Insolvency Office Holder Regulation Worldwide: An Assessment

20 March 2017

Paul Omar

David Burdette

In our latest blog, Paul Omar, A Member of the European Commission Experts Group on Restructuring and Insolvency and David Burdette, Senior Technical Research Officer at INSOL discusses the state of insolvency office holder (“IOH”) regulation.

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Tagged in Insolvency law

Can knowledge management play a vital role in the success of a law firm?

18 March 2017

Jon Beaumont

In our latest blog, Jon Beaumont discusses whether access to knowledge has become easier or actually more difficult with the exponential increase in knowledge resources.

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Shell's disposal to private equity

28 February 2017

Marc Hammerson

In our latest blog, Marc Hammerson, Partner, and Sam Gill, Trainee solicitor, at Akin Gump discuss bridging valuation gaps and the future roles of private equity in the UK North Sea.

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Tagged in Energy Oil and Gas

Defaulting loans – helping borrowers negotiate the minefield

27 January 2017

Ned Beale

Eddie O'Hanrahan

In our latest blog, Eddie O'Hanrahan and Ned Beale, Partners at Trowers and Hamlins LLP provide guidance for when things go wrong under a financing arrangement.

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Tagged in Economy

Strategies for the oil and gas industry to cope in a low price environment

13 January 2017

Marc Hammerson

Nicholas Antonas

Marc Hammerson, partner, and Nicholas Antonas, associate, in the global energy transactions group at Akin Gump and consulting editors to the second edition of Oil and Gas Decommissioning: Law, Policy and Comparative Practice, discuss the development in the regulation of the united kingdom continental shelf.

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The Mindful Lawyer

13 December 2016

Linda S Spedding

In our latest blog, Dr Linda Spedding discusses the mindful lawyer and how to achieve balance in the life cycle of a lawyer’s career

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Assets family firms can leverage to make successful acquisitions

08 December 2016

Richard L Narva

In our latest blog, Richard L Narva, founder of Narva and Company, discusses what four advantages a family firm has in the business of acquisition assets that non-family controlled buyers just can’t match.

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Tagged in Family offices

Find out how the recast European Insolvency Regulation is impacting distressed investing in Europe

30 November 2016

James Bell

Douglas Hawthorn

In our latest blog, authors James Bell and Douglas Hawthorn from Travers Smith LLP, discuss the key considerations for investors arising from the recast European Insolvency Regulation and the impact on distressed investing in Europe.

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The key ingredient for creating and sustaining law firm profitability

14 November 2016

Anthony J Rhem

In our latest blog, Dr Anthony J Rhem, PhD, contributor to the just published title on Knowledge Management in Law Firms, discusses ways of building strategic advantage for law firms and its clients.

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Wealth cannot pass three generations: Can family offices in Asia defy all an old aphorism?

28 October 2016

Nadav Lehavy

Andrew White

In our latest blog, Nadav Lehavy and Andrew White of Sandaire Singapore discuss if family offices in Asia can defy the old Chinese aphorism that wealth does not pass three generations. 

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Tagged in Family offices