A US district court judge has dismissed attempts made by the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) to question former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg over his alleged involvement in the case, the latest development in one of the most high-profile professional negligence disputes of recent times. United States magistrate judge Sallie Kim dismissed the attempt […]
“I always thought that I would qualify into a corporate team, and was surprised how much I enjoyed my finance seat,” says Kirkland debt finance partner Kirsteen Nicol.
There are eight firms in the running for this year’s Funds Team of the Year prize at The Lawyer Awards. Here are the deals that merited them a place on the shortlist.
Topping the bill this week is a disciplinary hearing as big four accountancy firm KPMG and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) find themselves in front of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The pair are set to be grilled over the standards of KPMG’s audit when the accountant was drafted in to look at […]
More than three-quarters of firms carried debt during 2017/18 to fund expansion, but overall levels are low, reveals The Lawyer’s UK 200: Operational Health Check report.
Sports boutiques have been springing up in recent years at a rate of knots. As deal values rise in the apparently ceilingless world of TV rights, Linklaters has now decided to enter an arena that in many lawyers’ minds has hitherto been dominated by boutiques such as Centrefield, Northridge Law and Hamlins. Linklaters’ characterisation of […]
The Lawyer’s European 100 is the only in-depth report into the legal market across the whole of Continental Europe, focusing on the finances and strategies of the 100 largest independent law firms. As in previous years the 2019 edition of the report includes a profile and data analysis of each of the 100 independent firms, […]
ENQUIRE TODAY This years’ US Top 50 annual report focuses on growth and how the leading US-headquartered firms in the UK market aim to achieve it. Certainly, so far several are managing this pretty well. Last year, as part of the UK 200 report, The Lawyer produced the first-ever ranking of the largest US and […]
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 […]
Which firms have NEDs on their boards? And who are the most junior UK-qualified partners on leadership teams? The Lawyer’s first boardroom audit displays key trends in gender diversity, seats of power and the role of business services professionals.
David Pollitt is transforming DACB thanks to his style of cheery communication coupled with strict financial discipline.
Break-ups of law firms are rare on the Continent. So when not one, but two Swedish firms suffered losses in Stockholm last year, it sent convulsions across the Nordic region.
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?
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?
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.
The Global Future of Law Introduction Globally, the legal sector is poised for significant transformation. Increasing information complexity, client demands, economic forces, changing demographics and technology advancements continue to accelerate and demand a response. After a decade of debate about legal sector transformation – if, when and how it would happen – there’s no questions […]
By Tim Clipstone, Andrew Munro We have all heard the increasingly stark and startling messages across the media relating to the environment and climate change. Sometimes, however, it is difficult to see why such a strong and clear message takes so long to get through. The WWF has stated that “This is the last generation […]
By Manuel Protasio, Catarina Coimbra Overview The public-private partnership (PPP) model started to be widely used from the 1990s onwards, with the purpose of equipping the country with modern infrastructure and services. The sectors that attracted more private investment in PPP have been, mainly, the road infrastructure and health sectors, with the innovative feature of […]
In March of this year, the Chinese National People’s Congress approved a new law to regulate foreign investment and it will enter into force on 1 January 2020. This new law will replace the current foreign investment legislation, which dates back to 1979 and is based on three legal texts: the Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture […]
