LB100 2026: UK leaders prioritise profit over headcount as revenues surge to £43bn
Elite firms continue to pull away from the pack as top ten deliver 10% RPL increase, while average PEP nears £1m mark
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Charlotte calling: how America’s second-largest banking centre became Big Law’s next big thing
Charlotte, home to major financial institutions including Bank of America, has seen a surge of recent activity, with a flurry of firms opening offices – partners on the ground set out the city's attraction
Life During Law
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
Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law
Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts
‘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: Karen Seward
Life During Law: Nick Vamos
Life During Law: Sandra Paul
Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI
Life During Law: Nick Scott
Life During Law: Robbie McLaren
Life During Law: Richard Lever
The Goodwin PE partner on being inspired by <em>The Godfather</em> and loving disco
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
Life During Law: Scott Hopkins
Leadership
‘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
Clifford Chance hikes PEP as firm aims to ‘unlock’ its brand in the US
Firm posts rising profits and revenue as it closes in on California launch
‘There will be winners and losers’ – CMS leaders pin their hopes on tech, scale and client relationships
Senior partner Charles Currier and managing partner Adrian Bell on why they're going deeper and wider for their clients
‘We want to be there for the issues that keep our clients up at night’ – De Brauw co-head talks strategy
Co-managing partner Dennis Horeman on how focus, consistency and an ability to take tough decisions has kept the firm in position in the European elite
‘Unlocking the full power of our offering’ - Pinsents senior partner on sharpening the firm’s competitive edge
Andrew Masraf on searching for the levers of growth and the value of competition
‘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
Meet the female founders behind some of the UK’s top legal boutiques
Female law firm founders on building boutiques, creating an alternative culture and the scourge of mansplaining in the legal profession
‘Complete integration of strategy and leadership’ – DLA Piper’s leaders on why they’re ditching the verein and going global
Firm co-CEOs Charles Severs and Frank Ryan on why now is the time for deeper integration
‘We see London as a gateway’: Katten City chief on the strategy shift that doubled UK revenues
Katten has doubled London revenues over the past five years - office managing partner Christopher Hitchins talked to Alex Ryan about turning the City base around
‘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
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
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
