A Matter of Time – Simmons & Simmons
After a failed merger, a drop in both revenue and a profits, and a slew of partner departures, Simmons’ new…
A different focus – Round Table
The fourth Legal Business/Marsh round table brought together a group of risk managers to discuss the changing regulatory landscape and…
Switzerland – On The Rise
While several leading Swiss law firms contemplate their new lives as corporations, LB finds out what a series of high-profile…
Deals are back, but with a whimper, not a bang – Corporate round up
The corporate world may have recovered from its 2009 nadir but M&A, capital markets and private equity remained fragile in…
In the Spotlight – SJ Berwin
After very public merger talks with Proskauer Rose and a contentious managing partner election, SJ Berwin has been left to…
Litigation round table
Trends in international commercial litigation were to the fore in the second Legal Business round table in conjunction with McCann…
Worlds colliding
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, dreaded by the offshore world, has now been agreed. LB finds out why the…
Going solo
Equity partners from a number of big Austrian firms have decided to go it alone, setting up boutiques over the…
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
With litigation from the banking crisis now starting to filter through in Austria, most commentators believe that disputes work will…
Italy 2.0
The Italian legal market has modernised over the past decade as local firms have reacted to greater client demands and…
Management speak
In just under two years Simon Davies has restructured Linklaters’ partnership, cut lawyers and offices and ridden the financial crisis.…
Education, education, education
Law firms take their training very seriously. LB spent some time in the classroom to see how education has become…
The right track
Everything seems to conspire to prevent all but the most adventurous and patient of investors from entering Angola. A room…
Russian cases for Russian lawyers
Disputes from Russia and the CIS are an increasingly profitable area for Western firms, even for those without offices in…
Litigators of Russia – unite!
The Russian commercial justice system has suffered from image problems in the past, but recent court reforms and a boom…
Cracking up
As legal aid comes under the strain of budget cuts, pro bono work by commercial law firms is helping paper…
The New deal
The private equity dealmakers of the boom years have been shifted off the front pages. As the market shows signs…
Rest in pieces
Reckless ambition, inept management and greed: a case study in how not to run a law firm In February 2009,…
A breath of fresh air
Over the course of the past decade renewable energy has become a mainstream part of the energy sector. With investment…
Double vision
With the market recovering slowly, Ashurst’s new-look corporate management team has its work cut out. The duo not only has…