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…
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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…
Disputes Yearbook 2023 – online PDF
Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Disputes Yearbook 2023. This will only be accessible…
Life During Law: Nick Vamos
Did I always want to be a lawyer? No. I didn’t think I wanted to sit behind a desk, so…
Shearman and Travers hit with losses as recruitment turns to restructuring and leveraged finance
Ongoing talk of a merger with Hogan Lovells has prompted an exodus from Shearman & Sterling, with the departure of…
‘It will be important whatever happens’: Pallas Partners represents ClientEarth in climate action against Shell’s board
In what the client has billed ‘the first case of its kind seeking to hold corporate directors personally liable’, Pallas…
A not-so-equal footing: rankings data highlights Hogan-Shearman contrasts
An analysis of The Legal 500 rankings underlines some of the key factors driving the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger talks From…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023
‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…
Verein check: how the big six global players have grown over ten years
The largest six Swiss verein firms have pursued varying expansion strategies over the past decade – Ben Wheway looks at…
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks legal feeding frenzy, but leaves more questions than answers
Ask any City partner about the current state of the market, and they will point to a softening in the…
Size matters: which Global 100 firms have the most Legal 500 rankings?
Legal 500 data highlights the contrast between the laser-focused firms cleaning up in core markets and the wide footprint of…
Latham scores lead role in Man Utd’s potential sale as US outfits advise on Tom Ford deal
Latham & Watkins has had a busy November, picking up several multi-billion-dollar instructions across the sports, retail and telecoms sectors.…
HSF, Davis Polk and Eversheds act on Made.com collapse as market expects FTX fallout
Partners from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Davis Polk and Eversheds Sutherland have secured advisory roles on the administration and £3.4m sale…
In with the new: Big Law rings in the changes amid City leadership shake-up
For many law firms, the end of the year marks elections for various leadership positions. This year has been no…
Life During Law: Karen Seward
I grew up in a shipbuilding town in the north. Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Bryson described it as ‘the very worst town…
SRA defends year-long striking off process for Eversheds trainee convicted of sexual assault
After yet another galling sexual misconduct episode to blight the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has come out swinging…
Womble Bond-BDB Pitmans: The data driving the national tie-up talks
The Legal 500’s Ben Wheway takes a look at the rationale behind the proposed merger and what a combined firm…
Strategic recruitment: Kirkland takes four from the Magic Circle as global players make moves in Madrid
The beginning of autumn has seen the lateral hiring merry-go-round intensify after the more muted summer months, as UK and…
Stick or twist? City firms battle it out in NQ salary brinkmanship after Allen & Overy freezes rates
The war for junior talent at the top end of London’s legal market entered a new phase of brinkmanship this…