In-house interview: Matt Wilson, Uber Technologies
As technology start-up Uber has grown, so has its number of legal issues. Its legal director has had to grapple with High Court challenges from TfL, compliance demands and more
Moves: 22 February 2016
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced that litigation specialist Paul Friedman will join the firm as a partner based in the London office. Friedman joins from Clyde & Co, where he has been a partner for over 12 years. Prior to this, he was a partner at Baker & McKenzie. Friedman handles commercial litigation and has represented investment banks, private equity houses and high-net-worth individuals.
Offshore survey 2016: M&A powers expansion
Despite the Google row ratcheting up criticism of tax handling, the global capital markets and M&A boom is benefiting offshore firms and fuelling their drive for growth in Asia
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The Offshore Top 30 2016
Attention is turning to Asia and Latin America as firms throughout the Top 30 look beyond traditional offshore locations for growth
Hot 100 alumni: Keith Barnett, Taylor Wessing
Keith Barnett had one nasty shock on his journey to real estate stardom
In-house interview: Paul Newton, Bupa
Bupa’s legal team has been transformed into an effective business unit which last year contributed £10m to the bottom line
Star legal writers: banking
Oil prices and how banks reward their staff: topics from two of our star legal writers in the banking sector
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Where the action is: branding creativity and London
Don’t cheap out on branding creativity. Go to London
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A very legal coup: the accountancy giants
By 2018 The Lawyer UK 200 is likely to have a new member of its £100m+ revenue club, and it won’t be a law firm.
Report: Energising Africa
Increased interest in the energy sector may spell further direct foreign investment into North Africa in 2016
Lawyer Market Intelligence: China’s shopping spree
Country’s appetite for international exposure is driving global deal and advisory activity
Day of reckoning looms for UK firms
For those with long memories there might seem to be nothing new in this week’s feature about the rise of the accountants. True, this time the tone of PwC, EY and KPMG suggests a more measured, less potentially hubristic story. But don’t be fooled. There is no lack of ambition. Look at the numbers. The […]