WeWork has appointed Sarah Nelson Smith as its first ever European general counsel, as it ramps up its legal capabilities outside the US. Nelson Smith, who was The Lawyer’s in-house lawyer of the year in 2014, joins the collaborative workspace giant from KFC, where she acted as European chief legal officer. When it started the hunt in April, WeWork […]
Communication between member firms is crucially important to the modern network business model. How is legal tech helping them push that to the max?
The former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case controller for its high-profile battle with the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has resurfaced as a partner at a US firm which only launched in London earlier this year. John Gibson has joined Cohen & Gresser’s London office – which opened in May – to launch the firm’s […]
Linklaters is piloting an idea generation platform to develop new solutions to common problems in an effort to boost lawyers’ engagement in innovation. Ideas Pathway, a technology platform created by software company Hype Enterprise, allows the firm’s lawyers to submit ideas from any device and to collaborate on the review and development of the pitches. […]
A Russian billionaire being sued by a former business partner has failed in his attempts to not have the details of a worldwide freezing order (WFO) on assets worth up to $350m disclosed to the claimant in a recent High Court judgment. Fishing magnate Vitaly Orlov, advised by Macfarlanes head of fraud James Popperwell, is […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has retained the top spot in UK M&A rankings for Q3, having ranked second behind Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in Q1. According to data from Thomson Reuters, Freshfields announced 55 UK-based deals between July and the end of September, totalling $115.4bn. The firm’s work on Comcast’s Sky bid paid dividends. Davis Polk & Wardwell, […]
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Baker McKenzie head of capital markets Adam Farlow recalls the mood in the City during the most terrible days of the global financial crisis.
Using Global 200 data, The Lawyer reveals which law firms have failed to keep pace with the global market, and what this group’s performance since 2008 can tell us about the future for the world’s top law firms
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One of the biggest issues facing law firms is the retention of female talent. Allen & Overy is working on solving the problem.
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By Paul Worth ‘There is no such thing as a digital strategy, just strategy in a digital world’ It is hard to argue with the well-rehearsed marketing strapline above in sectors such as retail, but to what extent is it true of a global disputes practice? A review of The Lawyer Global Litigation Top 50 2018 […]
By Youssef el Harchaoui A day off on the employee’s birthday or the employer’s contribution to the costs of an employee’s fitness subscription- These are just some examples of the advantages an employee can enjoy that are not laid down in the existing employment contract between the employee and the employer. Often the employer views these […]
By Jocelyn S Paulley In a post-Brexit world where the UK is no longer part of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the UK will be a ‘third country’ from the point of view of international transfers of personal data, and hence have to satisfy one of the grounds on which such transfers can be made in […]
By Stephen Baker Jersey’s PSC register respects an individual’s privacy and is accurate. Both of these are major failings in the UK’s PSC register…
By Davis Kessler If your firm faced a cyber attack in recent months it is far from alone: sixty-two per cent of UK law firms experienced a cyber security incident in 2017, according to the PwC Law Firms Survey. Cyber criminals target law firms to access and monetise client information, trade secrets and intellectual property. Threats […]
