From wellness amenities to stranded assets: leading real estate partners give their 2024 predictions
Following a year of high interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and inflation, the real estate sector would be forgiven for feeling…
‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdown
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has fined Clyde & Co £500,000 and former partner Edward Mills-Webb £11,900 following a slew of…
Revolving doors: Linklaters makes bold US play as new year recruitment picks up
Defying its US strategy critics, Linklaters’ New York office began the week with the hire of a six-lawyer M&A team…
Norton Rose Fulbright loses another litigation partner as departures continue to mount
In another blow for Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF), commercial litigation partner Radford Goodman has left for Mishcon de Reya. Goodman…
Revolving doors: Paul Weiss makes another key London hire as firms bolster disputes and finance teams
In a continuation of Paul Weiss’ impressive recruitment efforts in London, Nicole Kar has joined the US firm as a…
‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermath
A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced last month. Seven individuals have…
Global 100: Gibson Dunn – A global outlook for an LA stalwart
‘We are in growth mode,’ announces Joshua Lipshutz, chief operating officer of Gibson Dunn, as he beams into the boardroom…
The Client Profile: Lida Khanverdi, EG Group
Fresh off a train from Blackburn, suitcase in tow, Lida Khanverdi arrives at the interview shortly after closing a new…
Banking and Finance perspectives: Chris Kandel
I actually started practising law in California, way back in the dark ages. I moved over here for two years,…
Slaughters’ outgoing senior partner Cooke to follow fellow grandees in post-retirement pivot
Slaughter and May’s eminent senior partner Steve Cooke has become the latest law firm leader to embrace a change of…
Revolving Doors: Disputes hiring picks up pace as Global 100 players make key appointments
Allen & Overy has hired cyber security incident response partners, Ffion Flockhart, and Charlie Weston-Simons, with Flockhart taking on the…
SFO opens criminal investigation into Axiom Ince
A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today (14 November). Seven individuals…
International round-up: Global 100 firms expand in the Middle East and Asia
Ahead of our annual Global 100 report in our November/December issue, firms have made concerted efforts to consolidate and expand…
New brooms for Travers Smith as partnership elects Gillen to senior partner
Travers Smith today (6 November) announced the election of Andrew Gillen as senior partner. With a term commencing on 1…
Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy
Axiom Ince has filed documents with the High Court to appoint Neil Bennett, Alex Cadwallader and Andrew Poxon of Leonard…
The Client Profile: Alessandro Galtieri, Colt Technology Services
It is fair to say that Colt Technology Services does not look out of place in its trendy environs of…
‘A salutary lesson’: Axiom Ince closed by SRA following months of turmoil
Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 3 October that it had…
Social mobility: An invisible problem
‘We have yet to make significant strides in fostering systemic change for social mobility. Our focus around diversity and inclusion…
LB100 – The second 25: Riders of the storm
It has been another muted performance from the second 25, typically the strongest-performing group in the LB100 historically. Average revenue…
‘We opted for ambition’: King & Spalding’s Tom Sprange KC on the firm’s London move and expansion plans
Following the announcement of its move to a new office space at 8 Bishopsgate, Legal Business spoke to King &…