In-house interview: Chris Smith, L1 Energy
Having brought to a resolution the BP-AAR clash over an exploration of the Arctic Shelf, Chris Smith was drafted in to run the legal function at L1 Energy, where the controversial and tense deals continue.
Inclusivity is not ‘nice’ – it’s critical
Today The Lawyer publishes its second report on diversity in the legal profession. And some of the findings make for pretty sobering reading.
The UK 200 Diversity Audit – how inclusive are you?
Law firms may have been slow to recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce but a select few are now making good progress.
Hot 100 alumni: Gareth Brahams, BDBF
It was a search for autonomy that led Brahams Dutt Badrick French (BDBF) managing partner Gareth Brahams to leave a large employment team at Lewis Silkin and launch an employment practice at litigation boutique Stewarts Law.
In-house interview: Galit Gonen, Teva Europe
Working for a pharma company in Europe, where there is no unified system for distributing and pricing medicines, is challenging but means Galit Gonen can turn it to the advantage of the business and patients.
Special report: Offshore cases: Q3 2015
A Chinese battle concerning its African operations and some big insolvencies have been keeping lawyers busy. Meanwhile, the Tchenguiz row rumbles on.
Special report: Offshore deals, Q3 2015
Insurance mergers, chunky financings and several capital markets deals characterised offshore corporate work in the last quarter.
Offshore special report: ‘City-on-Sea’ looks East
It has close City finance links, but international expansion is the name of the game on Guernsey, with Middle East private wealth work beckoning.
In-house interview: National Grid GC Rachael Davidson
In less than a year National Grid UK’s Rachael Davidson has made remarkable changes to the in-house structure and its panel of advisers, with the emphasis being fewer but more valuable relationships.
Royal British Legion GC Luke Joannou on Armistice Day
Royal British Legion general counsel Luke Joannou has had a demanding first year in the job. In 2014 the charity took a lead role in the Poppies in the Moat installation, which marked the 100th anniversary of the First World War and attracted worldwide attention to armed forces charities. A year later, the demands of […]
My career story: “I nearly left law altogether”
Talk Talk legal director Nadia Hoosen nearly left the profession entirely at 5 PQE but her move in-house reinvigorated her appetite for law. You always knew you wanted to work in-house and did so at 5 PQE when you moved to Carphone Warehouse. Do you regret not making the jump sooner? It was always my […]
Revealed: law firms’ FTSE 250 links
For all the glamour and global firepower of the FTSE 100, the FTSE 250 is a bellwether for corporate Britain. So which firms have the relationships with these key listed companies?