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Mishcon de Reya’s flurry of pre-IPO activity has continued with the firm confirming its expansion into Hong Kong, The Lawyer can reveal. An association with Karas LLP has enabled Mishcon to launch a branch office in one of Asia’s leading financial hubs, which builds upon the firm’s Singapore base opened in May 2020. While not […]
Subdued in-house investment is good news for firms
Vinson & Elkins is hiring two partners from Hogan Lovells, including its global construction and engineering head, as it expands its team in London. Head of the practice Roberta Downey is making the move along with Angus Rankin. Downey has been a partner since 2003 having joined as a trainee in 1992. Rankin meanwhile trained […]
The head of Slaughter and May’s M&A practice is to take over from Steve Cooke as the firm’s senior partner from 2024. Roland Turnill will succeed Cooke in the role from 1 May 2024. Head of the firm’s M&A practice since 2016 and co-head of financial institutions, Turnill joined Slaughters in 1996 and made partner […]
While Keystone Law‘s fee-earners have long been accustomed to its flexible working model, its central office staff have now been granted the same freedoms. The Lawyer understands that Keystone is opening up voluntary office attendance for its full-time administrative employees, who will be able to attend its Chancery Lane base just one day a week. […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is acting in a long-running fight between a deceased oligarch’s ex-wife and partner over his fortune, following several changes of hands between law firms. The firm has taken over from Stewarts in a dispute that centres around an estate left by Russian billionaire businessman Vladimir Alekseyevich Scherbakov, who in 2017 […]
Natalie Abou-Alwan on training our thoughts and learning how to deal with setbacks and disappointments in a positive and constructive way.
By Philip Goodstone and Jan Thornbury From shareholder to stakeholder value At the 50th anniversary of the World Economic Forum in January 2020, founder Klaus Schwab declared, “Finally, stakeholder capitalism has become, or is becoming, mainstream.” The idea that organisations would no longer pursue profit above all else, but instead embrace a wider social purpose […]
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The Lawyer Awards takes place in November this year, with scores of firms, in-house teams and chambers making the shortlist. The winners will be announced in our virtual awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday 2 November. Last year saw Keystone win the top prize, as the coronavirus pandemic vindicated the firm’s non-traditional and remote working model in spades. […]
Keep checking this live blog for the latest on law firms’ financial results this year. You can find it in the Features section towards the bottom of the homepage.
X (her name has been kept anonymous to protect her identity) studied law in Afghanistan. Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer, specifically one protecting and promoting the rights of women. I graduated from school and continued my higher studies at university as a law student. Being a woman, specifically studying law, has never […]
Seven in-house lawyers express their gratitude to external advisers for helping them through the pandemic, while giving pointers on how to move forward.
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 […]
While big steps need to be taken to improve issues surrounding inclusion, it’s often the micro inequalities that hold businesses back.
With the Climate Change Act 2008 (through the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order) placing a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure the UK achieves net zero by 2050, the development and implementation of new forms of low carbon renewable energy, which can assist the UK in achieving its ambitious goals, are ever more important.
Nottingham is set to become an international beacon for green development as it undergoes a multi-billion-pound transformation. But how will this benefit business?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime was growing exponentially. Now, with the shift to remote and hybrid working, the global cost of cybercrime has risen by 50% since 2018 to more than US$1bn last year. 30 billion data records were also stolen in 2020, more than the previous 15 years put together.
On 9th-10th June, the Marketing Leadership Summit is bringing together the top marketing and business development leaders working in major law firms today. If you want to become a commercial partner with the Marketing Leadership Summit, simply click here to enquire about available sponsorship opportunities.
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”.
