Capital ideas – the law firm model is as stable as you make it Legal Business It’s a sobering sign of what we’ve been reduced to when we’re praising firms for doing the obvious. This time…
Dundas & Wilson woes continue as it loses private equity duo to Mishcons Sarah Downey Dundas & Wilson has lost private equity partners Simon Sale and Nadim Meer to Mishcon de Reya, the latest in…
Stewart steps out of Goldstein shadow as Olswang hands popular head another term David Stevenson TMT specialist Olswang has re-elected long-time head David Stewart as chief executive for another three years. Before being elected chief…
Nabarro promotes restructuring head Godfrey to international role Legal Business Nabarro has appointed restructuring and insolvency head Patricia Godfrey as its new head of international. As part of the new…
Global London top 50 Legal Business The firms that appear in Global London are the 50 largest non-UK originated firms in London, ranked by headcount. Partner…
Positional play Legal Business Legal Business looks at five US firms that have recently made strategic moves in the City With the collapse of…
Revolution on a shoe string Jaishree Kalia Quinn Emanuel’s no-frills, high-end approach to law has re-written the rules on what US advisers can achieve in London after…
Love the legacy but it’s time for renewal Alex Novarese Tony Angel and the cute teddy bear next to him greeted me as I found my new desk – a…
Cobbetts gets burned but that’s business Pritchard There’s nothing like a bit of schadenfreude when matters go awry and the collapse of Cobbetts as an independent entity…
Converging in on an end game for Global London Alex Novarese Remember convergence? In the 1990s’ tech boom the concept was all the rage. It was the simple idea that rapidly-advancing…
Disputes revival has huge implications for City law Pritchard A few years ago – during what in retrospect turned out to be a boom – you knew where you…
The Last Word Legal Business In this month’s Global London special we track the fortunes of the leading international advisers in the City. But are…
OFT senior director joins Gibson Dunn’s City office Jaishree Kalia Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has recruited Ali Nikpay, senior director at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into its antitrust…
FSA slaps Pru with £30m fine before its split David Stevenson The Financial Services Authority (FSA) handed out its last penalty before being split up after fining companies in the Prudential…
CoA makes up three women in recent justice appointments Legal Business Three female judges have been appointed to the Court of Appeal (CoA) in the latest round of promotions, which has…
End games Legal Business The 11th annual Legal Business Global London survey shows that US firms in the City are playing to win. UK…
Barclays law chief gets £3.7m share award David Stevenson If there was any remaining doubt that the lot of the modern general counsel at a major bluechip is a…
US firms on the march as Global London headcount rises David Stevenson Foreign firms in London made bulking up their senior ranks their key priority in 2012, with average partner headcount hitting…
Falling QC appointments reflect fears for criminal Bar’s prospects Jaishree Kalia QC appointments have declined for the fourth year running with the number of applicants also on a downward path. In…
Davis Polk and Linklaters win landmark Lehman settlement David Stevenson Linklaters and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won a settlement agreement in the long-running Lehman Brothers bankruptcy that ‘unlocks’ $9bn…
