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Should I Stay or Go? 8 Questions Partners Facing a Merger Need to Answer

With all the mergers—or potential mergers—taking place this year, what key factors should lawyers consider when deciding whether to remain at their firm or move on?
9 minute read

International Edition

India as an Emerging Hub for International Arbitration

The Delhi High Court recently established a significant precedent by clarifying third-party funders cannot be held liable to pay adverse awards, and here's how it will change the landscape of arbitration in the country.
4 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman: The Compelling but Unspoken Rationale

Industry observer Hugh A. Simons dives into historical data and law firm dynamics to explore the true, though perhaps unspoken, benefits of a merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling.
13 minute read

International Edition

Ransoms and Sanctions and Fines—Oh My!

How do you avoid being penalised by both the threat actor and the sanctions regulator?
4 minute read

International Edition

How GCs Can Get Their Team Onboard with New Tech

A recent study found a majority of lawyers are 'apathetic' about lawtech, but there are ways for GCs and senior in-house lawyers to encourage a change of mindset.
4 minute read

International Edition

Gender Diversity: Firms Must Jump Off the Bandwagon and Focus on What Works

Next 100 Years founder and former lawyer Dana Denis-Smith calls for a more strategic look at diversity initiatives, focusing on the changes that make a real difference.
4 minute read

International Edition

What's Next for the Saudi Regional Headquarters Program?

As the Saudi government looks to attract multinational groups to the Kingdom, Marco De Leo, managing partner of BonelliErede's Dubai office, considers what they should be mindful of.
4 minute read

International Edition

'I Faced Regular Micro-Aggressions': London Partner Shares Her Experiences for South Asian Heritage Month

Reed Smith's Nav Sahota talks about the assumptions that other lawyers made about her early in her career, and offers advice to South Asian lawyers on how to excel while being yourself.
4 minute read

International Edition

We Now Have an Industry Standard for Legal Finance Reporting and Transparency

With input from the SEC, Burford has built a valuation approach that marries case-driven valuation to duration and the time value of money, which can be adopted by the wider legal finance sector.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Credit Suisse AT1 Outrage: A Scandal or 'I Told You So'?

Fundamental questions remain unanswered as to how and why the equity remained largely intact yet the AT1s were written off.
5 minute read

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