Every summer, the American Lawyer publishes a Diversity Scorecard “to provide a snapshot of where the industry is headed.” It records the number of full-time minority […]
How many ethnic minority partners are there in your law firm?
Judges’ warnings: we need to listen
By convention, judges very rarely give interviews and never make political comment. Even in our all pervasive media age, they still follow the dictum of Lord […]
Turkish M&A and beyond
According to Deloitte, Turkish M&A hit the $10.3bn mark in 2017 with nearly 300 transactions – a Y-o-Y increase of 41% by total value. Foreign investors […]
Winds of change – the case for renewable energy in Turkey
As one of the world’s fastest growing energy markets, Turkey has been increasing its drive towards greater self-sufficiency for several years. To satisfy its annual 300bn […]
How lawyers can survive the coming recession
Recession, what recession? It may not have landed yet, but there is one on the way. Nearly a decade has passed since the Great Recession in […]
Key money / Goodwill in retail real estate
With the term ‘key money’ we are normally referring to a sum of money that a Brand, interested in a particular location, gives to the tenant […]
Is a cast of characters circling FBME Bank for commercial gain?
What does the self-proclaimed “first and only Judeo-Christian intelligence agency and protective intelligence service in the world” have to do with the United States government’s fight […]
Just how much is a young lawyer worth?
Starting out at one of London’s leading commercial law firms, everyone knows that the working life of young lawyers is hard: long hours are par for […]
Behind the headlines: what’s happening at Dechert?
It is the story which just keeps on giving: the long running, three-way struggle between international mining conglomerate ENRC, its former legal advisers Dechert, and the […]
Brexit: a personal view from 30,000 feet
It was published online as I waited to board a flight from London to Milan. ‘Subject: Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of […]
The future of legal professional privilege
The Court of Appeals anxiously awaited decision in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited was handed down in September […]
Turkey: land of opportunity
Recent events have not been good for Turkey. Following an impressive 7.4% growth in GDP last year, the country entered into a crisis in August when […]