White & Case’s London revenue decreased by four per cent last year, while globally the firm recorded a rise in its financials to hit $2.2bn. Revenues at the firm’s UK outpost were $337m in 2019, a 3.7 decrease from the 2018 figure of $350m. Globally though turnover rose by 6.6 per cent to $2.2bn. Its […]
The collapse of merger talks between A&O and OMM raises questions about how the magic circle firm can achieve its ambitions for a global disputes team.
Blackstone Chambers’ Lord Pannick QC has joined a stellar line-up of advisers for Manchester City FC, as the club looks set to take on UEFA over its two-season ban from the Champions League. The Lawyer understands that the renowned silk, who last year secured a landmark victory against the UK government, is joining Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, […]
Ocado has concluded a review of its main legal advisers, with firms including DWF and Slaughter and May making it onto the retailer’s roster. The review comes as the online retail company has decided not to appoint a formal panel. At the same time, the effort follows the striking, in February 2019, of a £750m-worth […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made its first City partner hire in just over a year, bringing in Linklaters’ former head of global tax to its office. Yash Rupal will make the move to the US firm having been a partner at the magic circle firm since 1996. He represents a range of corporates, financial […]
A complaint against Dechert’s white-collar co-head, Neil Gerrard, has been filed to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. In documents seen by The Lawyer, Jordanian lawyer Karam Al Sadeq has filed the complaint, alleging that Gerrard conducted an interrogation unlawfully, while he was detained in inhumane conditions in Ras Al Khaimah. Sadeq is currently imprisoned in the emirate […]
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The Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and Saunderson House, gathers together the profession’s brightest stars of 2020.
Criticised for being slow to react in 2018, traditional firms were, in fact, preparing their strategies and waiting to attack. Here’s what to expect in the next 12 months.
The world and everything in it is going through a period of unprecedented change, which means it has never been more difficult to devise a five-year strategy. For firms nearing the end of their 2020 vision, how did they fare?
A recent talent exodus, an all-but-invisible London office and a management team based in Ohio adds up to Squire Patton Boggs facing a mountain to climb to claim a place at the top table
Is the system conspiring against female barristers? We weigh up the evidence, using data on cases at both the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal
Availability of financing, the rush to digitalisation and growth of renewables all ensure that the region will keep on growing in 2020
Once upon a time the high street was packed with household names. High footfall, consumer confidence and disposable income all made for fairy-tale returns for retailers and landlords alike. High streets are now experiencing unprecedented challenges and many former powerhouses of consumer retail parks now find themselves consigned to history with Mothercare and Thomas Cook […]
By Gwendoline Davies, Nick McQueen International arbitration: Pros and cybersecurity cons Arbitration has firmly established itself as a popular alternative form of dispute resolution to court litigation. It is more flexible and confidential than litigation and parties are free to choose, within their commercial contracts, the applicable law and jurisdiction to govern the arbitration. In […]
By John Binns The EU’s role in imposing sanctions As part of its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the EU imposes restrictive measures, such as asset freezes and travel bans (commonly called ‘sanctions’) on various individuals and organisations around the world. Some of the targets of such measures hold positions of power in countries […]
