Legora raises $550m at $8.8bn valuation in latest funding round

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

Life During Law: Nick Vamos

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: Richard Lever

The Goodwin PE partner on being inspired by <em>The Godfather</em> and loving disco

Life During Law – Simon Levine

"Running a law firm is a lot like running a mafia crew — without the killing."

‘Debunk assumptions by doing surprising things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on succeeding in City law

Ahead of International Women's Day Nicole Kar, global co-chair of antitrust at Paul Weiss, discusses thriving in the deep end and why there is still more room at the top for women in law

Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand

'I’d be asked: "Are you the guy from The Bold and the Beautiful?"'

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: Nick Scott

Life During Law: Sandra Paul

Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI

‘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

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

‘For us, it all came together’ – how Proskauer built a London high yield offering in 12 months

European capital markets head Jake Keaveny on the first phase of Proskauer's ambitious finance buildout

‘It’s always best to avoid death by a thousand cuts’ – what GCs think about the Brad Karp-Epstein firestorm

General counsel weigh in on Brad Karp's resignation as Paul Weiss chair and how they expect law firms to react when crisis hits

Legal Business Awards 2026: the in-house legal teams and GCs in the running

Shortlists revealed for four flagship in-house honours - including In-House Team of the Year and GC of the Year - at this year's Legal Business Awards

‘We needed more flexibility’ – Georgia Dawson on reshaping Freshfields for the future

From partner pay reform to US expansion, AI and overhauling the firm's business services function, Freshfields senior partner Georgia Dawson has been busy. She spoke to LB about her first five years in the role

‘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

‘We want to be bigger, better, everywhere’ – John Quinn on why Quinn Emanuel isn’t slowing down

As Quinn Emanuel turns 40, its leader John Quinn talks to Legal Business about everything from the sectors driving its relentless growth, to reputation, talent wars, and the question of succession planning

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

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