Linklaters has hired a corporate partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in a rare magic circle move in Paris. Partner Florent Mazeron has been a corporate partner within its global transactions practice and a member of the global financial investors group for seven years. He focuses on major private equity transactions in relation to both public […]
American firms are training more and more of our lawyers – and that’s a good thing
McDermott Will & Emery has snagged a disputes partner from Paul Hastings, in its latest London hire this year. Simon Airey joins McDermott’s dispute resolution practice after just over three years at Paul Hastings. He joined the US firm in 2017 from DLA Piper. Airey is a corporate crime and investigations partner, who was brought […]
A former employee of Starling Bank has brought claims of whistleblowing and discrimination against the group, with its general counsel also named as a respondent in the case. Gulnaz Raja, who was deputy secretary to Starling’s board from 2019 to 2020, is taking on the business in the Employment Tribunal a year after leaving. Court […]
Hive Energy has appointed a CMS lawyer as its inaugural general counsel. Alex Lane joins the solar energy business after four years as an associate at CMS. As a property lawyer in the firm, he advised companies in the energy sector in relation to their acquisition of land rights for solar farms, wind farms and […]
A total of eight lawyers have been promoted to partner at Stephenson Harwood this year. This includes a quartet in the City, with corporate claiming half of the London promotions. Carolyn Hall, a funds specialist, is understood to have trained at the firm, while Hewson advises on a range of outsourcing and data matters. She […]
Case study on Scania’s use of legal tech to improve legal’s business engagement.
Hear how to maintain joined-up working amongst remote teams and other obstacles.
Last month’s China sanctions against a number of individuals and entities, including Essex Court Chambers, sparked a weekend of discussions for City litigators.
The Lawyer’s Working Parents survey ran in February, and as we suspected it might, garnered a huge response from frustrated parents at the end of their tether during this pandemic. Part One deals with how parents are coping and organisations’ responses; part two focuses on career aspirations and prospects. We received more than 1,200 responses, […]
Last month, Cooley unveiled its first revenue dip since it opened in the City in 2015. Behind that lies a major tussle over firm strategy – and in particular, its relationship with one of the most powerful companies in the world.
Members of The Lawyer Hot 100 have just two things in common. The first is excellence. Every year, our Hot 100 covers an incredibly diverse mix of legal professionals: scrappers from the rough and tumble of criminal law; sharp-suited corporate dealmakers; intellectuals and silver-tongued advocates from barristers’ profession; the in-house counsel with the ear of […]
Meet the class of 2021: Becoming a QC is a huge achievement for the individuals concerned, but the lack of Black people at this level should be a pressing concern for the Bar
Workflow automation is changing the way law firms deliver services and win business with their corporate clients.
What do law firms need to do to speed up their cash collections, reduce rejections and debtor days/DSO? Based on our experience helping law firms improve their billing processes, we’ve identified six key focus areas.
The next disruption in the banking and financial industry will likely be caused by FinTechs and FinTech oriented services and many believe that FinTechs and FinTech oriented services are and will be the driving force to fundamentally change and shape the future of the banking sector.
The growth of the legal operations function in law departments has been astounding.
Ahead of the inaugural Smarter Working Week in association with Shoosmiths event, Shoosmiths chief executive Simon Boss spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how that has evolved over the past year. “Many people may think smarter working is just about efficiency or productivity” and while it includes that, it’s actually […]
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Shoosmiths’ Caroline White-Robinson on finding the confidence to say “this isn’t going well” and that no, this is not “the worst thing that could have happened”.
Following a successful virtual debut in 2020, the Summit is returning digitally once more on 11 – 13 May 2021. We’re excited to continue building communities in 2021 that connect legal professionals across the industry through dedicated virtual events. To become a partner with the General Counsel Strategy Summit, click here to enquire about available […]