Global 100 Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn

‘It looked like we were in for a rough time – but the markets stood up well.’ DLA Piper global co-chief executive Simon Levine’s take on the financial year neatly sums up the overriding sentiment about the year gone by, which started with much-cited concerns over inflation and global instability, but ended with law firm leaders …

‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law

The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s elections could not be starker. Then, not one partner interviewed doubted that Labour would emerge the winner. Now, it’s a coinflip – with even more uncertainty around what either candidate would do in office. LB checked …

Insights from HSF’s private equity team

How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the private equity practice in London: We have a multi-capability private equity practice, advising clients across the full lifecycle of investments from fundraising and capital deployment, supporting their investments all the way to exit. We work …

‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year

Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards in September. The team assisted Nigeria in challenging a $6.6bn arbitral award made in favour of BVI-incorporated shell company Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) in 2017. With interest accruing at …