Why did you want to become a lawyer?
I always wanted to. I wanted to fight injustice. It began when I watched Crown Court on TV – although I wanted to be the judge rather than any of the lawyers. So, my first inclination was after watching a TV programme, and thinking ‘I want to do that’.
Continue reading “Banking and Finance perspectives: Dr Sandie Okoro”
The Legal 500 rankings contain a wealth of information on the top firms for banking and finance, from those advising on big-ticket acquisition finance and restructuring mandates to those with focused expertise in specialist areas such as Islamic finance and high yield bonds. Continue reading “Banking balances – which firms have the healthiest Legal 500 accounts?”
Why did you want to become a lawyer and what drew you to the financial services regulatory side?
As much as the law itself, it was the draw of international work that led me to the City and to Herbert Smith, as it was then. I had read languages at university and was excited about the prospect of working on high-profile international matters.
Continue reading “Banking and Finance perspectives: Jenny Stainsby”
I actually started practising law in California, way back in the dark ages. I moved over here for two years, and I’ve been here ever since. I never really intended to be a lawyer in London at all. My lifetime ambition was to be a criminal lawyer in Baltimore. My early career could be characterised as wanting to work at a big law firm in a big city before I would go back to a smaller city and a very different law practice. As you can see, all that planning never really turned out. I haven’t touched a criminal case in a very long time. Continue reading “Banking and Finance perspectives: Chris Kandel”
Conversations with private equity and corporate partners in New York before March 2020 used to be predictable.
‘Busy?’
‘Oh yeah.’
‘Are you expecting to be less busy?’
‘Oh, no.’
‘Can anything stop you?’
‘I suppose the economy could collapse again.’ Continue reading “The Legal 500 View – The word from Manhattan”
Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: Welcome everyone. We have a fantastic panel of extremely talented and insightful people here this evening.
As a starter for ten, what do you see as the real opportunities and benefits for in-house lawyers using generative AI in your day-to-day dealings? Continue reading “The Ireland debate: Don’t fear the robots”
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Our 2023 Legal Business 100 report finds law firm leaders in unusually pensive mood with the inevitable end to the transactional bull run. How will firms adapt to having to change the record?
Key financials of the top 100 firms
After an uncharacteristically muted performance last year, the LB100’s longstanding pacesetters – firms in the 26-50 quartile – find that lightning can strike twice. What will it take for the group to rebound?
A diverse mix of specialist boutiques and full-service firms, the London mid-market players are struggling to prove which strategy works in competitive conditions
Consolidation is rife among regional and national firms occupying the second half of the LB100. A sign of things to come?
Firm profile Eversheds Sutherland: ‘Beyond the soundbites’
Firm profile Womble Bond Dickinson: ‘Joining the dots’
gunnercooke: ‘Cooking up a storm?’
Last year’s LB100 report saw firm leaders bullish, overwhelmingly characterising a boom market, even as macroeconomic indicators had started to flash warning signs.
This year, it seems, some of the confidence of stellar recent years has finally started to dwindle. Revenue has continued to grow, though at a slightly slower rate: with turnover up on average 8% across the LB100 table, to a total of £33.77bn. For context, this is one percentage point less than the 9% increase in the group’s top line to £31.35bn recorded in 2022. Continue reading “LB100 – Overview: Here comes the rain again”
