Clifford Chance promotes nine in London, six across US offices

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

‘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: Scott Hopkins

Life During Law: Robbie McLaren

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

Life During Law: Karen Seward

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: 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."

Life During Law: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom

Freshfields' Mark Sansom on motorsports, email gaffes and competing on the global stage

‘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

‘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

‘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

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

‘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

‘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

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

‘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

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

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