The US Government has responded to the financial crisis with significantly increased supervision, regulation and enforcement, says Rodgin Cohen of Sullivan & Cromwell
Continental graduates may have superior technical legal knowledge than their Anglo-Saxon counterparts but their commercial know-how is vastly inferior, believes Jorge Bleck
The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) recent Akzo Nobel decision is not a final setback but a new call for action in the battle for in-house privilege, says Werner Vanderhaeghe
A significant percentage of General Counsel want to be more influential within their businesses, but first they need to demonstrate how they add value and to design and adopt performance measurement criteria to demonstrate this
The divergent ethical principles and obligations imposed on lawyers confuses clients, limits cross-border practice, and restricts the ‘normal’ provision of legal services
Before being attractive to outside investors, UK law firms need to solve a number of key management challenges
The financial crisis has prompted differing responses by law firms, but if this means a return to a more “professional” approach it may be no bad thing, says Luis Riesgo of Jones Day in Madrid
Arbitration practitioners at Debevoise & Plimpton are seeking to establish a new Protocol, which they hope will encourage good practice worldwide
The stakeholders in the legal market have finally become aligned – clients are now at the centre of the legal services solar system with premium law firms relegated to an orbiting position, says Bryan Hughes, Chief
The publication of a Draft Mediation Law and reforms to the 2003 Arbitration Act indicate that Spain is now taking the two dispute resolution mechanisms seriously, says Bernardo Cremades
