PWC LEGAL LOOKS FOR REGIONAL GROWTH Addleshaw Goddard and DLA Piper veteran Neal Shepherd was recruited by PwC Legal to head a regional push out of its Manchester office. The accountancy giant is targeting the north of England, with Shepherd focusing on mid-market M&A and expanding the team into PwC business areas, including employment and …
Renewed interest from international investors leading to increased deal flow means real estate practices are back in favour again. We ask leading practitioners about the future of this volatile market Solemn vows ‘We’ve treated real estate like a marriage – in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer. We haven’t reneged on our …
The in-house survey – Where next, consigliere? The in-house survey: managing counsel – Getting with the programme The in-house survey: adviser feedback – The usual suspects The Last Word – The client’s view
Introduction Leader The Disputes Dilemma Litigation Disputes overview: Martial Law Perspectives: Simon Davis, Clifford Chance Arbitration Perspectives: Jan Paulsson, Three Crowns Perspectives: Gary Born, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Pick your battles
Leadership and innovation – Visionaries, politicians and survivors Leadership and innovation – Profession, disrupt thyself? Leadership and innovation – The partnership dilemma
LORD CHANCELLOR ACTED ‘UNLAWFULLY’ IN LEGAL AID CONSULTATION Kingsley Napley and 11 KBW last month acted for the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association and the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association in their successful challenge against the Lord Chancellor’s failure to disclose the contents of two reports during the legal aid reforms consultation process. The Treasury Solicitor …
Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel (GCs) at leading companies give us their views on panels, pricing, regulation and diversity Law across borders ‘We are going to see a lot more cross-border, multinational transactions that involve an in-depth legal scope well beyond the UK Companies Act. In-house lawyers, especially at the GC level, …
Philip Jennings of JLegal discusses these key jurisdictions and the opportunities (and challenges) of moving offshore. The first thing to state is that the sub-heading above defines the importance of Cayman, Bermuda, BVI, Jersey and Guernsey. These are key jurisdictions in the global legal market and the original locations for the major offshore law firms …
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MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Why are so few awards rendered by the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution subject to challenge proceedings in the country’s courts? Rainer Füeg, the institution’s Executive Director, speaks to Lenz & Staehelin partner Martin Burkhardt Martin Burkhardt, Lenz & Staehelin: With a growing number of arbitral institutions, why should a party use …
MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Armed with a new set of institutional rules, the HKIAC’s secretary general, Chiann Bao, discusses the importance of providing a flexible, cost-efficient approach to international arbitration with Quinn Emanuel’s John Rhie ‘Users have always appreciated the transparency and neutrality of our administration,’ says Chiann Bao, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre …
