Sponsored chambers briefing: Bristol – the legal hub of the South West Guest Blog An overview of the award-winning St John’s Chambers St John’s Chambers is one of the largest and most prestigious barristers’…
Sponsored chambers briefing: The Bar – reputation management Guest Blog Melanie Riley reflects on a tough climate for chambers and discusses how Bell Yard Communications can help steer its clients…
LB100 drives income up 9% to £26.35bn but fears mount of a chaotic no-deal as Brexit fallout spreads Alex Novarese With daily headlines reminding the City of the Brexit-induced crisis engulfing the UK, the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has shrugged…
Enhance your contract negotiation process with a data and process-driven approach Guest Blog At most organisations, the contract negotiation process is highly manual, inconsistent and reliant on the institutional knowledge of the attorneys…
Nice problems to have – Where now for Stephenson Harwood as veteran chief hands over? Thomas Alan With longstanding chief executive Sharon White bowing out, Stephenson Harwood can look back on a strong ten years. Thomas Alan…
Under pressure – Retail GCs fight to adapt to a brutal High Street Anna Cole-Bailey The crisis engulfing high-street retailers is showing few signs of abating. May saw the public collapse of almost the entirety…
Life during law: Ian Bagshaw Nathalie Tidman I’m less Marmite than I was. Never been deferential. Having a Mancunian directness, I was brought up by people who…
Start-ups in India – Reaping what you sow Alex Speirs 2018 was a good year for Indian entrepreneurs. The world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem saw its base expand by 12-15% and…
The in-house debate: Run the risk Mark McAteer Is the job of the legal function to be the ringmaster and cheerleader, managing risk and compliance effectively within an…
Project India – Meet the GCs charged with building on a vast scale Alex Speirs As the world’s second most populous country, India accounts for 17.5% of the world’s population. And it is rapidly catching…
Deal View: Five years on – How Akin Gump’s Bingham acquisition turned bust to boom in the City Nathalie Tidman ‘Our team was nearly twice the size of Akin Gump’s London team. There was potential for vulnerability on both sides.…
Big pharma, small partners: the key transactional trends in life sciences Mark McAteer Given that mega mergers coming out of the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector have dominated the corporate agenda for decades,…
Auctions – how to play the game Mark McAteer The final session before lunch in our Corporate and M&A Summit looked at the mechanics of auctions and how best…
The Takeover Panel – that crucial first week Mark McAteer It was fitting that one of the first morning sessions of our inaugural Corporate and M&A Summit dealt with arguably…
Tougher competition – the growing impact of antitrust marquee deals Mark McAteer A key morning session of our 2019 Corporate and M&A Summit saw Linklaters London competition head Nicole Kar chair a…
The Corporate and M&A Summit 2019 Mark McAteer On 29 April Legal Business launched its first summit focused on M&A and corporate transactions. The one-day event saw us…
The Bar – Happy when it rains Dominic Carman Like the rest of Britain, barristers at the commercial Bar are impatiently waiting for some clarity over Brexit: it is…
Letter from… Amsterdam: Dutch lawyers find a deft balance amid testing times in cross-border trade Marco Cillario The secret to making your country attractive to foreign investors at a time when populism is reshaping global politics and…
The price of everything – Law firm metrics cannot measure broader values that will define their future Guest Blog Pinsents senior partner Richard Foley argues the industry needs new benchmarks for success As Legal Business publishes its LB100, it…
Ireland: Follow the money Dominic Carman Since it exited from an emergency bailout from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund,…
