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  1. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - US Firm Withers Orders Junior Equity Partners to Make Capital Contribution

    10 May 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - US Firm Withers Orders Junior Equity Partners to Make Capital Contribution

    Business of Law Firms US Firm Withers Orders Junior Equity Partners to Make Capital Contribution By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to this week’s Business of Law Firms series. UK law firm Withers has reportedly called on its junior equity partners to make a...
  2. JPMorgan buys First Direct

    3 May 2023 JPMorgan buys First Direct

    JPMorgan buys First Direct By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? For the fourth time in recent weeks, another large commercial bank has entered into urgent distress over the weekend, resulting in emergency government intervention amid fears of widespread market contagion...
  3. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Axiom DWFM to acquire Ince

    3 May 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Axiom DWFM to acquire Ince

    Business of Law Firms Axiom DWFM to acquire Ince By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? In this week’s Business of Law Firms series, we will look at the announcement that UK law firm Axiom DWFM has reached an agreement to acquire The Ince Group (“Ince”), which was placed into...
  4. Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders file suit against Swiss regulators

    26 April 2023 Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders file suit against Swiss regulators

    Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders file suit against Swiss regulators By Jake Rickman Image credit - rarrarorro / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Last week, the FT reported that Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders have officially filed a suit against the primary Swiss banking...
  5. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - SRA in-house counsel report raises eyebrows

    26 April 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - SRA in-house counsel report raises eyebrows

    Business of Law Firms SRA in-house counsel report raises eyebrows By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to TCLA’s weekly series on the Business of Law Firms. Last month, the Solicitors Regulation Authority released its “In-house solicitors thematic review”. Its...
  6. Investment banking performance and the Global Markets

    19 April 2023 Investment banking performance and the Global Markets

    Investment banking performance and the Global Markets By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Some of the world’s largest investment banks have begun to post their Q1 2023 earnings, including: Goldman Sachs; Bank of America and JP Morgan. Other investment banks like Morgan...
  7. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Ince applies for administration

    19 April 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Ince applies for administration

    Business of Law Firms Ince applies for administration By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to this week’s Business of Law Firm series. We are back after a two week break to look at the sombre case of Ince Gordan Dadds. After a series of pitfalls and misfortunes, The...
  8. The plight of Credit Suisse's AT1 bondholders

    29 March 2023 The plight of Credit Suisse's AT1 bondholders

    The plight of Credit Suisse's AT1 bondholders By Jake Rickman Image credit: rarrarorro / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Last week we looked at the precipitous sale of Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest investment banks, to its Swiss rival UBS. The sale was...
  9. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Deutsche Bank to offer in-house training contract programme

    29 March 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Deutsche Bank to offer in-house training contract programme

    Business of Law Firms Deutsche Bank to offer in-house training contract programme By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s Business of Law Firm article will look at the business of law…in house. On Friday, the European bulge bracket investment bank Deutsche Bank...
  10. UBS to buy arch-rival Credit Suisse in distressed purchase

    22 March 2023 UBS to buy arch-rival Credit Suisse in distressed purchase

    UBS to buy arch-rival Credit Suisse in distressed purchase By Jake Rickman Image credit: Yuestock / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? On Monday, the Swiss government pushed through the purchase of Credit Suisse by its fellow Swiss rival UBS in what is arguably the...
  11. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - MJ Hudson to sell funds business — legal division's future uncertain

    22 March 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - MJ Hudson to sell funds business — legal division's future uncertain

    Business of Law Firms MJ Hudson to sell funds business — legal division's future uncertain By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? In this week’s Business of Law Firms series, we return to the troubling developments at boutique advisory firm MJ Hudson, which we reported on two...
  12. The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

    15 March 2023 The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

    The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank By Jake Rickman Image credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Seemingly overnight, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed in what is the most significant banking failure since the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual...
  13. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Shearman and Hogan talks fall through

    15 March 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Shearman and Hogan talks fall through

    Business of Law Firms Shearman and Hogan talks fall through By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to TCLA’s Business of Law Firm series. We previously looked at the fanfare surrounding the merger discussions between Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells on two...
  14. SoftBank-owned UK semiconductor spurns the LSE

    8 March 2023 SoftBank-owned UK semiconductor spurns the LSE

    SoftBank-owned UK semiconductor spurns the LSE By Jake Rickman Image credit: Ned Snowman / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Last week, the Cambridge-based semiconductor manufacturing company Arm Limited announced that it would pursue a public listing in New York rather...
  15. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - MJ Hudson in trouble

    8 March 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - MJ Hudson in trouble

    Business of Law Firms MJ Hudson in trouble By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to this week’s article in TCLA’s Business of Law Firms series. On Monday, The Lawyer confirmed that MJ Hudson, a boutique advisory service specialising in funds, alternative...
  16. UK economy shrinkage not as steep as initially feared

    1 March 2023 UK economy shrinkage not as steep as initially feared

    UK economy shrinkage not as steep as initially feared By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The UK’s economy is proving more resilient than analysts initially forecasted. As the FT reports, the UK economy is expected to shrink by an average forecast of 0.6% rather than the...
  17. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Dechert's dire dispute

    1 March 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Dechert's dire dispute

    Business of Law Firms Dechert's dire dispute By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s article in the Business of Law Firms series will examine one of the most high-profile disputes involving a law firm and its senior partner in recent years. On one side is the...
  18. British Business Bank's goal to become the UK's sovereign wealth fund

    22 February 2023 British Business Bank's goal to become the UK's sovereign wealth fund

    British Business Bank's goal to become the UK's sovereign wealth fund By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The Financial Times ran an article on Tuesday covering the ambitions of the new CEO of the British Business Bank (BBB). Specifically, Louis Taylor wants to turn the...
  19. FCA announces consultation

    22 February 2023 FCA announces consultation

    FCA announces consultation By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is the conduct regulator for certain financial service firms including asset managers, released a Discussion Paper (DP) on Monday announcing a review of the...
  20. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - ABSs yet to overtake law firm profitability

    22 February 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - ABSs yet to overtake law firm profitability

    Business of Law Firms ABSs yet to overtake law firm profitability By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s Business of Law Firm series looks at a rather glibly titled The Lawyer article, “Your accountant friend is poorer than you”. It ranks the profitability of one...

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