Global 100 Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn Alex Ryan ‘It looked like we were in for a rough time – but the markets stood up well.’ DLA Piper global…
The Client Profile: Alessandro Galtieri, Colt Technology Services Holly McKechnie It is fair to say that Colt Technology Services does not look out of place in its trendy environs of…
Social media influencers: Social circles Amy Ulliott Back in the spring, Legal Business asked whether a professional social media presence is now a ‘must-have’ for the modern…
Sponsored Q&A: Nicholas Blake-Knox – partner and head of Walkers’ asset management and investment funds group in Ireland Guest Blog Can you tell us a little bit about your career and how you ended up at Walkers? When I graduated…
LB100 – The second 50 – Regional view: Coming together Elisha Juttla The 26 regional and national firms occupying the 51-100 places in this year’s LB100 come in with an average of…
Life During Law: Sandra Paul Ayesha Ellis I head up our criminal defence and police investigations team as well as our sexual misconduct in the workplace practice.…
James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice Amy Ulliott In the early days of the pandemic, James Bremen began posting direct-to-camera explainers on Covid-19 legal issues, before branching out…
Sponsored briefing: Challenges and strategies in a competitive market Guest Blog Lisa Broderick of DAC Beachcroft examines the key problems and priorities for Irish clients, as well as the firm’s recent…
LB100 – The second 50 – City and boutique: London falling? Ayesha Ellis This year, 24 London-headquartered and boutique firms can be found in the second half of the LB100, experiencing an average…
Kirkland endures more losses as Magic Circle firms continue expansion in the US and Middle East Ayesha Ellis September saw it finally confirmed that, as suspected, M&A lawyer Roger Johnson will join Paul Weiss’ new English law offering,…
Social media influencer: Emma Lilley, head of legal UK&I, SD Worx Amy Ulliott Emma Lilley, UK and Ireland head of legal at HR and payroll management company SD Worx, has built an audience…
Sponsored Q&A: In conversation with Dechert Dublin’s managing partner – the case for a global law firm Guest Blog What are some of the challenges and opportunities you foresee for the investment funds industry in Ireland, and how is…
LB100 – firm profile – Eversheds Sutherland: Beyond the soundbites Ayesha Ellis Having achieved a steady rise in revenue over the past five years, can Eversheds Sutherland maintain its place in the…
Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work Alex Ryan ‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
Social media influencer: Sahar Farooqi, barrister Amy Ulliott A former barrister at both DAC Beachcroft and DWF, where he led the advocacy unit, Sahar Farooqi now has more…
Sponsored briefing: What you need to know: Ireland’s Individual Accountability Framework (IAF) Guest Blog Introduction The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (the Act) was signed into law on 9 March 2023 and…
LB100 – firm profile – Womble Bond Dickinson: Joining the dots Alex Ryan With mergers and performance across the pond enduringly hot topics in this year’s LB100 report, LB checked in with Womble…
‘A salutary lesson’: Axiom Ince closed by SRA following months of turmoil Holly McKechnie Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 3 October that it had…
Social media influencer: Chrissie Wolfe, solicitor and founder of LAB Consultancy Amy Ulliott After almost a decade at Irwin Mitchell, Chrissie Wolfe set up on her own in 2017, using social media to…
