Riverview Law and Pangea3 brands to be dropped following EY acquisition Thomas Alan Big Four accountancy firm EY is finalising the combination of its two high-profile acquisitions, Riverview Law and Pangea3, into one…
Comment: A Big Four breakthrough will need a far better GC offensive Alex Novarese This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
Cross-selling to glory will only get the Big Four so far Alex Novarese This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
The Big Four meets GCs – The hard sell Hamish McNicol ‘I have never instructed a Big Four firm on a legal matter,’ says one UK general counsel (GC) of a…
EY makes further inroads into the legal sector after acquiring Thomson Reuters’ LPO arm Thomas Alan Less than a year after it acquired Riverview Law, EY has maintained its acquisitive form by agreeing to buy the…
New Law meets Big Four – Has Deloitte got the conviction to match its free-thinking legal pitch? Thomas Alan Thomas Alan asks if Deloitte can find a new angle on legal services The often cited but seldom-seen legal arrival…
KPMG ups the ante with 145-lawyer hire in France and new consultancy service Marco Cillario KPMG has added its name to the list of Big Four accountants ramping up their legal service offering in recent…
Accountants keep coming as Deloitte hires A&O banking partner as UK legal head Thomas Alan Deloitte has made a clear statement of intent in legal services by announcing today (14 January) that it has lured…
PwC ups the ante in legal services with new Fragomen US alliance Tom Baker Building on the Big Four’s sustained attempts to disrupt the legal services market, PwC has extended its presence in the…
Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law Thomas Alan Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global…
Upping the ante: City Law feels pressure on transparency as Big Four includes partners in gender pay stats Thomas Alan The Big Four accountancy firms have set a precedent for their legal counterparts by disclosing updated gender pay gap figures…
‘Not another mid-market law firm’: Deloitte to make much-anticipated foray into UK legal market Tom Baker Often trumpeted as a potential disruptor to the UK legal market, the last of the Big Four accountancy firms, Deloitte,…
The rise of the accountants continues as PwC launches in DC Marco Cillario PwC will continue to spearhead the push by the Big Four accountancy firms into the global legal services market with…
Comment: The Big Four – they’d have done it by now if they cared Legal Business At the debate I recently attended on future of law-type stuff everything was proceeding to plan. Once the panel finished…
The Big Four – they’d have done it by now if they cared Alex Novarese At the debate I recently attended on future of law-type stuff everything was proceeding to plan. Once the panel finished…
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Four? – Inside the accountants’ assault on law Madeleine Farman The Big Four accountants are pushing once again into the legal services market as they hunt beyond their audit heartlands.…
‘We are not trying to be a standalone law firm’ – PwC Legal to integrate into wider accountancy practice through MDP Kathryn McCann PwC Legal is to integrate into the wider accountancy firm PwC UK from tomorrow (1 October), enabling the outfit to…
Rise of the accountants: PwC’s legal arm posts 24% revenue jump to £59.9m Kathryn McCann Revenue at PwC Legal has soared this financial year, from £48.5m to £59.9m, an increase of 25%. Led by senior…
Fighting back – a golden opportunity to take on the Big Four in tax services Guest Blog Bakers City head Alex Chadwick argues that law firms are increasingly primed to take core tax work off Big Four…
The accountants keep coming: EY launches in Belfast with Axiom appointment Kathryn McCann Big Four accountant Ernst & Young (EY) has appointed Axiom’s Aaron Stewart as a director to head up the launch…
