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Moira Campbell reveals how Fieldfisher is leading the charge in merging UK, EU, and US employment law in Silicon Valley with a strong ESG focus for the tech sector
Clifford Chance’s senior associate James Kelton discusses the complexities of advising on the largest-ever outcome bond, with Microsoft's exclusive role as the sole off-taker
Fuelled by M&A activity, US firms such as Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss report staggering revenue and PEP for the past year
Introducing IFLR+'s Talent Tracker
IFLR+ has launched the Talent Tracker, an interactive database that collates reported partner moves across the financial legal market
What Corporates Want: legal knowledge and ability
Technical excellence is paramount for clients looking to hire new advisers, according to a survey of nearly 29,000 corporate counsel
Data from the first half of 2024 reveals that the US topped the charts in both M&A and financial services hires
Peter Williams brings in-house experience from KKR Credit to lead the firm’s private credit growth
Lawyers at A&O Shearman and Boies Schiller Flexner say that in an uncertain post-Chevron US, businesses, including those in the banking sector, face more uncertainty and can expect more litigation
To implement the Financial Data Transparency Act, US regulators have proposed new measures to strengthen data standards
Ashurst and Travers Smith lawyers tell IFLR that the trick in tech is advising clients on where they will be in 10 years and not right now
The Boston-based PE lawyer explains one of the biggest misconceptions about the transactional practice and why taking a collaborative approach is key to success
While hires of big names in high-profile areas of finance has drawn attention to the London legal market this year, the reality is less frenzied
The US firm has climbed the ranks of London’s legal market with a laser focus on becoming a transaction powerhouse
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for the US and Mexico
Recent developments from SEBI could be the start of a slew of measures to attract international companies to consider India as a secondary listing option
Sandeep Bose-Mallick reveals what it takes to build a winning in-house team and what he wants to see from his external counsel
Lawyers and other market participants hope the outcome of more than three years of consultation will boost London’s competitiveness for new and secondary issues
Mark Henderson of Doughty Street Chambers reflects on the harsh realities of disability discrimination and his journey in advocacy
Vinson & Elkins senior associate Ciara Ros shares the inspiration behind achieVE, which has been nominated for social mobility programme of the year at the Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards 2024
Partners at law firm Machado Meyer unravel the legal innovations and challenges behind the market-first wind power project in Brazil
A call for change is needed to foster stakeholder confidence in companies
Awards
The Middle East awards research has now begun, with winners to be announced in October 2024
Awards
Lawyers from across the Americas celebrated their successes in New York
Awards
Lawyers from across Europe gathered in London to celebrate legal excellence in deal-making, cross-border investment and regulation
Awards
The first in-person Africa awards dinner was held in Johannesburg and welcomed legal practitioners from across the continent
Editorial board
IFLR’s editorial board features senior financial legal practitioners, both in-house and private practice, from around the world. Through their expertise, board members support our editorial coverage with regular feedback, insight and contributed articles.
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
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A&O Shearman aims to be ‘destination firm for financial matters’
US co-managing partner Doreen Lilienfeld discusses her ambition and vision for the firm’s growth in the world’s biggest legal market and beyond -
Freshfields captures opportunities from the energy transition in Germany
Global managing partner Rick van Aerssen said the firm is positioning itself at the forefront of Germany's industrial transformation -
M-Kopa in-house: ‘Nothing I hate more than to chase lawyers’
General counsel Jesse Zigmund explains what he considers when selecting law firms and the pressures in-house lawyers increasingly face
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Sponsored by Zhong Lun Law FirmZhe Yu, Audry Li, William Qiu, and Carl Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Sponsored by Fellner Wratzfeld & PartnersRestructuring activity has also increased as the retail, real estate, and construction sectors struggle to cope with recent crises and rising costs, say Markus Fellner, Florian Henöckl, and Nadine Maros of Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners
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Sponsored by Bär & KarrerChristoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, and Thomas Rohde of Bär & Karrer discuss Switzerland’s restructuring and insolvency landscape for 2024 and beyond