Hope floats for City listing overhaul but American audacity is vital
City business has had cause to take heart in recent months with a clear display of political will behind an…
The Issue
Learning from the ghosts of decades past
Although it seems like I’ve been around forever, I wasn’t here when Legal Business first hit desks in January 1990.…
Not a roaring start to the 2020s but bravery is key
The ink was barely dry on our cover feature at the start of this year – an upbeat look at…
Cracking Wall St is the prize of the decade for City leaders
If much of the commentary in this issue focuses on what has gone awry for major UK law firms in…
2020 forecast: City giants forced to offer flexible partnership
I’m going to resist the urge to bang on about the year in review, Brexit or even offer a 2010s…
Comment: Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere?
For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere?
For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
Comment: A no-deal outlook and the law – time for pragmatic pessimism
We go to press with Parliament locked in battle with the Government over threats to take the UK into a…
A no-deal outlook and the law – time for pragmatic pessimism
We go to press with Parliament locked in battle with the Government over threats to take the UK into a…
Comment: As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on
There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on
There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Paywars III – City elite caught between rock and hard place
The news last month that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
Being most things to most clients just isn’t sustainable
Years ago, in the immediate wake of the banking crisis, I wrote a column on the notion that top London…
Comment: Innovation needs law firm champions as Axiom doubts emerge
We have at LB Towers something of a reputation for being sceptical of the claims to fresh thinking surrounding much…
Innovation needs champions as Axiom doubts emerge
We have at LB Towers something of a reputation for being sceptical of the claims to fresh thinking surrounding much…
Comment: It’ll take more than a float to make DWF the new DLA
Regular readers will have to forgive two columns in one issue on capitalising law firms but the day I write…
It’ll take more than a float to make DWF the new DLA
Regular readers will have to forgive two columns in one issue on capitalising law firms but the day I write…
The GC outlook: more for more and more to come
As a long-term observer of the legal profession, I view the development of GCs with an oxymoronic mix of admiration…
We come not to bury the Magic Circle but to save it
A number of contacts have been telling me of late that Legal Business is gaining a reputation for being ultra-bearish…
For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law
Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…