Signature Litigation triumphed over Brown Rudnick in the first stage of a bitter legal feud between the Barclay family, with one of the billionaire brothers alleging he was secretly recorded by one his nephews for several months. Frederick Barclay, who boasts ownership of the Daily Telegraph and the Ritz Hotel in London, has paired up […]
Banking practices, advising on leveraged acquisition and debt finance, appeal to a whole host of US firms looking around for their next big-name prize.
Latham & Watkins has secured a second year in a row of double-digit growth, as the firm edges ever closer to the $4bn revenue mark. In his first full year as chair of the firm, Richard Trobman has taken Latham to the record revenue of $3.77bn in 2019, up 11 per cent from 2018’s $3.39bn. […]
Greenberg Traurig has reeled back tax partner Clive Jones, just a year and a half after he left for DLA Piper. Jones returns to Greenberg after first joining in 2016, as part of the diaspora from King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) UK collapse. He opted to move to Greenberg as part of a six partner team, […]
Kennedys has launched a separate technology venture to sell digital products, as it eyes big profits in alternative streams of income. The new company, called Kennedys IQ, focuses exclusively on product development and aims to help clients deal with internal legal matters and insurance claims without the need to involve external lawyers. It will trade […]
In a bid to make further inroads into the UK’s burgeoning media litigation market, Stewarts Law has hired from the in-house team of consumer group Which? Emily Cox, the former head of media law at the group, follows in the footsteps of Ryan Dunleavy, who previously joined DMG Media back in January 2019, with the […]
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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 […]
