A lost generation: Why firms are failing their older lawyers
Firms are missing out on the benefits of smoothing the path to retirement for their partners. But partners could also help themselves by being better prepared
Conyers becomes latest to exit Middle East region after a decade
Conyers Dill & Pearman is the latest firm to close its doors in Dubai after nearly a decade in the Middle East region, The Lawyer can reveal.
K&L Gates promotes City trio in reduced global round
K&L Gates has made one of its smallest-ever promotions rounds, appointing 34 new partners globally including three in London.
The US firm has made up Catherine Adam, Martin King and Jennifer Marsh in the City.
How these FTSE 100 lawyers are triumphing in the face of “do more with less”
Financial pressures, crystal ball gazing and market uncertainty all play their part in making the job of leading a legal department a huge challenge. In this roundtable, lawyers from FTSE 100 companies debate legal operations efficiencies in the face of the challenge to ‘do more with less’. At a morning roundtable in London in association with […]
Employment Essentials – February 2018
US raises bar for International Development Finance with proposed Build Act
By Paul M. Murphy, Mark McAuley Overview: The United States seems to be raising the bar for International Development Finance with the proposed BUILD Act. Through the proposed creation of a new U.S. Government institution, the International Development Finance Corporation, the US looks to create a new paradigm for the developing world – in direct response to […]
How can protectionism affect technology?
The technology we increasingly rely on every day such as phones, tablets and personal computers are made up of different components. These components and other parts are made using raw materials that can be found in countries all over the world. Materials including aluminium, lithium and cobalt have been listed by the World Bank as […]
UK real estate and competition law – An insight
By Samuel R Beighton On 18 September 2018, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) announced that Heathrow airport (“Heathrow”) will pay a fine of £1.6 million in relation to an infringement of UK competition law arising from a restriction included within a commercial lease. Importantly, this case marks the first occasion that the CMA […]
Pre-purchase inspection is not a warranty
By Sandra Lando, Julie Djiezion For several years, there have been calls by some associations, including the Québec Association of Building Inspectors, for oversight of the work done by pre-purchase inspectors. On June 12, 2018, they resulted in the introduction of the Act mainly to improve the quality of buildings, the regulation of divided co‑ownership and the […]
Introduction of remediation agreement in Canada
By Glen Jennings, Matthew Doak The time has now arrived. A mechanism is finally in place in Canada that will allow for a better process to resolve criminal offences for corporations. In response to a consultation that ended in November 2017, the federal government introduced legislation amending the Criminal Code to allow for remediation agreements (better known as […]
A lost generation: Why firms are failing their older lawyers
Firms are missing out on the benefits of smoothing the path to retirement for their partners. But partners could also help themselves by being better prepared
Conyers becomes latest to exit Middle East region after a decade
Conyers Dill & Pearman is the latest firm to close its doors in Dubai after nearly a decade in the Middle East region, The Lawyer can reveal.
K&L Gates promotes City trio in reduced global round
K&L Gates has made one of its smallest-ever promotions rounds, appointing 34 new partners globally including three in London.
The US firm has made up Catherine Adam, Martin King and Jennifer Marsh in the City.
How these FTSE 100 lawyers are triumphing in the face of “do more with less”
Financial pressures, crystal ball gazing and market uncertainty all play their part in making the job of leading a legal department a huge challenge. In this roundtable, lawyers from FTSE 100 companies debate legal operations efficiencies in the face of the challenge to ‘do more with less’. At a morning roundtable in London in association with […]
Weir Group reshuffles senior legal team ahead of new GC arrival
Engineering company Weir Group has restructured its in-house legal team following the hire of new general counsel Graham Vanhegan from a rival energy giant.
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The 60 second interview: Need new ways to motivate your team? Ask them
GSK’s assistant general counsel talks to The Lawyer about the steps she takes to avoid disappointment in the mentor-mentee relationship.
Revealed: A&O’s IP reshuffle in the wake of Dagg’s Kirkland move
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of intellectual property Nicola Dagg was leading on 75 per cent of the firm’s cases in the sector before the announcement of her high-profile move to US firm Kirkland & Ellis earlier this year, data from The Lawyer can reveal. Data gathered for The Lawyer Litigation Tracker Q2 shows that of the firm’s four […]
LOD targets US as future biggest market in growth strategy
Flexible lawyering service Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has laid out its plans for significant growth in the US with hopes that it will become the provider’s biggest market in the next “few years”. In a bid to further its ambitions in the US, LOD co-founder John Knox relocated to the North Eastern state of Connecticut […]
UK 200: Slaughters tops revenue per lawyer charts
Slaughter and May has the highest revenue per lawyer (RPL) of the UK’s top 100 largest firms this year. At £900,000, the firm’s RPL is also the third highest in the top 200. Only Bott & Co (ranked 153rd in the UK 200) and Drydensfairfax Solicitors (ranked 196) are higher. For 2018, any firm wishing […]
Former SFO case controller resurfaces to launch US firm’s London white-collar crime team
The former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case controller for its high-profile battle with the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has resurfaced as a partner at a US firm which only launched in London earlier this year. John Gibson has joined Cohen & Gresser’s London office – which opened in May – to launch the firm’s […]
Clyde & Co to support global banks-backed trading blockchain platform
Clyde & Co is set to provide legal services to a new consortium of banks and traders launching a blockchain-based platform to digitalise commodities trading processes. Komgo SA is a new Switzerland-based partnership that brings together powerhouse banks and stakeholders in the oil industry, including ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Gunvor, ING, Koch […]