The Client profile: Sharon Blackman, Citi Tom Baker While she is loath to admit it, Sharon Blackman, managing director and general counsel in Citi’s global legal affairs and…
The Client profile: Claire Holdsworth, Marathon Asset Management Megan Mayers ‘Frankly, what’s a boardroom compared to a regiment of soldiers?!’ Claire Holdsworth is philosophical about her journey from army officer…
The Client profile: Dan Kayne, O Shaped Megan Mayers Some people go into law with dreams of changing the world, but for Dan Kayne that came much later. In…
The Client profile: Wayne Spillett, Vodafone Tom Baker Unlike some flightier in-house counsel, Vodafone’s head of legal for commercial operations, IP and corporate secretariat, Wayne Spillett, has stayed…
Global London Case Study: Greenberg Traurig Megan Mayers London headcount: 116 lawyers, 42 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2016: +147% London managing partner: Fiona Adams, co-chair of the…
Global London Case Study: Cadwalader Megan Mayers London headcount: 64 lawyers, 21 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2016: 0% London managing partner: Gregory Petrick Office specialities: Financial…
The Client profile: easyJet Megan Mayers ‘The pandemic hit the airline sector hard and fast. We went from really being in growth mode, preparing forward-looking projects…
The Client profile: Elisabeth Sullivan, Waterstones Tom Baker While some discover an aptitude for law while at university, others have it in their veins. According to Elisabeth Sullivan,…
The Client profile: Stephanie Dominy, Snyk Tom Baker ‘There is a creative and artistic side to me but also a very pragmatic and logical one. While I left…
The Client profile: Ahmed Badr, GoCardless Tom Baker Ahmed Badr did not want to be a lawyer. A self-professed ‘huge geek’ at school, he was never happier than…
Life During Law: Adam Plainer Nathalie Tidman I didn’t want to be a lawyer. My father wouldn’t let me go to RADA. Acting is what I wanted…
In memory of Stephen J Doggett Mark McAteer It is with tremendous sadness that we learned that our former colleague and friend, Stephen J Doggett, passed away on…
The Client profile: Philip Price, TP ICAP Joe Boswell Legal Business (LB): Describe your career before your current role with TP ICAP and the company today. Philip Price (PP):…
Life During Law: Simon Beswick Nathalie Tidman I’m one of three brothers. My middle brother David has just retired as partner of Eversheds. Ever since we were…
The Client Profile: Lindsay Beardsell, Tate & Lyle Tom Baker Lindsay Beardsell is never one to rest on her laurels. She trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer but, as…
Life During Law: David Patient Nathalie Tidman My father was a consultant obstetrician, his brother was an accountant, but I was rubbish at science and didn’t like…
Life During Law: Anu Balasubramanian Thomas Alan I come from a family of lawyers. My father was a lawyer and a judge, and my brother followed in…
Life During Law: Samantha Mobley Nathalie Tidman My family story is not one of generations of lawyers. My great grandfather was a coal miner in Wales. I…
Life During Law: Andrew Ballheimer Nathalie Tidman I’m the son of immigrants and they were intent that I had an education, so I had to become a…
Life During Law: Andrew Ballheimer Nathalie Tidman I’m the son of immigrants and they were intent that I had an education, so I had to become a…
