Editors' views
With the inclusion of barristers from Australia and Hong Kong into our research cycle, John van der Luit-Dummond explains how to maximise your chambers’ and members’ coverage in the 2021 Asia Pacific guide
The next edition of The Legal 500’s Asia Pacific guide will include an exciting expansion with the introduction of rankings for the Australia and Hong Kong Bars. Following our decades of tried-and-trusted research into the Bars of England & Wales and Scotland, our rankings of Australia and Hong Kong will also be based on in-depth …
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Editor's views
A focus on talent, employee engagement, and innovation are vital for the offshore world in 2020, argues Ogier’s global managing partner, Ed Mackereth
It is easy to talk a good game when it comes to putting people at the heart of what you do but, in a global market where uncertainty is rife and there are more known unknowns causing sleepless nights than ever before, one of the few things we can all be sure of (apart from …
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William Farrington looks at the latest legal market developments from the Nordic’s largest nation
Senior partner departures, lateral team hires, boutique firm establishments – these are all gold dust for Legal 500 researchers seeking to determine which are the serious players in any given legal market. I have covered some countries – such as India, Malta, and Nigeria – where these changes are few and far between. On the …
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The Legal 500 view
Barnaby Merrill reports on the Baltic nation’s stable legal market which, despite a downturn in M&A transactions, is reaping returns from increased dispute activity across the real estate, tax, and public sectors
Estonia has maintained its strong transactional environment despite concerns over an economic downturn, with the country’s favourable regulatory environment remaining attractive for foreign and domestic businesses. Estonia’s long-standing record of low taxes and favourable regulation, combined with the country’s innovative approaches to attracting investment, such as the nation’s e-residency scheme, has long seen the Baltic …
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The Legal 500 view
Ben Wheway looks at the firms that secured the most new rankings and moves up last year
With the submissions deadline for the next Legal 500 UK guide fast approaching, and with lawyers and BD professionals across the country busy crafting their case for a move up the rankings, it seems as good a time as any to look back at the firms that were most successful last time around. Almost 400 …
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Practice spotlight
Leading UK and US partners have their say on changes in the acquisition finance world
The London leveraged finance market is one of the most keenly contested in the City, with a select group of elite law firms jockeying to position themselves as go-to advisers for banks, sponsors, and direct lenders alike. The Legal 500 UK solicitors’ editor Georgina Stanley recently spoke to some of the market’s major players to …
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Editor's views
Georgina Stanley reveals the diversity statistics from the latest UK Solicitors guide
When I joined The Legal 500 a year ago, one of the main ambitions I set out was to improve diversity in our rankings and, in particular, the proportion of cited women in the UK Solicitors guide. The reason was obvious – women are under-represented at senior levels in law firms and this has also …
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Editor's views
EMEA editor Ella Marshall drives full throttle into the history of The Legal 500’s Monaco chapter
The Principality of Monaco is well known for the extravagant lifestyle of its high rollers; for the super-yachts that line the marina; the low tax rates; the Grand Prix (the street race, arguably, the most glamorous on the circuit); as the home of numerous high-flying residents; and, more recently, for The Legal 500’s coverage of …
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Editors' views
Continuing her European tour, EMEA editor Ella Marshall reflects on Ronaldo, cherrypicking, and changing networking practices in Portugal
Last month, I spent some time in Lisbon to attend the GC Powerlist Iberia (Portugal) and meet with several law firms ahead of The Legal 500’s next EMEA guide. For the converted, I don’t need to proselytise on what a fantastic city Portugal’s capital is, something that has been recognised by the many multinational companies …
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Editors' views
Amid efforts to recognise more of the best female lawyers, the reaction from some old-school partners highlights the challenge of shaking up the status quo, writes Georgina Stanley
Right now The Legal 500’s UK research team are putting the final touches to their rankings. I’m hopeful that when we launch the 2020 UK Solicitors guide later this autumn it will show that we have achieved one of the aims I set out when I joined – to boost diversity, and, in particular, increase …
Continue reading “Resistance to change”
