Interview
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More than just price
By Legal Week | November 11, 2009
"A typical energy project is complex, unpredictable and chaotic," says Peter Roberts, general counsel of Centrica Energy, the upstream business of Centrica. "So attempting to tie a law firm to a fixed fee is an unintelligent way of proceeding." Still, Roberts expects any law firm advising on one of the oil and gas, wind or early phase nuclear power projects Centrica is currently developing to be able to at least provide a cost estimate - even if they end up straying from it: "It's like asking a cabbie how much he reckons it will cost to get to King's Cross," he says. "If he can't at least give you a rough estimate then there is a strong suggestion that he doesn't know what he is doing."
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Dealmaker: Richard Macklin
By Legal Week | November 4, 2009
Dentons co-head of corporate Richard Macklin on bizarre jargon, burning offices and stacking shelves
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Bourgeois revolution
By Legal Week | October 28, 2009
Earlier this year, Forbes magazine named General Electric (GE) as the largest company in the world in its annual Global 2000 list. GE employs 323,000 people globally (among them over 1,000 lawyers) across a range of businesses including electronics, healthcare and financial services. So when it comes to reviews of external legal advisers at the company, the processes involved are complex and lengthy: 18 months, in this case.
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Dealmaker: Mark Stewart
By Legal Week | October 21, 2009
Clifford Chance's Mark Stewart on the changes facing the profession and cringeworthy jargon...
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A fair trade
By Legal Week | October 20, 2009
Alastair Mordaunt tells Alex Aldridge why he has no regrets about leaving Freshfields for the OFT - and how a stint in the public sector can do wonders for your CV...
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Dealmaker: Tamara Box
By Legal Week | October 6, 2009
BLP banking firebrand Tamara Box on admirable qualities like business vision and fashion sense...
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That tricky next step
By Legal Week | September 23, 2009
One enduring memory former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel has of his childhood is driving down from the family home in Hendon, north London, to his father's clothing shop in Mile End and seeing the Thames "stuffed full of ships". Then in 1966 the port of Tilbury opened and, recalls Angel, "within a very short space of time the river became completely deserted".
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Dealmaker: Chris Fanner
By Legal Week | September 23, 2009
Herbert Smith finance partner Chris Fanner reflects on recession, stupid acronyms and letting the best man down
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Dealmaker: Ciaran Carvalho
By Legal Week | September 15, 2009
Nabarro real estate partner Ciaran Carvalho on sink-or-swim deals and nauseating Christmas parties...
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Dealmaker: Peter Astleford
By Legal Week | August 6, 2009
Dechert funds heavyweight Peter Astleford on keeping things simple and thinking like a client
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