‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie won Finance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards for representing project manager Oceans Finance Company in…
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Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit: Stranger than fiction
Even amid a stellar agenda at Legal Business’ Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit 2023 last November, CMS’ session – Shams…
Greenberg expands finance team in the City with Weil hire
Greenberg Traurig announced today (27 November) that Luke Lado has joined the firm as a shareholder, bolstering its banking and…
Sponsored briefing: Financing growth in uncertain times
Chris Hastings, Ceri-Ann McGraa and Ian Tetsill discuss the current M&A market trends and the market predictions for the future
Q&A with Investec: Banking for law firm partners in times of change
Making partner is a huge step up for any lawyer and it’s one that can have a major impact on…
The Client profile: Ahmed Badr, GoCardless
Ahmed Badr did not want to be a lawyer. A self-professed ‘huge geek’ at school, he was never happier than…
The Client profile: Philip Price, TP ICAP
Legal Business (LB): Describe your career before your current role with TP ICAP and the company today. Philip Price (PP):…
Sponsored briefing: Measures taken by the regulatory authorities in the banking sector regarding the Covid-19 outbreak
The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (the BRSA), the Central Bank of Republic of Turkey (the CBRT) and the Banks’…
Financial Regulation – Increased focus on culture raises question: is everything OK?
Our second one-day summit dedicated to banking disputes and regulatory actions returned in February with a host of sponsors, speakers…
Sponsored briefing: Financial services regulation in Australia at boiling point
Richard Harris assesses the challenges facing financial services businesses in Australia The regulation of financial services businesses in Australia stands…
Sponsored briefing: A cultural shift – has the fallout from the financial crisis changed corporate culture in financial services or is there still work to be done?
Zeena Saleh, associate, and Chris Brennan, partner, at White & Case on corporate culture The concept of corporate culture was…
Sponsored briefing: From Barings to Bitcoin, the forensic accounting market – past, present and future
Grant Thornton UK’s Michael Barber considers the progression of the forensic accounting profession and looks ahead to what may be…
The Client Profile: Sivan Whiteley, Square
The mobile payment giant’s GC on Jack Dorsey, rationalism, $2k taps and burning $1bn Sivan Whiteley’s legal career began with…
Freshfields under financial and reputational fire in Germany as cum-ex tax scandal rolls on
Marco Cillario and Nathalie Tidman report on Freshfields’ role in the tax scandal rocking Germany It is not often that…
The 500 View: Restructuring hires are in vogue but is there enough work for everyone?
Georgina Stanley assesses a City restructuring scene offering rewards for some but a lack of clear direction ‘You can only…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift
While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
Postcards from the most-regulated – Bank GCs reflect a decade of change
Another headline panel session from our flagship corporate counsel event, Enterprise GC, saw four in-house banking lawyers reflect on the…
The Client Profile: Sonya Branch, Bank of England
Bank of England (BoE) general counsel (GC) Sonya Branch puffs her cheeks as she ponders how much work Brexit has…
‘Necessary bandwidth’: Addleshaws lures deal finance veteran from McDermott
Amid a quiet month for the lateral recruitment market in London, Addleshaw Goddard made the most significant play, bolstering its…
Sponsored briefing: Hayne, ASIC, banks, penalties and the price of shifting risk
Richard Harris on the impact of the preoccupation with banking mistakes History abounds with examples of problems to which a…