Beyond the Bubble: Top 100 firm to give 1 per cent of profits to charity
In this week’s edition: the regional outfit focusing on responsible business; and which firm takes inspiration from Doctor Who for its office decor?
Relationships trump reporting lines: Not all GCs want their CEO as a boss
General counsels want to report to their chief executive officer, but is that actually the right call? While the CEO ultimately shapes the business, they are not the only one that can support a senior lawyer with their strategic goals. Speaking to The Lawyer, in-house legal chiefs said there are other reporting lines that can […]
City talk: How Brown Rudnick handled a late-night crisis call
Back in March 2023, Brown Rudnick had a real “Houston, we have a problem” moment. Its longtime client Wandisco – a software company that specialises in mass data migration to the Cloud – discovered “significant” and “potentially fraudulent irregularities”, hindering its cash position and status on the alternative investment market (AIM). A hectic few months […]
The law firm Twitter X-odus: in data
As revealed in The Lawyer’s Horizon email on Friday, law firms’ use of Twitter as a platform to self-promote has diminished significantly in the last year. Before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK top 50 firms collectively posted about 2,000 Tweets a month, spiking during the lockdowns. Since then, and particularly since Elon […]
The Passport: Schjødt isn’t ruling out a pan-Nordic strategy
Welcome back to The Passport after our usual summer break. This week, we explain what the future may hold for Schjødt as managing partner Magnus Lütken casts his mind ahead; and how can Eversheds stand out in Benelux? You will also notice a new addition to The Passport which is our moves section, highlighting some of […]
Meet the A&O trainee who built (and sold) his AI business
Alexander Kardos-Nyheim oversaw the development of AI business Safe Sign while a trainee at A&O Shearman. Selling the tech company this summer to Thomson Reuters, he explains how the hefty workload paid off.