PwC Legal head to stand down after four years
PwC Legal head Shirley Brookes is to stand down from her role, handing over the reins to partner Ed Stacey.
PwC Legal takes first steps in US with firm launch
PwC Legal is expanding into the US through the launch of a new law firm in Washington DC.
PwC Legal adds two partners in Singapore
PwC Legal has hired two partners from Ashurst and Taylor Vinters to join its Singapore office.
The mid-tier is right to fear PwC
You can’t fault PwC’s chutzpah. Last week it announced that it was taking on half of GE’s worldwide tax team in a managed services deal that was described by Harvard Law’s David Wilkins as another example of ‘the rapid blurring of the boundaries between what used to be thought of as separate and distinct professional […]
Exclusive: PwC’s UK legal revenue tops £70m
Seeing through the data fog: investigative tech comes of age
PwC can help protect your business in a crisis, such as a data breach, dispute or fraud, by using its innovative forensic tools to collate evidence efficiently
Walk before you run creating foundations for tech to deliver
By Craig McKeown, Jason McQuillen Even the most costly and sophisticated legal technology doesn’t offer a magic solution it needs good data, professional judgement and organisational buy-in to deliver. From chatbots to contract life cycle management, technology can take a lot of the grunt work out of legal practice, enabling you to focus more of […]
Getting on top of a data breach before it turns ugly
As a general counsel, how can you prepare, respond and emerge stronger?
Investigations need firm foundations – Don’t build yours on sand
By Fran Marwood and Umang Paw More and more companies are conducting complex investigations – often prompted by insider tip-offs. But are they looking at the right things in the right way?
Tackling a business crisis: the expanding role of general counsel
By Umang Paw and Fran Marwood The widening of the GC’s strategic remit means that when a crisis strikes, it’s down to them to investigate. So knowing what to do, and what skills to develop in preparation, is vital…
PwC Legal head to stand down after four years
PwC Legal head Shirley Brookes is to stand down from her role, handing over the reins to partner Ed Stacey.
PwC Legal takes first steps in US with firm launch
PwC Legal is expanding into the US through the launch of a new law firm in Washington DC.
PwC Legal adds two partners in Singapore
PwC Legal has hired two partners from Ashurst and Taylor Vinters to join its Singapore office.
The mid-tier is right to fear PwC
You can’t fault PwC’s chutzpah. Last week it announced that it was taking on half of GE’s worldwide tax team in a managed services deal that was described by Harvard Law’s David Wilkins as another example of ‘the rapid blurring of the boundaries between what used to be thought of as separate and distinct professional […]
Accounts Committee queries Linklaters' £13m rail bonanza
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Government for the way it paid Linklaters & Paines more than £13m for advice on the sale of the first three rail franchises. The report criticises the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, Opraf, for not using a competitive tender to choose Linklaters and for not […]
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Debevoise breaks $1bn globally and $150m in the City
Debevoise & Plimpton has broken through the $1bn revenue barrier for the first time after posting record financial results for 2019. Firm-wide turnover rose by 13 per cent from $929.3m to a new high of $1.05bn in a year that saw all of the key metrics head north. In a year when the firm confirmed […]
Quinn’s Prevezer in shock return to the Bar
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s former London co-managing partner Sue Prevezer QC is going back to the Bar after 12 years in private practice.
US duo act on Morgan Stanley’s $13bn trading acquisition
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken the lead roles in Morgan Stanley’s $13bn acquisition of online trading platform E*Trade. Davis Polk’s team advising its longstanding client Morgan Stanley included partners from both its New York and Washington DC offices, and it was led by managing partner Neil Barr […]
The speed read: Greenberg beefs up; and a law school mystery
Under-the-radar Greenberg makes promises in litigation Mishcon de Reya isn’t used to losing partners from its beloved disputes group, but this week The Lawyer revealed two would be making the move – and to a US firm no less. Banking disputes head Masoud Zabeti and fellow litigator Mohammed Khamisa QC are joining Greenberg Traurig, a […]
White & Case reveals uncharacteristic dip in London turnover
White & Case’s London revenue decreased by four per cent last year, while globally the firm recorded a rise in its financials to hit $2.2bn. Revenues at the firm’s UK outpost were $337m in 2019, a 3.7 decrease from the 2018 figure of $350m. Globally though turnover rose by 6.6 per cent to $2.2bn. Its […]
Simpson Thacher hires Linklaters’ London head of tax
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made its first City partner hire in just over a year, bringing in Linklaters’ former head of global tax to its office. Yash Rupal will make the move to the US firm having been a partner at the magic circle firm since 1996. He represents a range of corporates, financial […]