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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has expanded its French litigation and investigations practice, with the appointment of two new partners. The firm has hired White & Case partner Philippe Métais, head of its commercial and civil litigation group in Paris. He joined the firm in 1987. Making the move alongside him is Elodie Valette, a White […]
A post-merger review gave BCLP a set of goals, but the results so far are mixed
Goodwin has hired a capital markets partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), little more than a year after she joined the merged firm. The firm has taken on Ariel White-Tsimikalis, who until now was a partner in the UK public company practice within the M&A and corporate finance team in London and global co-leader […]
There aren’t too many barristers, let alone silks, with a caseload or client base of Sonia Tolaney QC’s calibre. Then again, there aren’t too many barristers who can succeed on behalf of Deutsche Bank in two cases in as many weeks. The latest scalp secured by the One Essex Court barrister, who is also the […]
Metro Bank’s former general counsel has moved to rail pension fund Railpen to rebuild the legal function. Sally-Ann James has taken on the GC mantle at Railpen after nearly a decade as GC at Metro Bank. She joined as sole counsel in 2012 from the Co-operative Banking Group’s contract and commercial in-house team. It was […]
Monica Gogna still remembers when, as a young associate, she would find herself changing clothes in her car. It was Navaratri, a period of Hindu celebrations that spans nine days in October. Every evening, she would go to the temple to pray in the traditional outfit. But she was nervous about what her colleagues would […]
The Lawyer and LexisNexis gathered delegates from across the legal sector, including lawyers, chief operating officers and IT directors, to discuss data and analytics – the critical path that data plays in their practices and how to harness its power for profitability, risk, management, planning and client experience. The roundtable was led by LexisNexis UK […]
Natalie Abou-Alwan on training our thoughts and learning how to deal with setbacks and disappointments in a positive and constructive way.
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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 […]
In conversation with Caroline Skinner, the General Counsel for G4S Europe Middle East, exploring the nuances of leadership in the legal sector. In this article, she reflects on how she learned to be effective as G4S’s counsel for the Middle East and her journey in reconditioning female leadership.
Technology has revolutionised the legal sector over the past decade, and Jo-Anne Pugh – the new dean at BPP University Law School – argues that legal education must keep pace too.
What are the risks for Financial Services firms when improving their ESG initiatives?
Webinar: This panel discussion addresses the recent important Supreme Court judgment in Director of Public Prosecutions v Ziegler and its implications for protest law and the criminalisation of protest.
This month’s publication of The Lawyer’s new US 50 ranking confirms that 2020 was yet another record year for US law firms in the UK. But while 23 firms saw a double digit rise in revenue and seven grew their turnover by 20 per cent or more, not every firm enjoyed such a barnstorming performance […]
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.
Today’s “Success Stories” case study features Alexia Tomazos, the head of legal and business affairs at Outbrain, a leading recommendation platform for the open web. In this short video, Tomazos talks about smarter ways of working and shares a couple of practical examples for increasing productivity and efficiency. TL Success Stories – Alexia Tomazos from […]
Case study on Scania’s use of legal tech to improve legal’s business engagement.
