Arnold & Porter is to close its Frankfurt office, four years after entering Germany via its merger with fellow US firm Kaye Scholer. The US firm will shut its Frankfurt outpost, which houses around nine partners and 16 lawyers in total. Arnold & Porter had acquired the office after it pulled off a $1bn merger […]
If we take a step back and look at the UK’s 100 largest firms over the last 20 years, it paints the picture of a resilient and thriving industry.
The chief legal operations officer of National Grid is leaving the company, the second high-profile departure from the energy provider’s legal team in two months. Mo Zain Ajaz, chief counsel and global head of operational excellence, is leaving his role at the energy provider at the end of 2020, wrapping a stint that has lasted […]
Ashurst’s in-house digital solutions venture is launching its first-ever product, one year after its creation. Ashurst Advance Digital is launching a cloud-based tool aimed at helping clients deal with upcoming sustainability regulations looming over the financial services sector. The unit, which is led by partner Tara Waters and made its debut in early 2019, relies […]
Eight fantastic in-house teams are in the running for In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year, sponsored by EY, this November. The first nominee, AEG Europe, is the owner and operator of The O2 Arena, and it had a year of highlights. Among them, it obtained UK/European competition clearance of AEG’s merger of its […]
Eversheds Sutherland’s Lee Ranson has been handed another four-year term, extending his leadership tenure through to 2025. Ranson will continue in his role as the chief executive of Eversheds Sutherland’s international business, which excludes operations in the US. Eversheds tends to announce successors, or reappointments early, with Ranson’s new term starting in May next year. […]
Principal Global Investors’ Shika Soni on working for a global business.
OakNorth Bank’s Ryan Magee on balancing bank and borrower priorities.
This new reports aims to detail the leading UK litigation practices’ response to the market post-Covid and other strategic moves, including funding. In addition, an assessment of which firms have the most international-headquartered clients coming to the English courts.
The Global Litigation 50 2020 ranks the largest litigation practices in the world by revenue and highlights the key trends within the disputes market for the past year. Understand elite firms’ approaches to building their disputes businesses and their responses to the pandemic Gain insights into the most competitive growth areas Scan the most important strategic […]
Your roadmap to Asia-Pacific growth Track and analyse the growth of the leading independent firms based in Asia-Pacific Investigate the competitive landscape, who to benchmark and to partner with in the region Examine talent investment trends in the industry by accessing five years of promotions and lateral hire data of the 30 largest firms in […]
Monitor the impact on the London market of the investment made by US firms. Investigate which practice areas firms are targeting for 2020/21. Discover the underlying market dynamics that will shape the London legal market in 2020/21. The Lawyer US Top 50 is unique as the only ranking of UK and London financial performance of […]
The Lawyer Awards is going virtual for 2020! The ceremony, in association with Travelers, will take place online on the afternoon of 3 November. Visit the awards website to register. Who is in the running for the coveted awards in 2020? The full shortlist is below… Barrister of the year Allison Clare, Red Lion Chambers […]
New security laws and a US-China trade war mean Western players will have to change the way their do business to compete with the PRC heavyweights
After almost 10 years spent banging at the door, waiting to enter the mainstream, litigation funding is now ready for its moment in the spotlight
The debate around structural racism has been heightened by the killing of George Floyd and the growing voice of the Black Lives Matter movement. Together, they reframe how we think of the history of the City, and by extension the commercial legal profession.
They qualified during the Great Recession – now they’re making partner during the Great Pandemic.
Our 2020 law firm survey, developed in association with The Lawyer, reveals many law firms were ill-prepared for the seismic shock from the coronavirus outbreak. The crisis has cast an uncomfortable light on firms with poor financial management or without the necessary technology infrastructure. The pandemic already appears to be widening the gap between law firms, with some now under real pressure.
A government campaign was launched in early August to actively encourage employees to return to the workplace in an attempt to boost the wider economy and revitalise city centres that had been left empty after months of lockdown. However, within two months, the pandemic appears to have taken a turn for the worse and the government announced yesterday that once again people should work from home wherever possible.
Focus is on greater efficiencies at the underwriting stage.
An examination of the key features of the preferred investment vehicle for many Japanese investors.
Kettle Foods’ Kathy Atkinson on being approachable to colleagues at all levels, and throwing out the window the concept of “lawyers shouldn’t make decisions”.
TotallyMoney’s Sharon Evans on thinking about the business top to bottom, delivering the legal advice without burning out and always needing to be one step ahead.
Inmarsat’s Christian Fahey on getting comfortable with sharing your gut feeling on something and not being afraid to sell the benefits of your involvement in strategic business meetings.
Mercedes-Benz’s Jonathan Lipman on the importance of keeping up the team spirit, “corridor meetings” and embracing the new normal without loosing the good you already had.
