At the end of May, Herbert Smith Freehills’s executive partner for EMEA, UK and US flew to New York with a proposition. Alison Brown was preparing to present an opportunity to a firm that had come top of an HSF-commissioned external audit of the US market. It was a firm that had virtually no platform […]
This week: HSF and Kramer Levin isn’t the only merger in town, while another firm takes action after a staff survey revealed much dissatisfaction with its choice of tea.
Over a decade since Herbert Smith and Freehills tied the knot, the firm is on course for the next – and crucial – stage of its growth strategy, as it expands in the US. But what does the market think? By going to vote on its merger with US firm Kramer Levin, HSF looks set […]
The choice on offer for a lawyer wishing to work in Scotland is greater than ever before – but that leaves challenges for the firms themselves, as they fight harder to keep hold of their brightest talent.
Bust air conditioning, an electricity shutdown and issues with video feeds: the Rolls Building has had a multitude of meltdowns this year and litigators are furious.
For the first time, The Lawyer has analysed the UK revenues of the nation’s 300 largest legal businesses, bringing together the traditional UK firms, the American firms in London and the Big Four. But what are the key takeaways?
Sign up to get the weekly Partnerless email in your inbox every Tuesday After Sidley Austin‘s massive seven-partner raid of Latham & Watkins, all eyes are on the leveraged finance associates those partners left behind at Latham. The smart money would be on them following their former bosses, but this is a highly desirable group […]
Herbert Smith Freehills is exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to help train associates. But can VR, rather than the personal touch, really hone soft skills? Can it really teach associates to give a Ted talk (and cope with heckling), do a presentation to a group of colleagues, or ask for a pay […]
The US firm’s connections with the Tesla tycoon, its tech-first approach and “Silicon Valley” share model is giving it an edge in the crowded energy transition sector.
Bates Wells is one of the leading firms on the ‘purpose’ front. But its management is also trying to boost its lawyers’ business sense.
Sit a group of managing partners, researchers and journalists down at a table and what do you get? A mix of perspectives, a dose of banter and a bag full of insights into what is top of mind for law firm leaders right now. The context for this September dinner was the latest Horizon Live […]
The Premier League and Manchester City are both claiming victory after judgment was handed down this week over the legality of the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules. But with all the spin and finger-pointing, who actually won?