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.
August 23, 2017 | International Edition
Former Channel 4 GC to join London media law boutiquePrash Naik is set to join Reviewed & Cleared which is backed by UK media and technology law firm Wiggin
By Chris Johnson
2 minute read
August 22, 2017 | International Edition
Ashurst, A&O and CLOs: why pulling out of a growing practice area can be the right thing to doWhy has Ashurst turned its back on a practice area currently experiencing high levels of growth?
By Chris Johnson
5 minute read
August 21, 2017 |
Why Turning Your Back On A Growing Practice Area Is Sometimes the Right Thing To DoIt's always interesting when Big Law firms take opposing views on a matter of strategy, whether it's their approach to equity and compensation,…
By Chris Johnson
5 minute read
August 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Why Turning Your Back on a Growing Practice Area Is Sometimes the Right Thing To DoIt's always interesting when Big Law firms take opposing views on a matter of strategy, whether it's their approach to equity and compensation, or the merits of a particular practice area or geography.
By Chris Johnson
5 minute read
August 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Still Suck at Business Development, Survey FindsBusiness development folks at large law firms should look away now.
By Chris Johnson
2 minute read
August 11, 2017 | International Edition
'No hourly billing, no shadow invoices, no nothing' - how GSK got tough on fixed feesThe pharma giant has taken an increasingly hard line with external advisers in a move to ditch the billable hour entirely
By Chris Johnson
8 minute read
August 11, 2017 | International Edition
Ashurst signs deal with England cricket star Alastair Cook to feature firm's logo on his batThe firm's emblem will be prominently featured on the former England captain's bat for the next 12 months
By Chris Johnson
2 minute read
August 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer
How Pharma Giant GSK Got Tough on Fixed FeesAs Microsoft pushes to move nearly all its outside legal work away from the billable hour, GlaxoSmithKline puts its own alternative fee formula on display.
By Chris Johnson
8 minute read
August 09, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Another Big Firm Gets Into the Sports Sponsorship GameA few months after Cozen O'Connor and Reed Smith put their stamp on pro golf, London-based Ashurst has sponsored former England cricket captain Alastair Cook in a deal that will see the Anglo-Australian legal giant's logo featured on his bat for the next 12 months.
By Chris Johnson
10 minute read
August 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer
AI Drive Gains Momentum as Baker McKenzie Signs Machine Learning DealThe global legal giant has become the latest Am Law 100 firm to begin using artificial intelligence software in an attempt to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
By Chris Johnson
3 minute read
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