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‘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
Life During Law
‘Law should be full of mavericks’ – Addleshaws’ Simon Kamstra on ego, a secret DJ career, and the right time to retire
After the sudden loss of two close friends, Addleshaw Goddard's former global head of disputes - an addict for high stakes arbitration - realised 'you can enjoy your job too much'
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: Sandra Paul
Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI
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
‘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: Karen Seward
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: Paul Dolman
I certainly didn't have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.
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
‘Full-service firms all say the same thing – but we’ve been opportunistic’ – John Quinn on AI, funding and suing banks
Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn on starting his own firm, picking your adversaries, investment in law and how he almost joined the navy
Life During Law: Nick Vamos
Leadership
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
Goodwin COO: ‘I want to disrupt not just scale a law firm’
Mary O'Carroll on bringing California's 'move fast and break things' ethos to law
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
‘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 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
