Rising clout means a new kind of corporate politics for GCs
Oxymoronic as it sounds, news that Barclays general counsel (GC) Mark Harding is to depart has been received as startling…
Pay for female lawyers not up by much
Pay for male lawyers in the UK is significantly down from 2011, while women enjoyed a small rise in salary…
Law firms forced to prove their worth
Panel reviews are a cut-throat business these days, even for firms like SNR Denton and Slaughter and May. The duo…
Throwing a lifeline from a sinking ship
In early May, members of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s management team left the firm. One headed for the greener pastures of…
Quinn Emanuel snags A&O London arbitration duo
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has ruffled Allen & Overy (A&O)’s feathers in London after the US litigation specialist hired…
Rival firms benefit from imminent Dewey collapse in City
With troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf on the brink of collapse, a number of firms have already stepped in…
Dewey needs to take its head out of the sand
As LB was going to press, news emerged that Dewey & LeBoeuf was set to lose its recently acquired London…
Dewey management in denial as exits continue
Management at Dewey & LeBoeuf has reacted defensively to widespread partner exits in 2012, contending the firm’s position is ‘strong’…
Taylor Wessing eyes Hong Kong deal after Singapore launch
Taylor Wessing is more likely to merge with a local practice in Hong Kong than to set up in the…
FSA’s Cole holds all the cards in choosing her next move
After two years of speculation in the financial services sector, it has finally happened. Margaret Cole, Financial Services Authority (FSA)…
Under review
Over the past decade panels have defined the relationship between law firms and the major banks. But as the nature…
In the soup
Historically, the largest law firms have had a patchy relationship with the profession’s regulators. Can the Solicitors Regulation Authority build…