Interview
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Firms get tough on exit terms as deterrent tactics gain sway
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 21, 2006
Top firms take wildly differing stance to partner exit terms, but research shows growing willingness to enforce tougher notice periods. Caroline Grimshaw reports on the latest Big Question survey
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Corporate Counsel: Whittaker's world
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 15, 2006
Working at the Financial Services Authority provides a unique set of challenges for general counsel. Ed Thornton speaks to its legal head, Andrew Whittaker, about the different approaches private practice firms and in-house lawyers have towards regulation, lifestyle choices and the merits of principle-based regulation
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City lawyers back call for LPC to include mandatory client training
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 8, 2006
The majority of respondents support CMS Cameron McKenna's recent call for a compulsory module covering client service to be added to the Legal Practice Course. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey
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Dealmaker: Chris Hale
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 8, 2006
One of the architects of Travers Smith's energetic private equity team, Chris Hale heads the firm's corporate practice
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Popham puts people issues at top of agenda for change
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 1, 2006
Work/life reform, pro bono and political lobbying high on Popham's second-term agenda
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Back with a bang: more reflections on 1986
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 1, 2006
At the time of Big Bang, Len Berkowitz, Anthony Salz, Guy Beringer and Barry O'Brien were all doing much the same thing - working on the flurry of M&A activity that accompanied the reforms.
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Dealmaker: Nilufer von Bismarck
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | October 25, 2006
One of the most respected women in M&A, Nilufer von Bismarck became a partner at Slaughter and May in 1994
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Partners voice support for A&O pay reforms but deny plans to hit back
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | October 25, 2006
Allen & Overy's pay shake-up receives backing from the market, with the firm's move to tie assistant bonuses to equity partner points getting a strong thumbs up. Caroline Grimshaw reports on the latest Big Question survey
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Partners welcome non-execs despite doubts over client-winning influence
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | October 18, 2006
Hammonds' recent appointment of a former management consultant as non-executive chairman is supported by the majority of partners, but the role of a non-exec within a firm remains open for debate. Ed Thornton reports on the latest Big Question survey
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Dealmaker: Kevin Ingram
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | October 11, 2006
Kevin Ingram has been a partner at Clifford Chance for eight years and is head of the securitisation group
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