Comment: For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law
Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
The LB100 Comment: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash
The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
The talent debate: The war rages on
James Tsolakis, NatWest: One of the great challenges setting this up with Alex is in the long period I have…
LB100: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash
The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
A decade since Lehman the profession still mired in the New Normal
Within days of this issue hitting desks, it will be ten years since Lehman Brothers’ collapse marked what swiftly became…
Comment: A decade since Lehman the profession still mired in the New Normal
Within days of this issue hitting desks, it will be ten years since Lehman Brothers’ collapse marked what swiftly became…
Comment: Law firm IPOs still don’t make much sense (but soon could)
‘Who would possibly invest in a law firm?’ asks one leader this month, reflecting a common view. Yet the current…
Comment: The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility
Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
The global client debate: Across boundaries
Alex Novarese, Legal Business: How do people feel about the service from law firms? Simon White, Cognizant: There are a…
Comment: Yet unremarked, generational conflict cripples City law
Our cover feature this month largely speaks for itself in assessing the changing face of partnership as Millennials begin colonising…
Eyes on ‘the prize’ – BCLP’s leaders on going all-in for transatlantic union
LB: What was the background to the merger talks? Therese Pritchard (TP): I started it. It’s my fault. In February…
Comment: 16 easy steps to making you a great managing partner
Recently a surprisingly popular column in Legal Business took a jaded view of the state of leadership in major law firms. The…
The New Normal is good news for litigators
Returning with our fourth annual Disputes Yearbook, by far the largest we have yet published, it is still a great…
It’s a team game at the legal elite but the mix of players is changing
This year we return to the team format of the GC Powerlist, our flagship annual report chronicling the elite of…
Comment: Allen & O’Melveny – a research-free, hot take
Hats off to my old shop, Legal Week for a quality scoop on Allen & Overy (A&O) and O’Melveny &…
Comment: The golden age of law firm leadership has passed… what now?
I used to say three things when asked for a view on the quality of leadership in the profession. Firstly,…
Comment: Why law firm ‘values’ ring hollow (a call for honesty)
Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
An ill wind… The LB100 leadership debate
Alex Novarese, Legal Business: How is the market generally? Lee Ranson, Eversheds Sutherland: Most of the managing partners around this…
The golden age of law firm leadership has passed… what now?
I used to say three things when asked for a view on the quality of leadership in the profession. Firstly,…
No-one cares about those corporate values
Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…