‘Private capital is a super creative industry’ – KKR Europe GC Susanna Berger
Susanna Berger – Managing director, general counsel for Europe, KKR & Co Year of qualification: 2002 University of Chicago Law…
‘I liken myself to an octopus with many tentacles in different places’ – Apollo’s Seda Yalçinkaya
Seda Yalçinkaya – Partner and GC – International, Apollo Global Management Year of qualification: 2009 Columbia Law School, 1995-98 Cravath,…
‘My time on non-legal is the same as my time on legal’ – Bridgepoint GC Rachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson – Partner and group general counsel, Bridgepoint Year of qualification: 2007 Clifford Chance, 2005-09 Bridgepoint, 2010-present It was…
‘I was asked to stay on as GC after an inspiring year-long secondment’ – Bain Europe GC Will Rosen
Will Rosen – GC (Europe private equity), Bain Year of qualification: 1994 Weil Gotshal & Manges, 1996-2007 DLA Piper, 2008-11…
‘Working in private markets keeps you on your toes’ – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Melanie Sanchez
Melanie Sanchez – Global general counsel, investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Clayton Utz, 2005-06 Blake, Cassels & Graydon, 2006-14 Ontario…
‘I was greeted at the airport by a banker, lawyer, notary and driver’ – Vitruvian Partners GC Chris Bulger
Chris Bulger – GC, Vitruvian Partners Year of qualification: 2007 Slaughter and May, 2005-14 Goldman Sachs, 2014-18 Vitruvian Partners, 2018-present…
‘If you like a fast pace, private equity will deliver’ – CPP Investments Europe legal chief Leigh Partridge
Leigh Partridge – Managing director, head of legal (Europe), CPP Investments Year of qualification: 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2006-17 CPP…
Talk of the town: Why Kirkland/Paul Weiss underlines the value of controlling the management message
Clandestine conversations, a recruitment strategy on steroids, eye-watering salaries and internal politics galore, the Paul Weiss/Kirkland story has enough drama…
Life Sciences Yearbook 2024 – Editor’s letter
Welcome to the 2024 Life Sciences Yearbook from the Legal 500 and Legal Business, sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills. This…
Editor’s letter – Employment Yearbook 2023
Welcome to the first-ever Employment Yearbook from The Legal 500 and Legal Business. This annual publication aims to provide a…
M&A veterans: Got the T-shirt – M&A Hall of Famers on closing deals in a crisis
A global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, soaring energy prices and inflation, as well as interest rate hikes significantly pushing…
Dealmakers – the veterans edit
Karen Davies – Ashurst London corporate partner and global chair Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? It…
Success or failure? The push for gender equality is no longer a binary matter
Talking about diversity in law is hard. While there has been widespread progress when it comes to driving up the…
The Legal 500 View: Chart-toppers: the elite firms dominating this year’s UK Legal 500 rankings
UK editors Georgina Stanley (pictured) and Ben Wheway take a deep dive into the performance of the Legal Business 100…
Face value – mentoring in the hybrid work era
‘Sitting on your computer in your bedroom all day isn’t culturally enriching. When we see how our junior lawyers operate…
The Legal 500 View: Why allegations of ‘woeful mismanagement’ and a ‘chronic lack of investment’ at the SFO aren’t stopping the white-collar lateral hiring carousel
Despite intense scrutiny of the SFO and a slowdown in new cases, the market for white-collar expertise is as hot…
‘The most tonto year ever’: the story behind a frenetic 12 months for private equity – and what’s next
‘Ten years ago, PE didn’t do take-privates that often; what’s changed over the last five years in particular is that…
Deals Yearbook 2022: Fionnghuala (Finn) Griggs, Linklaters – partner since 2017
Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? Was there anyone in particular who inspired you early on in…
Deals Yearbook 2022: Katherine Moir, Clifford Chance – partner since 2016
Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? For the buzz, the teamwork, strategic problem solving, and intensive client…
Deals Yearbook 2022: Caroline Rae, Herbert Smith Freehills – partner since 2016
Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? Was there anyone in particular who inspired you early on in…