Clyde & Co has acknowledged a lack of gender diversity in its latest promotions round, despite welcoming 24 partners to the fold and doubling the number seen in 2018. The firm has stayed true to its insurance roots with the lion’s share of new partners (15) being made up in the practice, while marine and […]
“The job’s full of tough decisions. You need to listen to people, be fair and transparent, and just get on with it,” says Morton Fraser’s Maggie Moodie.
Three US firms are guiding social media scrapbook company Pinterest through its IPO listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton won the mandate for the company, working on a dual-class structure with partners Ethan Klingsberg, Jeffrey Karpf and Pamela Marcogliese in its corporate team. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is […]
Norton Rose Fulbright has lost its role as McLaren Group’s global legal adviser as the automotive manufacturer forms a new relationship with Ashurst. After a tender process, Ashurst will now work closely alongside McLaren’s in-house counsel on all aspects of its legal requirements. The company does not have a formal legal panel, instead opting to […]
O’Melveny & Myers has lost a third City partner in less than a month, with financial regulation lawyer Eve Ellis joining Ropes & Gray. Ellis, who specialises in financial services regulation, first started at O’Melveny in 2007 as counsel in its investment funds group. She has moved back and forth over the last twelve years, […]
Squire Patton Boggs is looking to downsize its London office as it looks at new premises in nearby Premier Place in Bishopsgate. The firm is understood to be under offer for around 50,000 sq ft of space at Premier Place, 2-5 Devonshire Square, the former headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). It occupies […]
The Lawyer first-ever technology-focused market report aims not only to recognise the fact that the UK’s largest law firms are investing an increasing amount of time and money in a wide range of technology applications, systems and solutions, but also highlight which are using these to materially improve the way they operate. ENQUIRE TODAY In […]
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The UK 200: Operational Healthcheck report is The Lawyer’s annual assessment of the most efficiently run law firms in the UK. The analysis is based on a number of key indicators and metrics that are collected from firms as part of the UK 200 research process. They include: property costs; borrowings; lock-up. ENQUIRE TODAY The […]
The story of the failure of KWM’s UK arm has been well documented, but little has been written about what happened next. How have its alumni fared? And did partners make the right choice in those final weeks?
We surveyed over 1,000 legal professionals for their views on Brexit, whether to revoke Article 50 and political leanings.
In the past few years, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited heavy-hitters from the likes of Linklaters, Freshfields, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Ropes & Gray. But have their associates followed?
The gender pay gap – now an annual event – throws together a whole bunch of numbers, statistics and pledges to change. But if there’s five things to take away from the results, then here they are.
Once again, The Lawyer’s Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and LexisNexis, gathers together the standout lawyers in the UK over the past year.
These are The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases to look out for in 2019.
The Lawyer first-ever technology-focused market report aims not only to recognise the fact that the UK’s largest law firms are investing an increasing amount of time and money in a wide range of technology applications, systems and solutions, but also highlight which are using these to materially improve the way they operate.
Almost 20 years after 9/11, and ten years after Lehman Brothers, are networks of independent law firms the next generation solution for in-house legal counsel?
By Peter VanVliet Snell When working with restaurant franchisors and franchisees, new prospects are often surprised by, or underprepared for, the “secret ingredients” the industry adds to franchise agreements and disclosure documents. It is imperative the franchisee takes the time to review the documents they are given before they enter into an agreement. This article […]
By Philipp Zurkinden, Bernhard Lauterburg Draft framework agreement runs into controversy after proposing changes to adoption of EU law, dispute resolution, state aid and a 1972 free trade deal. Switzerland and the European Union have quite particular and fragmented bilateral relations. While Switzerland is not part of the EU, it nevertheless participates to some extent […]
Introduction On a recent matter, I began the usual process of understanding the totality of the documentation that might be at issue, something which is never straightforward. I started with a discussion of custodians and date ranges followed by the typical questions related to data sources, devices, cloud storage and archived information. All seemed to […]
By David E Brennan IoT – the internet of things – is becoming increasingly prominent in our daily lives. According to Statista, the global IoT market is set to grow to $8.9 trillion by 2020, highlighting the level of investment in the technology by both consumers and businesses. The ability to connect everyday objects, as […]
