Lawyer Market Intellience analysis: Société Générale
Boosted by a solid performance in retail banking Société Générale made a strong showing in Q1 2016, announcing net income of €924m (£727m), a 7 per cent rise from the same period the year before
Moves: 23 May 2016
Move of the week Latham & Watkins partner Martin Cotterill has joined Taylor Wessing’s technology, media and communications team. Cotterill worked at Latham for 13 years, in which time he was also the global technology practice group co-chair. As a commercial lawyer, he has worked on multiple technology and outsourcing transactions. UK London US firm […]
Pale imitation of a network
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I’m more than happy to take the compliment that large firms are paying to legal networks such as ours
Europe’s revenue breakers: European 100 2016 executive summary
In 2016, the total turnover for the Continent’s top 100 firms broke through €9bn (£7bn) for the first time.
Euro firms go global
After a year of buoyant M&A activity and a continued flow of contentious and restructuring work, the financial results for the biggest European firms are in – and it was a record year
The 60-second interview: Royal Mail’s Maaike de Bie on why firms are rushing to Warsaw
Royal Mail group general counsel Maaike de Bie outlines what in-house counsel think about firms flocking to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer’s first 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit.
Forsters’ revenue hits £46m in sixth year of double-digit growth
Forsters has announced its sixth consecutive year of double-digit turnover growth, with revenue rising 11.3 per cent in 2015/16 to £46.2m.
Top 10 stories: 13-19 May 2016
Chancery judge Mr Justice Peter Smith has been involved in a number of controversies during the course of his career. At the moment, he stands accused of bias after a row over an article written by Blackstone Chambers’ Lord Pannick QC last year.
Blockchain: from ‘what’ and ‘why’ to regulating ‘how’
Blockchain is the technological darling of the financial press. Once a niche technology, blockchain has captured the interest and research spend of legislators, regulators, investment banks, financial markets and venture capital funds. There are plenty of “explainers” which describe what blockchain is. The time has now come to move from “what” and “why” to consider the regulation of “how”.
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TLT’s turnover jumps 15 per cent to £71.6m
South West firm TLT saw turnover soar by 15 per cent during the 2015/16 financial year, from £62.5m to £71.6m.
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff hires Addleshaws partner for GC role
Professional services consultancy business WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Addleshaw Goddard partner Karen Sewell as EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa) general counsel and UK head of legal.
Predictive coding: Where now?
This week the use of predictive coding, or technology-assisted review, hit the headlines when the High Court ruled on its first contested use in a UK litigation disclosure exercise.