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HSF develops in-house tech tool to calculate risks in disputes

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched a “decision tree” analysis service with software that helps clients make better decisions when they need to evaluate potential risks in disputes. The service is offered by the firm’s decision analysis team, which is led by deputy head of commercial litigation partner Alexander Oddy and commercial and financial disputes […]

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Magic circle firm wins Goldman Sachs mandate on HQ sale

Linklaters and DWF have led in the £1.2bn sale of Goldman Sachs’ new City headquarters, in the biggest deal announced for a London office building this year. The magic circle firm’s real estate partners Patrick Plant, Simon Price and corporate real estate partner Tom Watkins led for Goldman Sachs Group, which has sold its new, unfinished European headquarters […]

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These are the biggest challenges facing law firms today

The legal profession is facing an unprecedented level of change, bringing forth a lot of challenges but also opportunities for those open to grasping them, managing partners claim. As part of The Lawyer‘s annual Managing Partners Dinner we asked a few of the attending managing partners to share what they consider the biggest challenge facing […]