Client Confidentiality: Risks in Mergers, Acquisitions & Law Firm Deals
January 27th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
With the SRA’s rules tightening and enforcement actions on the rise, law firms face real challenges in balancing regulatory obligations with commercial needs. In this second video in our series focusing on client confidentiality in legal practice, Partners Nick Leale and Corinne Staves discuss the complex realities of client confidentiality during law firm transactions – whether it’s a […]
Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar Recording
October 1st, 2025 by Sophie Cook
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact. In this discussion, Anthony Davis (FisherBroyles), Devika Kewalramani, (FisherBroyles), Dr Robert Millard (Cambridge Strategy Group), David Shufflebotham (PepUp Consulting) and Nick Leale (CM Murray LLP) join chair Corinne Staves (CM Murray LLP) to explore the impact of technology on professional services firms, […]
Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – PPA Webinar – 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST
September 5th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Friday 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST
We are delighted to bring you a new video series focusing on client confidentiality in legal practice. This series will explores the regulatory, ethical, and practical challenges surrounding the duty of confidentiality, particularly as it applies to law firm operations and professional conduct. In this first episode, Partners Nick Leale, Andrew Pavlovic and David Fisher discuss the risks […]
In this fourth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partners Zulon Begum, Corinne Staves and Nick Leale discuss the key regulatory considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. In this video, Zulon, Corinne and Nick discuss: How does PE investment reshape law […]
Regulatory Compliance Across UK/US Practices: Managing Client On-Boarding Due Diligence Expectations Across US/UK Offices
April 25th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In this second video in a series focusing on two of the more difficult aspects of regulatory compliance to navigate in any practice that includes the introduction of firm clients to and from the US and the UK, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Regulatory Partner Nick Leale (a former GC and HOLP of the London office of […]