The LB100 Comment: UK legal elite shows resilience amid the ominous haze
It is a measure of how fast-moving the Brexit-dominated landscape now is that imagery in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100)…
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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…
Deal View: Five years on – How Akin Gump’s Bingham acquisition turned bust to boom in the City
‘Our team was nearly twice the size of Akin Gump’s London team. There was potential for vulnerability on both sides.…
The Last Word: Sound methods
No-deal Brexit, accountants, Millennials and soothsaying – LB100 leaders give their views on a hazy 12 months ahead Change is…
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…
LB100: Legal elite shows resilience amid ominous haze
It is a measure of how fast-moving the Brexit-dominated landscape now is that imagery in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100)…
The end of A&O’s marathon O’Melveny merger bid reveals the stark choices facing the Magic Circle
This article sits in the news leader slot of our latest issue, but when considering Allen & Overy (A&O) and…
Comment: Global 100 reportcard – US leaders continue decade-long surge as City rivals dither
Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
Guest post: Conferring with poachers – Bank GCs excluded from Senior Managers Regime after entirely predictable lobbying
Following a consultation launched in January this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to exclude the head of…
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.…
Comment: Profit per equity partner and law’s other enduring hypocrisies
No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
Global 100 results show US question looming ever more ominously
Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
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.…
Profit per partner and other enduring hypocrisies
No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
Guest comment: LB’s New Law critique flawed as alt players build a ‘new order of client value’
LB editor-in-chief Alex Novarese recently posted a piece entitled ‘Innovation needs law firm champions’, which hooked on to the story of…
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…
Cross-selling to glory will only get the Big Four so far
This title is on the record as having doubts regarding the Big Four’s legal ambitions, at least judged against claims…
Deal View: Despite that late start, Willkie underlines surprisingly forceful City buyout push with hire of GavDav
Affectionately known in buyout circles as ‘GavDav’, the long-time duo of private equity specialists Gavin Gordon and David Arnold has…
The Last Word: Elite forces
As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent firms in Europe give their views on today’s market…
Comment: Vital signs – the passing of old Ashurst holds surprising new life
Sometimes in institutional terms, something has to die before something new can live. The good news for Ashurst, as chronicled…