BCLP: A slightly better sales pitch than expected Alex Novarese It would take a generous observer of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) to claim the once sure-footed outfit had managed anything…
Disputes Eye: A no-brainer? How tech can save your client £2m Tom Baker With proposed procedural overhauls to disclosure going down like a lead balloon with the Law Society, technology is being touted…
Deal View: DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Growing weary of snake oil dressed as commentary Alex Novarese This may be an issue dominated by all things Millennial, but I am past that, so the column that follows…
Comment: Star power is core to the law firm sales pitch – clients won’t buy excuses Alex Novarese Within the same week, two Magic Circle firms stressed to Legal Business the same mantra after departures of big-name lawyers:…
The New Normal is good news for litigators Alex Novarese Returning with our fourth annual Disputes Yearbook, by far the largest we have yet published, it is still a great…
Star power is core to your pitch – accept it Alex Novarese Within the same week, two Magic Circle firms stressed to Legal Business the same mantra after departures of big-name lawyers:…
A&O merger bid risky but US question can’t be delayed forever Alex Novarese ‘It is an odd couple. I wouldn’t have put them together,’ is one take from a London peer to the…
Disputes Eye: Witness statements – going loco with Acratopulo Tom Baker With the war to overhaul disclosure raging on, a new battleground already seems to be emerging. Leading the charge is…
It’s a team game at the legal elite but the mix of players is changing Alex Novarese This year we return to the team format of the GC Powerlist, our flagship annual report chronicling the elite of…
Comment: Why law firm ‘values’ ring hollow (a call for honesty) Alex Novarese Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
Letter from… Latin America: Blood vs bureaucracy – market forces weigh on Latam counsel Tim Girven ‘In the blacksmith’s house, the knives are made of wood’ – a common saying in Central America, which encapsulates an…
The golden age of law firm leadership has passed… what now? Alex Novarese I used to say three things when asked for a view on the quality of leadership in the profession. Firstly,…
No-one cares about those corporate values Alex Novarese Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
The Last Word – Views from the market Legal Business To mark the launch of our 2018 Global London report, we ask senior figures at leading US firms in London…
Disputes Eye: Crime pays as white-collar hires dominate recruitment Tom Baker If you are a senior litigator looking for a lucrative move, it does not hurt to be a white-collar specialist.…
Letter from… Milan: Living in style yet still playing the generation game Marco Cillario ‘All the top people in this country have grey hair,’ notes one Milan playmaker. It is a truth Italians know…
Women deal stars: plenty to celebrate so ditch the understatement Alex Novarese In a blow for traditionalists, our latest cover feature eschews profiling a group of hard-working, smart, highly-confident men who are…
Super growth or decline? Which firm are you? Alex Novarese Everyone knows the legal industry has been a different place since the banking crisis but it is only when you…
Ditching lockstep – better too late than never? Alex Novarese ‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…
