How to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success
For International Women’s Day Legal Business asked ten leading female M&A partners to share their tips for success for the…
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‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their say
Legal Business gathered some of the leading female M&A partners at UK origin firms in the City together ahead of…
Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone take top prizes at Legal Business Awards
Freeths, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Vodafone were among the big winners at this year’s Legal Business Awards, which were revealed…
Life During Law: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom
I nearly drowned in a river in Wales when I was four. It had been raining a lot and the…
‘Nobody will want to feel like they are the poor cousin’: Freshfields reignites talent war with £150k NQ pay hike
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has broken ranks from its Magic Circle peers on associate salaries, increasing newly-qualified (NQ) pay from £125,000 to…
‘Feels good to be bold’ – Freshfields executes on New York private capital ambitions with hire of Latham PE pair
In what will be viewed by rivals as a further shot across the bows, Freshfields has continued to make determined…
‘Not just merger control’: Freshfields eyes opportunities in rising tide of antitrust regulation
Off the back of Freshfields’ recent recruitment of former FTC commissioner Christine Wilson into its US antitrust practice as a…
Freshfields snaps up former FTC commissioner to bolster US antitrust offering
In a boost to its Washington DC presence, Freshfields has hired former Federal Trade Commissioner, Christine Wilson, as a senior…
Life During Law: Georgia Dawson
I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I was growing up. I went through periods of thinking maybe…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still
‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on
‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can…
‘The strategy delivers’: Freshfields sees 8% revenue rise but PEP growth stalls
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer today (26 July) announced its 2022/23 financial results, marking a seventh consecutive year of revenue growth for…
‘Our strategy is targeted and curated, and 100% client-centric’: Freshfields continues US hiring spree
Following the recent hires of David Sewell and Damian Ridealgh to its New York office, Freshfields has announced six new…
‘We’re in a really exciting moment for the London market’: Freshfields appoints Mark Sansom as new London managing partner
Mark Sansom will take over from Claire Wills as London managing partner at Freshfields, the firm has announced. The move…
Local talent: Freshfields launches support services operation in Slovakia
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a global support services hub in Slovakia, set to employ more than 50 business professionals.…
CC and Freshfields dish out US associate bonuses to match American rivals
Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle firm to dish out competitive year-end bonuses to US associates, after…
Freshfields reports ‘very solid performance’ as it progresses US growth plans
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer today (27 July) announced its 2021/22 financial results, becoming the latest magic circle firm to highlight its…
‘Still much progress to be made’: Freshfields reveals modest improvements in pay gap stats
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first of the Magic Circle to share its pay gap statistics for 2021. Despite steady…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
Rare blow for Cravath as Freshfields hires Zoubek to co-head Wall Street M&A team
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Cravath M&A partner Damien Zoubek to co-head its New York corporate practice alongside Ethan Klinsberg,…