In the wake of the banking crisis, some commentators claimed the legal industry was set for a bloodbath that would…
Bargain hunters and mega deals to the rescue as Europe’s deal market rides out political shocks Marco Cillario Marco Cillario finds deal professionals heaving a sigh of relief after a nail-biting end to 2016 Economic and political shocks…
What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’ Madeleine Farman The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
‘Collateral damage’: Profession gets a stark wake-up call on tech security in wake of crippling DLA cyber assault Kathryn McCann Kathryn McCann assesses the impact of the cyber attack on DLA and the wider legal market For years, the possibility…
Client Intelligence Report: Data view James Wood Q: For a routine instruction, how important are the following criteria when selecting a firm? (1 = not at all…
