Legal Business Awards 2020 – Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year
The entries have been assessed and our research completed: we are now delighted to reveal the winner of Rising Star…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Most Transformative In-House Team of the Year
In what is a brand new category for the Legal Business Awards in 2020, we are pleased to reveal the…
Legal Business Award 2020 – Legal Technology Team of the Year
The entries were reviewed and our panel of general counsel judges delivered their verdicts: we are now delighted to reveal…
HSF ensures victory for regulator in major Covid-19 insurance test case
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has ensured victory for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a landmark test case intended to…
Keystone shrugs off coronavirus uncertainty but internal investments see profits tumble
Keystone Law is producing a resilient performance as the year unfolds, the firm’s interim results show, with revenues up despite the financial…
Comment: Litigators prepare as market enters phoney war but battle lines are yet to be drawn
The received wisdom is that a downward trajectory in the economy results in an upward trajectory in contentious work as…
‘Match fit’ DWF rebounds after torrid finish to 2019/20
DWF has started 2020/21 strongly after a series of efficiency measures were put in place following a tumultuous end to the…
Deloitte Legal continues New Law push with hire of Elevate global consultancy head
Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has again boosted its New Law credentials, this time with the hire of Jack Diggle…
In-house: HSF and Beachcroft win spots as Sainsbury’s makes big cuts to adviser panel
Herbert Smith Freehills and DAC Beachcroft were among the firms to win spots on Sainsbury’s most recent legal panel, with…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – International Arbitration Team of the Year
After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
‘Crazy and hopeless’: Osborne Clarke and EIP dial in landmark patent victory against Chinese giants
The Supreme Court has ruled against Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE today (26 August) in a landmark IP dispute,…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings completes swift one-two to dominate last week’s City recruitment
Paul Hastings was the only notable mover in the City lateral market over the past week, with the US firm securing…
Deal view: Linklaters rues loss of corporate golden generation but in Covid era inherent strengths remain
Thomas Alan finds resilience at the heart of Linklaters, but without meaningful change the firm risks breathing life into unfavourable…
Martyr bows out after two-decade reign as NRF chooses new chief executive
The reign of one of global law’s longest-serving leaders will come to an end shortly with Peter Martyr completing his final term…
‘Continue to be bold’: resilient Mishcon ups revenue again as PEP rediscovers momentum
Mishcon de Reya has become the latest firm in the LB100 to resist the economic onslaught of Covid-19 in its…
Revenue growth stalls at Stephenson Harwood as firm remains quiet on profits
Stephenson Harwood saw revenue growth grind to a halt over the last financial year, the firm’s latest financial results show,…
‘Only certainty is even more uncertainty’: Addleshaws shows endurance as firm steels itself for year ahead
Addleshaw Goddard adhered to an increasingly familiar trend over the last financial year, the firm’s latest figures show, with revenues…
‘Future-proofing’: DAC lifts profit and revenue for sixth consecutive year as Pollitt secures second leadership term
DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has notched its sixth consecutive year of turnover and profit growth, the firm’s latest financial results show,…
‘A fair bit of progress’ – Brodies withstands year-end turbulence to increase revenue and operating profit
Scottish leader Brodies is the latest firm in the LB100 to display its fiscal resilience, growing revenue and operating profit…