Comment: The Mindful Business Charter: In praise of baby steps
The name, the Mindful Business Charter, does not in itself inspire huge confidence but, judging the legal profession on its…
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Vital signs – the passing of old Ashurst holds new life
Sometimes in institutional terms, something has to die before something new can live. The good news for Ashurst, as chronicled…
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…
The Mindful Business Charter: In praise of baby steps
The name, the Mindful Business Charter, does not in itself inspire huge confidence but, judging the legal profession on its…
The Last Word – Best foot forward
As bellwether Forsters opens the 2018/19 financial reporting season in the UK announcing steady revenue growth, we ask law firm…
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…
Comment: US firms in London – ‘We haven’t been bullish enough!’
There was never any doubt that 2018 would prove another good year for US law firms in London coming off…
The Last Word – Global London perspectives from inside the shark tank
To mark the launch of our 2019 Global London report, we ask senior management at the leading US firms in…
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…
The big 30 – Make ‘em partner or you’ll lose ‘em
Having recently shared a few drinks with one of the most talked-up youngish corporate lawyers in the City, the question…
US firms in London – the new apex predators are here
There was never any doubt that 2018 would prove another good year for US law firms in London coming off…
Deal View: Goodwin’s City practice goes beyond the clichés with 58% revenue growth
The cliché says that you have to start somewhere and so Goodwin Procter’s London branch did in 2011 with a…
Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back
Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
Comment: Beyond barbarian – Another stride as Kirkland signs private equity’s most wanted
If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
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…
The future of law will need long-term investment
A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
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…
Beyond barbarian: Kirkland signs PE’s most wanted
If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
Deal View: ‘Tooling up’ – Activist funds edging into the mainstream of UK deal scene
‘Most listed companies have run across activists by now or at least come close,’ says Andy Ryde, Slaughter and May’s…
The Last Word: Opportunity knocks
The deal market tailed off at the end of 2018 after a generally resilient year. Here we ask the City’s…