The Legal 500 View – The word from Manhattan
Conversations with private equity and corporate partners in New York before March 2020 used to be predictable. ‘Busy?’ ‘Oh yeah.’…
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The Legal 500 view: Employment
Howard Kennedy, Dentons and Mishcon de Reya have emerged as some of the firms doing the best job at keeping…
Success or failure? The push for gender equality is no longer a binary matter
Talking about diversity in law is hard. While there has been widespread progress when it comes to driving up the…
The Legal 500 View: Why allegations of ‘woeful mismanagement’ and a ‘chronic lack of investment’ at the SFO aren’t stopping the white-collar lateral hiring carousel
Despite intense scrutiny of the SFO and a slowdown in new cases, the market for white-collar expertise is as hot…
Legal 500 data: The Legal 500 Global London rankings
This issue holds our annual Legal Business Global London survey results. To view the editorial commentary of the rankings go…
The Legal 500 IP: Validity in the opposition
A cursory glance at The Legal 500’s IP coverage – which was recently split into a distinct patents table alongside…
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…
‘There are Formula 1 drivers and other drivers’ – who’s winning the race for London’s lev fin work?
Georgina Stanley and Ben Wheway cast an eye over one of the City’s most contested practice lines ‘Leveraged finance is…
‘Reflecting the market right now, not several years back’ – The Legal 500 UK launch unveils a new approach
Late last month we published the first Legal 500 UK guide since I took over as editor. While changing something…
Dynamic forces – The Legal 500 UK launch unveils new approach
Late last month we published the first Legal 500 UK guide since I took over as editor. While changing something…