Why subsidiary boards are increasingly in the spotlight
There is a cultural shift to allow effective decision-making at entity level to be embedded in the values of medium-sized and large organisations
Trends analysis: office of the general counsel
The changing role of the general counsel and enabling the legal function to claim a more pivotal and strategic role in the business
Authorised push payment scams – a voluntary code?
Will pressure to sign up bring in enough payment service providers to allow the code to deliver the benefits it promises?
Context is key for challenges facing GCs in today’s landscape
Much is written on the challenges facing general counsel, but the reality is that every organisation is different and likewise every in-house team is too. Only by understanding the wider business context can external support be truly effective
Take on technology, deal with data – it’s simply good business
Disruptive forces are converging on the legal industry but firms that embrace change will reap the benefits. Here is how to stay on the right side of the ‘S-curve’ By Philip Goodstone I attended a talk recently about how markets change over time. The speaker explained how periods of change can be presented visually as […]
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Latham is taking both more and less space in London
If Latham’s growth rate continues unabated, its future home could end up offering proportionately less space per staff member.
£30m isn’t enough to get you into the Premier League
DMH Stallard has reached critical mass size – but it now has more work to do to secure its future.
Meghan Markle’s opponents have a busy year
Fans of celebrity showdowns will be denied their thrills this year following the Duchess of Sussex’s successful application for summary judgment against Associated Newspapers, but the Daily Mail’s favourite law firm still has a full pipeline for 2021. Over the last few years RPC partner Keith Mathieson has also fastened his grip on defence work […]
UK firms are flashing the cash
UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
The new SQE courses shed more darkness than light
Prep courses for the new SQE are now being unveiled, and solicitor hopefuls will have to puzzle their way through the wide array of options.
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The decline and fall of the legal secretary
Law firms can either invest in upskilling the secretarial work force. Or they can axe them.
Gibson Dunn at the helm for Trustpilot IPO
Review platform Trustpilot is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange, as the IPO market starts to pick up in the City. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is advising the company on aspects of English and US law. The firm’s team is being led by partners Chris Haynes and US-qualified Steve Thierbach. Morgan Stanley and […]
Quinn expands in London with Boies Schiller partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s City office has made its second lateral hire in a month, recruiting this time from Boies Schiller Flexner. The firm has recruited Dominic Roughton from its US disputes rival to boost its London ranks. Roughton departs after four years at Boies Schiller. He was hired by the firm’s London outpost […]
Squires energy partner leaves for K&L Gates
K&L Gates has brought in an energy disputes partner from Squire Patton Boggs (SPB). Ben Holland arrives at K&L Gates as the first hire it has made in London in nearly a year. Holland joined SPB in 2014 as its first lateral hire in London after the Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs union. He had […]
A&O wades into LA with Akin Gump team hire
Allen & Overy has launched an office in Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of magic circle rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer which opened in the region last year. The magic circle firm has hired 19 lawyers from Akin Gump’s project finance and renewables practices across Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, co-led by partners […]
DLA Piper loses Dutch IP team to NautaDutilh
DLA Piper’s head of IP and technology in the Netherlands, Joris Willems, has left the firm for Dutch independent NautaDutilh with a team of three lawyers. In the latest team move in Amsterdam, IT law specialist Willems has become a partner of Amsterdam-headquartered NautaDutilh and will lead its technology group. His move comes following a […]
Milbank adds second lateral of 2021 with Shearman hire
Shearman & Sterling’s head of EMEA capital markets is leaving the firm for Milbank, three years after former colleague Apostolos Gkoutzinis made the same move. Partner David Dixter is joining the US firm’s London office, after a decade at Shearman. Prior to that he was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in both […]
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