‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law
The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s…
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‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k
McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates.
Linklaters and Clifford Chance continue US push as A&O Shearman merger beds in
While the US legal market is rarely quiet, post-merger settling at A&O Shearman seems to be driving a spate of…
‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at…
Kirkland adds first structured finance partner in London as Cravath hires Linklaters lev fin duo
US firms are once again on the march in London, with Kirkland and Cravath leading the moves of the last…
Vodafone UK head of legal Karen Thorpe on winning LB’s In-House Team of the Year and Vodafone’s ‘once in a lifetime’ merger with Three
With work including the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three’s UK businesses – a deal that would create the largest mobile operator…
‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie won Finance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards for representing project manager Oceans Finance Company in…
‘Deals like this act as a catalyst’ – Gowling WLG on its Legal Business Award-winning work for AstraZeneca
Gowling WLG won this year’s LB Award for Life Sciences Team of the Year for its role in advising AstraZeneca…
McDermott snaps up CMS international private equity co-head in London
McDermott Will & Emery has announced today (28 October) that Jason Zemmel (pictured) has joined the firm’s transactions group as a…
‘What sort of profession do we want to have?’ – young Black lawyers on diversity, inclusion, and what needs to be done
‘There’s lawyers all over the world. The question isn’t whether or not Black people can be lawyers. The question is,…
‘Why not me?’ – the law firms leading the way in the Social Mobility Employer Index
Browne Jacobson has topped the 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index with Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Lewis Silkin, Norton Rose Fulbright…
‘Leave no stone unturned’: LB speaks to Barrister of the Year Edward Henry KC
Mountford Chambers’ Edward Henry KC won the title of Barrister of the Year at the Legal Business Awards this past…
Sidley expands with double high-yield hire from Latham
Sidley Austin has bolstered its London office by hiring high-yield partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak from Latham & Watkins.
‘Freeths who?’ no more: LB’s firm of the year on brand revolution, their ‘watershed’ win – and what’s next
Last month, Freeths was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, capping off a remarkable period for…
Paul Weiss strikes Kirkland again, while Debevoise, Weil and Goodwin bolster London ranks
Leading the latest moves, Paul Weiss hired Kirkland financial regulatory partner Prem Mohan as head of European financial services regulation in…
‘A powerful thing’ – how the Mindful Business Charter is reinvigorating efforts to tackle mental health issues in law
It’s not news to anyone that the legal profession is stressful. As Michael Cavers, head of debt capital markets at…
‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year
Adam Ibrahim, UK co-head of litigation and arbitration at DLA Piper, was last month named Private Practice Lawyer of the Year…
‘Thoughtful about where and how we grow’ – Latham sets out stall for City litigation push
While its London transactional credentials are undeniable, it is fair to say that Latham & Watkins has not to date boasted a…
A&O Shearman Johannesburg team heads for Bowmans after office closure
African firm Bowmans announced today (3 October) that it has hired all the lawyers from A&O Shearman’s shuttered Johannesburg office,…
‘We have a remit to build’ – ex-Latham team open up on Sidley’s bold City lev-fin play
In their first interview since leaving Latham & Watkins, Jayanthi Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton discuss their new roles as global…