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HSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business Awards
Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn takes Lifetime Achievement Award as Sidley pips competition to new client service award
Life During Law
Winston Taylor’s Emma Danks on coming up in PE, getting through the financial crisis, and backing herself
Now head of the UK corporate team at the merged Winston Taylor, Emma Danks talks building her practice, her biggest achievements - and how she still finds time for travel, ballet, and Made in Chelsea
Latham’s Oliver Felsenstein on The Godfather, client call car crashes and becoming a PE lawyer by accident
Germany private equity heavyweight Oliver Felsenstein reflects on decades of dealmaking, from dreams of becoming Don Corleone's consigliere to his retirement plans for a champagne bar
‘Law should be full of mavericks’ – Addleshaws’ Simon Kamstra on ego, a secret DJ career, and the right time to retire
After more than 30 years at Addleshaws, former global disputes head Simon Kamstra looks back on doing deals on Black Monday, his secret DJing sideline and building a career while keeping space for life outside the law
A&O’s Wim Dejonghe on mergers, money and his plans for life after law
Ahead of the A&O Shearman merger, outgoing A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe sat down with <em>LB</em> to discuss lessons from previous merger talks, his plans for the future and his views on the 'unhealthy' levels of money in law
Freshfields’ Charles Hayes on emotional intelligence, Formula One deals, sheep and daring to press the button
Charlie Hayes, the global co-head of the private capital group at Freshfields, on everything from delivering lambs and making tables from trees to the importance of clarity in client communications
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand
'I’d be asked: "Are you the guy from The Bold and the Beautiful?"'
Life During Law: Sandra Paul
Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI
Life During Law – Simon Levine
"Running a law firm is a lot like running a mafia crew — without the killing."
Life During Law: Paul Dolman
I certainly didn't have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.
‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters
McDermott Will & Schulte chair Ira Coleman on his life during law, from leading the 'the little engine that could' Miami office to overseeing a $3bn merger
Life During Law: Georgia Dawson
'The industry is evolving rapidly. Even before the pandemic you could see change coming through the profession.'
Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe
Dejonghe, who was recently named Management Partner of the Year at the LB Awards, on mergers, money and his future plans
Leadership
‘Not finished’ – Legal Business Awards Lifetime Achievement winner John Quinn keeps up the pace
Fresh off his Lifetime Achievement win at this year's LB Awards, Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn talks staying busy, seizing opportunities in China, and remaining the 'most feared' firm
Pinsents elects new managing partner in latest leadership change
Appointment comes two months after firm announced new senior partner
‘A mark of where we want to go’ – Latham sets out growth plan for new City HQ
Ahead of the firm's move to a new HQ, City chief Ed Barnett discusses lateral priorities and what's next for the $1bn London operation
‘Private credit are the new banks’: Proskauer’s A&O and Cahill hires on the US firm’s ambitious finance push
Proskauer has recently made waves in London with a quartet of big-name laterals from A&O and Cahill Gordon - part of an ambitious play to build a full-coverage finance practice in the City. LB spoke to the team to find out more
‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout market
As CC targets the top end of the sponsor market in the US, its private equity heads tell LB why the firm doesn't need headline-grabbing power plays to set its practice apart
Addleshaws leader on corporate ambitions, key clients and why a US merger isn’t part of the £1bn 2030 strategy
Addleshaw Goddard managing partner Andrew Johnston talks about international expansion, sticking to the strategy and the firm's new London office
Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformed
As the pace of change in the legal sector accelerates, Kennedys managing partner Meg Catalano considers how law firms are adapting to new technological and economic realities. She argues that greater lawyer specialisation, financial rigour, global reach and the effective use of AI will be essential for firms seeking to stay on top in a market defined by flux
‘We need to remember how well we’ve been doing’ – new Eversheds chief Froud on leadership, tech and global goals
New global co-CEO talks strategy, integration and management after stepping into top post this week
‘We are not going to be left behind’ – Willkie’s leaders set their sights on London, private capital and the top tier
Having crossed $2bn in revenue, Willkie Farr's leaders believe the next phase of growth will be defined not just by scale but by building a top-tier global platform — with London at the centre of that ambition
Bakers’ outgoing London chief on why the firm is doubling down on transactions in the City
Bakers London managing partner Ed Poulton on the firm's corporate hiring spree in London and why the firm isn't skipping leg day when it comes to laterals
Dentons CEO sets out plan to take the firm from ‘pre-teen’ to ‘young adult’
CEO Kate Barton on her ambitious strategy for the firm
‘We are not an outpost’ – Mayer Brown City head on the firm’s plans for London
London managing partner Dominic Griffiths talks strategy as the office crosses $250m
