Archive
14/05/08
May's Edition
In this bumper episode, Nina Goswami heads to Milan to go behind the scenes at Eversheds' partnership conference, managing to soak up the atmosphere (and the coffee) along the way. Meanwhile, Matt Byrne in New York speaks to
Mel Immergut, chair of Milbank Tweed, about being Rudy Giuliani's chief fundraiser.
Back on home turf, Lord Goldsmith talks exclusively about life after politics and Luke McLeod-Roberts sits with 80 lawyers at a Sainsbury's panel conference.
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20/03/08
March's edition
Freshfields finance head and new hire Mike Goetz - fresh from White & Case - talk to Catrin Griffiths about their plans to crack the City acquisition finance market. And Luke McLeod-Roberts treks to the Mipim festival in Cannes to find out which law firms held the best parties.
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15/02/08
February's edition
DLA Piper boss Nigel Knowles talks about Facebook, pooling profits and being recession-proof - and we ask him whether his personal brand is tied up with the firm's. We go behind the scenes at The Lawyers' Orchestra and talk to Sean Gibbons of Stephenson Harwood and Andrew Blankfield of Field Fisher Waterhouse about rehearsals, Mozart and the social side of music-making. Plus a report from The Lawyer HR Awards at the Hilton, Park Lane and interviews with some of the winners.
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01/01/08
January's edition
Slaughter and May's senior partner-elect Chris Saul talks about the firm's management changes. David Morley of Allen & Overy, Neil Kinsella of Russell Jones & Walker, Tony Edwards of Thomas Eggar and Charles Martin of Macfarlanes give their predictions for 2008. Vivian Robinson, QC, and Paul Darling, QC, Masters of Inner and Middle Temple respectively, discuss the year-long festival to celebrate 400 years of the Temple.
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01/12/07
December's edition
Clifford Chance partner Stephen Shea and Herbert Smith diversity and inclusivity manager Carolyn Lee talk about the benefits of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) support networks. Ashurst's Geoffrey Green and Roger Finbow discuss the City Solicitors' Educational Trust's new summer school diversity initiative. PartyGaming's Andrew Fritchie and Barings Asset Management's Sandie Okoro talk about how their training as barristers has helped them in their in-house roles.
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01/11/07
November's edition
Laurence Harris, managing partner of Kendall Freeman, talks about the firm's transatlantic merger with Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge. Editor Catrin Griffiths reports live from The Lawyer Summit in Lisbon, where speakers Eva Bishop of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Taryn Hewitt of Axa UK talk about key issues facing in-house counsel. Timothy Dutton QC, chairman of the Bar Council 2008; Desmond Browne QC, chair-elect of the Bar Council 2009; and Sophie Shotton, chair of the Young Barristers Committee discuss the impact of the Legal Services Bill on the bar.
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01/10/07
October's edition
Linklaters managing partner-elect Simon Davies talks about his strategy for the firm when he takes over from Tony Angel in January. Gary Senior, London managing partner and John Conroy, global chairman, of Baker & McKenzie discuss the key issues raised during the firm's recent annual partnership conference. Barclays' Matthew Dobson, Nestlé's Patrick Beringer and Canon Europe's Esteban Lizan Fernandez discuss their roles in M&A transactions. Anthony Maton, of Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, talks the rise of class action litigation in the UK market.
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01/09/07
September's edition
Peter Sharp of Leboeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae discusses the firm's merger with Dewey Ballantine.
David Harris, managing partner at Lovells, talks about the firm's resurgent recruitment campaign.
Catrin Griffiths reports from an International Bar Association conference on developments in risk management for law firms.
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01/08/07
August's Edition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's David Higgins and Linklaters' Nick Syson and Richard Youle discuss the impact of the credit crunch on the transactional legal market.
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01/07/07
July's Edition
Jonathan Adlington, senior partner at Trowers & Hamlins, winner of The Lawyer's Law Firm of the Year Award, discusses the future of the firm's barnstorming Middle East practice in the face of increasing competition in the region.
Other winners at The Lawyer Awards - Debbie D'Aubney, head of litigation at HSBC, Paul Maher, vice-chairman at Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, and Ian Mill QC, co-head of Blackstone Chambers - express their surprise and delight on the night at winning some of the most coveted awards in the legal profession.
Marco Martinez of The Priory talks about the healthcare group's new therapy service and stress management programme for the legal profession, and provides advice how to distinguish the telltale signs of stress.
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01/06/07
June's Edition
David Gold, senior partner at Herbert Smith, discusses his plan to hand the management of the firm back to partners.
Gareth John, director of legal and compliance at Transport for London, Trevor Faure, Emea general counsel at Tyco, and Robert Halton, chief people officer at DLA Piper discuss the push for greater diversity across the legal profession.
Judges Tim Hailes, managing director and associate general counsel at JPMorgan, Janet Gaymer, Commissioner for Public Appointments, Ian Sellars, partner at Permira, and Sandie Okoro, global head of legal at Baring Asset Management, debate the swathe of top level entries for this year's The Lawyer Awards.
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01/05/07
May's Edition
Tim Clark, senior partner at Slaughter and May, discusses the firm's ambitious plans in Asia and whether Slaughters has enjoyed its most profitable year ever. Associates Giles Pratt at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Tania Longva at Allen & Overy discuss the push across the City to include associates in firm management.
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01/03/07
March's Edition
Paul Maher of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw explains why his firm is axing 10 percent of its total partnership. Reporter David Middleton talks to Jon Vivian at SJ Berwin, Chris Morris at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and David Taylor at DLA Piper about the hot topics within the real estate fraternity at this month's Mipim real estate conference in Cannes. Geoffrey Vos, chairman of the Bar Council, and David Barnes at 39 Essex Street debate with reporter Nina Goswami whether funding issues are putting off working class and ethnic minority students from entering the Bar.
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01/02/07
February's Edition
Ted Burke of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer discusses the firm's recent restructuring. Peter Finlay of White and Case and Matt Larrabee of Heller Ehrman discuss why London is increasingly becoming a central part of US-headquartered firms' strategies. Trevor Faure of Tyco talks about overhauling the company's legal function and introducing its new model, dubbed 'Smarter'.
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01/01/07
January's Edition
Tony Angel of Linklaters talks about the last eight years as managing partner at the magic circle firm. Editor Catrin Griffiths talks to Sonya Branch of Clifford Chance and Ronit Kreisberger of Monckton Chambers about competition law. Features Editor Gemma Westacott talks to Hot 100 stars Geoffrey Green of Ashurst, Keith Schilling of media boutique Schillings and Anthony Hobley of Climate Change Capital.
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