Switzerland: the firms behind the M&A bonanza
What do Syngenta, Pentair and Gategroup have in common? They are all Swiss-headquartered companies that have been sold for billions in the past year.
What do Syngenta, Pentair and Gategroup have in common? They are all Swiss-headquartered companies that have been sold for billions in the past year.
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) is among the top overheads for law firms, and has led to countless closures by the SRA over the years, with many unable to obtain cover. Now, challenges facing the market range from uncertainty as a result of Brexit to the rise of AI.
Can blind allocation make associates’ lives better and law firms more efficient?
Winston & Strawn has hired Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s former London head Angus Duncan.
The illustration for our big feature this week was very nearly a caveman bashing an iPhone with a rock. We refrained in the end, but it’s odd to think that modern-day law firms – some of the most sophisticated and complex businesses on the planet – are still using prehistoric methods to allocate work to employees. […]