The Last Word: F=MA Legal Business ‘I think – and I say this as the pessimist – we will easily move ahead on our strategy.’ Frances…
Allen & Overy’s election delivered an all-star line-up but have the big issues been resolved? Alex Novarese Towards the end of 2019, Legal Business remarked that the issue at the heart of Allen & Overy (A&O)’s looming…
Comment: Remembering Mr Disruption – How Clayton Christensen became the legal industry’s North Star Alex Novarese Barely into 2020 and news came that probably the most influential business thinker of the last 20 years had passed…
Comment: The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
Deal View: After years of missed opportunities Weil flirts with a broader City advance Nathalie Tidman Investment in Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ City arm has long come in fits and starts, avoiding broader M&A ambitions to…
The Last Word: 2020 visions Legal Business ‘The next decade will decide whether firms become more like the Big Four or develop their own distinct model. They…
Cracking Wall St is the prize of the decade for City leaders Alex Novarese If much of the commentary in this issue focuses on what has gone awry for major UK law firms in…
Remembering Mr Disruption – The innovator’s legacy for the profession Alex Novarese Barely into 2020 and news came that probably the most influential business thinker of the last 20 years had passed…
The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
Comment: #MeToo is law’s Libor-rigging moment – Unheralded comes regulation of City law Alex Novarese Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
2020 forecast: City giants forced to offer flexible partnership Alex Novarese I’m going to resist the urge to bang on about the year in review, Brexit or even offer a 2010s…
Unheralded comes regulation of City law Alex Novarese Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
The Last Word: The client view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house lawyer survey, leading GCs give their take on risk management, becoming business advisers and collaboration…
If A&O’s new team can’t get a mandate, who can? Alex Novarese Writing at the end of November, with this issue hitting desks only a day or two before the candidates for…
Comment: Miguel who? New Hogan Lovells chief is going to be a hard sell in Europe Marco Cillario Canvassing ex-partners a few days after Hogan Lovells’ board recommended Miguel Zaldivar (pictured) as the firm’s next chief executive, Legal…
Comment: Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
Dynamic forces – The Legal 500 UK launch unveils new approach Georgina Stanley Late last month we published the first Legal 500 UK guide since I took over as editor. While changing something…
Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
The Last Word: The values are everything Legal Business Law firm leaders discuss the challenges of putting values on their corporate agenda and how to balance purpose with the…
New Law needs a new dictionary to get that promised break through Alex Novarese For more than a decade now technology and innovation jargon has been pushing its way inelegantly into the legal sphere.…
