The last word: Dealbreakers News Editor After a rocky 2016 with Brexit and Trump, we ask the City’s leading corporate players how 2017 will play out.
As KWM cracks, beware re-written history and schadenfreude Alex Novarese Happy New Year, profession. Barely have we gotten into 2017 and the inevitable has happened: the legacy SJ Berwin business…
Guest post: Time for the Law Society to cut the cord Legal Business Anyone who has seen the Law Society council in action over the past 20 years will not be surprised by…
Comment: After shocks of 2016, law leaders may need to start thinking Legal Business Well, it is nearly over and few in the profession will mourn the passing of 2016. Not since the banking…
Finance view – White & Case reinvents its London banking practice with some success Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young assess the firm’s reboot after a tough post-2008 run Traditionally a strong lender side practice…
Buck-passing and buyers’ remorse as KWM saga nears end Alex Novarese Though it will be outdated by the time this issue hits desks, I am professionally obligated I suppose to return…
After shocks of 2016, law leaders may need to start thinking Legal Business Well, it is nearly over and few in the profession will mourn the passing of 2016. Not since the banking…
The last word: 2017 – the year ahead Legal Business ‘There is a pause in the activities firms like ours service. The question is, for what? Business may get used…
Comment: Turbulence to shape next generation of M&A stars Legal Business There is a school of thought that the late 1980s and early 1990s proved singularly fertile ground for developing outstanding…
‘Making Brexit look tame’: Slaughters heavyweight Boardman et al react as Trump rides to shock victory Kathryn McCann Still reeling from the impact of Brexit, the global legal profession is this morning coming to terms with the shock…
Comment: The Legal 500 view – Consolidation and risk define UK legal market Alexander Boyes Coming off the back of a 2015 that saw a more robust deal market and greater levels of activity in…
Comment: Camerons double merger adds up but will it multiply? Legal Business Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Turbulence to shape next generation of M&A stars Legal Business There is a school of thought that the late 1980s and early 1990s proved singularly fertile ground for developing outstanding…
Camerons’ double merger adds up but will it multiply? Alex Novarese Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Green shoots: Global firms jostle for position in panda bond market Legal Business Victoria Young reviews how global firms are positioning themselves to cash in on a market on the cusp As the…
Comment: Why clients are the biggest threat to premier law firms Legal Business As Legal Business gathered a group of the legal elite at the top of Tower 42 to debate the issues…
Comment: A period of silence from the profession on access to justice would be welcome Legal Business Inevitably with an event as dramatic as Brexit, the unintended consequences keep coming. One of the less noted is the…
A period of silence from the profession on access to justice would be welcome Legal Business Inevitably with an event as dramatic as Brexit, the unintended consequences keep coming. One of the less noted is the…
Leader: A choppy disputes market and unease on the bench Alex Novarese Assessing the legal market for our third annual Disputes Yearbook there are many reasons for litigators to be bullish… and…
Guest post: How years of frustration have led to the LSB’s vision for a single regulator Guest Blog The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) vision for the future of legal regulation reflects the build-up of years of frustration.
