The unfiltered take on the Ashurst Perkins Coie merger
Send us Fan Mail Unlike A&O’s tie up with Shearman and Sterling, Ashurst’s announcement that it had agreed a merger did not come as a surprise. The firm had been in the market for a US-merger for more...
27 Nov 202531min
Merger mania hits New York
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer’s editor Catrin Griffiths and director of insight Matt Byrne are back from a fact-finding mission in New York, and merger mania is gripping the city’s lawyers. As firms see...
13 Nov 202533min
Let's tax all the lawyers!
Send us Fan Mail Tax rises for partnerships may be on the way in next month’s Budget – and potentially big ones at that. Many lawyers were left shocked after the news broke last week that the Governme...
30 Okt 202528min
Private equity: a poisoned chalice?
Send us Fan Mail Private equity investment in law firms has accelerated in the past 12 months. Essentially every UK200 law firm in the country has been approached, and many have already accepted the o...
16 Okt 202534min
UK 200 special: The most interesting firms in the top 100
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer's UK200: Top 100 report, sponsored by Legora, is out and it contains 100 stories of firms forging ahead or falling behind. But which are the most interesting of all? In thi...
2 Okt 202526min
Calling all gardeners - your firm needs you!
Send us Fan Mail Gardening has transformed from an old-fashioned past-time to a popular trend in the past few years, and now, even law firms are getting in on the action. Firms like Eversheds, Switals...
18 Sep 202526min
Why it was a hot debunching summer - and what else you missed on your holidays
Send us Fan Mail The kids are back in school, the clouds are rolling in, and offices across the land are filling up with lawyers returning from their holidays. And just in time, The Lawyer Podcast is ...
4 Sep 202527min
Are the New York elite finished?
Send us Fan Mail There is a radical reconfiguration taking place in the world of BigLaw that may make terms like magic circle or white shoe firm obsolete. The transatlantic, private capital corridor b...
31 Juli 202533min
