Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson is based in London, where he writes about global law firms and the business of law. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @chris_t_johnson.
November 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Massive US Fine Halts UK Government Bank SelloffThe U.K. government's plans to offload more of its majority holding in Royal Bank of Scotland have been put on hold due to a massive impending fine from the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Chris Johnson
22 minute read
November 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Why Having Good Lawyers Is No Longer EnoughIt used to be that law firms seeking to win work from clients simply had to have the best lawyers or the lowest rates. Not anymore.
By Chris Johnson
36 minute read
November 16, 2016 | International Edition
Private equity-backed law firm expands with double acquisitionFunds-focused law firm founded by former SJB, O'Melveny and Proskauer partner continues to grow
By Chris Johnson
2 minute read
November 16, 2016 | Legal Week
Private equity-backed law firm expands with double acquisitionFunds-focused law firm founded by former SJB, O'Melveny and Proskauer partner continues to grow
By Chris Johnson
2 minute read
November 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer
UK Faces Five-Year, $65 Billion Brexit DivorceThe U.K. might have to pay the European Union as much as 60 billion euros ($65 billion) in order to leave the political bloc in a process that could take longer than five years to complete, the Financial Times reports.
By Chris Johnson
21 minute read
November 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Private Equity-Backed Law Firm Acquires Two BusinessesA London-based law firm that was established with the help of private equity funding has continued to expand by acquiring two businesses.
By Chris Johnson
15 minute read
November 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer
EY Report: Brexit Could Cost London 18,000 Legal, Accounting JobsA report by Ernst & Young states that London could lose 18,000 legal and accounting services jobs if the U.K. no longer has access to the single market once the country leaves the European Union. The accounting giant estimates that a loss of passporting rights for euro-denominated clearing could cost London a total of 83,000 jobs.
By Chris Johnson
34 minute read
November 11, 2016 | The American Lawyer
There's Something Different About the Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer MergerAlmost all of the large scale combinations involving U.S. law firms over the past few years have been cross-border. This one is dfferent.
By Chris Johnson
56 minute read
November 10, 2016 | The American Lawyer
EU Slashes Regional Growth Forecast, Warns Post-Brexit Slump Could Become PermanentThe European Commission has predicted that U.K. economic growth will almost halve from 1.9 percent to just 1 percent in 2017 following the Brexit vote.
By Chris Johnson
15 minute read
November 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer
US Election Shock is Like Brexit All Over AgainA shock result following a highly divisive campaign with worrying racial undertones, stock markets crashing, currency tumbling, social media in uproar . . . anyone else getting a strong sense of deja-vu? The Dawn of Trump: It's like Brexit all over again.
By Chris Johnson
34 minute read
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