Latham vs K&E means that everyone else loses Alex Novarese Skadden Arps, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and, currently, Kirkland & Ellis – over the last 30 years these firms have all…
For the profession, as the world, the coronavirus is a moment of truth Alex Novarese The longer you do this job, the more your mind wanders to the big moments – recessions, terrorist attacks, political…
Pioneering City arbitration set secures DC launch with latest member Alex Novarese Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators (Int-Arb), the specialist set of advocates launched earlier this year, is opening a new branch in…
A golden decade closes but the 2020s promise more Alex Novarese As our 2020 Disputes Yearbook hits desks, it is an appropriate moment to reflect on how litigation and arbitration evolved…
Financial Regulation – Increased focus on culture raises question: is everything OK? Alex Novarese Our second one-day summit dedicated to banking disputes and regulatory actions returned in February with a host of sponsors, speakers…
Comment: Remembering Mr Disruption – How Clayton Christensen became the legal industry’s North Star Alex Novarese Barely into 2020 and news came that probably the most influential business thinker of the last 20 years had passed…
Comment: The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
City’s new disputes hub launches home for independent arbitrators Alex Novarese The team behind the City’s new cutting-edge arbitration centre has launched a membership service for independent practitioners, with full clerking…
Comment: Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
The LB100 Comment: UK legal elite shows resilience amid the ominous haze Alex Novarese It is a measure of how fast-moving the Brexit-dominated landscape now is that imagery in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100)…
Comment: A no-deal outlook and the law – time for pragmatic pessimism Alex Novarese We go to press with Parliament locked in battle with the Government over threats to take the UK into a…
LB100 drives income up 9% to £26.35bn but fears mount of a chaotic no-deal as Brexit fallout spreads Alex Novarese With daily headlines reminding the City of the Brexit-induced crisis engulfing the UK, the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has shrugged…
Comment: Global 100 reportcard – US leaders continue decade-long surge as City rivals dither Alex Novarese Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
Comment: Profit per equity partner and law’s other enduring hypocrisies Alex Novarese No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Comment: The Mindful Business Charter: In praise of baby steps Alex Novarese The name, the Mindful Business Charter, does not in itself inspire huge confidence but, judging the legal profession on its…
Vital signs – the passing of old Ashurst holds new life Alex Novarese Sometimes in institutional terms, something has to die before something new can live. The good news for Ashurst, as chronicled…
Being most things to most clients just isn’t sustainable Alex Novarese Years ago, in the immediate wake of the banking crisis, I wrote a column on the notion that top London…
The Mindful Business Charter: In praise of baby steps Alex Novarese The name, the Mindful Business Charter, does not in itself inspire huge confidence but, judging the legal profession on its…
