The social mobility conundrum: a quantitative or qualitative approach?
Following Slaughter and May’s July announcement that it would be setting ambitious social mobility targets for 2033, Holly McKechnie spoke…
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‘The investment opportunity of a lifetime’: could a booming infrastructure sector offer firms a route into high-value transactional work?
According to Dealogic, 2023 saw the lowest Q1 global deal volume and value since 2012, with just 9,400 deals worth…
‘The raconteur’s raconteur par excellence’: Industry mourns loss of ESG luminary Paul Watchman
‘Have I told you my friend’s story about being a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz in Aberdeen in the…
Life During Law: Georgia Dawson
I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I was growing up. I went through periods of thinking maybe…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers
Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Tax Yearbook 2023 – online PDF
Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Tax Yearbook 2023. This will only be accessible…
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand
I never thought I would be a lawyer. I’m from Amsterdam, and I did a student traineeship in 1991, which…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers
Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers Q: I…
Sponsored briefing: How GCs can manage the opportunities and risks of the Unified Patent Court
The unprecedented global events of the past three years and growing importance of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, have…
Departures from Shearman and Allen & Overy as merger is unveiled and energy dominates lateral hiring
Following the announcement of the proposed A&O Shearman merger, news came that Shearman & Sterling had lost two partners to…
Clifford Chance names Cohen first New York managing partner amid fresh bid to crack America with Houston office opening
In the wake of Allen & Overy’s stated ambition to merge with Shearman & Sterling, announced in May, Magic Circle…
Getting its mojo back: How A&O Shearman could redefine the Magic Circle
The proposed merger of A&O and Shearman & Sterling has got the market talking about the biggest news in the…
‘Carveouts are here to stay’: green energy deals dominate as major players see signs of a bounceback
Early 2023 has been a tough time for deals. In our 2023 Deals Yearbook, for instance, citing Dealogic, we noted…
Deals Yearbook 2023 – online PDF
Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Deals Yearbook 2023. This will only be accessible…
Sponsored briefing: Recovering from a data breach and the role of legal experts
The data breach landscape is ever-changing and being aware of the latest threats is imperative for responding effectively to a…
Sponsored briefing: Brought to you by Virtual Vaults
In March, Virtual Vaults attended the Corporate and M&A Summit 2023. If we learnt something from this event, it is that…
‘A black hole is not formed overnight’: Ince Group administration marks the demise of a storied shipping firm
For many, the collapse into administration of the Ince Group, the listed parent company of storied shipping firm Ince, was…
Particularly egregious? Market reacts over Credit Suisse buyout as bondholder litigation looms large
As the fall of Credit Suisse mobilises swathes of advisers, Legal Business asks whether the collapse will yield an influx…
Life During Law: Paul Dolman
I certainly didn’t have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old. I definitely…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers
Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec, who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…