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‘We see more of the market than any other firm’ – why Latham’s City finance team wants to have it all
Latham's London finance practice now houses around one third of its City partners. Here some of those partners tell Legal Business about the firm's commitmenht to creative financing and advising on both sides of the market.
Life During 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
The Client Profile: Arm legal chief Spencer Collins on humble starts and career successes
Tech giant's CLO on gaining the trust of SoftBank's CEO, the stalled $40bn sale to Nvidia and what he's learned about building a successful in-house career
Life During Law: Paul Dolman
I certainly didn't have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand
'I’d be asked: "Are you the guy from The Bold and the Beautiful?"'
Life During Law: Karen Seward
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: Richard Lever
The Goodwin PE partner on being inspired by <em>The Godfather</em> and loving disco
Life During Law: Robbie McLaren
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones
DLA Piper’s international head of sustainability and ESG on choosing the law over marrying rich and the perils of life on the road
Life During Law: Nick Vamos
Life During Law: Scott Hopkins
Leadership
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
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
‘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’re not complacent – we’re not done’: Latham stakes its claim as leader of the PE pack
On the back of the hire of Ross Allardice from White & Case, Latham's private equity leaders set out why their European platform gives them the edge on their rivals
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
‘Fresh perspectives’ – Gibson Dunn’s new London co-heads set out City plans
Gibson Dunn's new London co-heads Rob Carr and Osma Hudda tell LB about their leadership plans
‘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
Inside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansion
After 15 years in London, the Boston firm has been building a presence on the continent with a series of high-profile hires from firms including Linklaters and Latham
