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 the firm that has seen it post yet more double-digit financial growth, achieve B Corp certification, and receive unprecedented attention for its role representing the postmasters in the Post Office Horizon scandal. LB checked in …
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison: The Client’s View
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Lawyers and Team Quality 86.64 Quality of partners 90.34 Quality of associates 76.66 Partner availability and engagement 89.36 All scores are global and /100. What do clients really think about the service they receive from law firms? At Legal 500, we hear from hundreds of thousands of clients every year, …
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CMS: The Client’s View
CMS Lawyers and Team Quality 80.60 Quality of partners 83.07 Quality of associates 77.37 Partner availability and engagement 82.32 All scores are global and /100. What do clients really think about the service they receive from law firms? At Legal 500, we hear from hundreds of thousands of clients every year, rating firms on key metrics …
Bird & Bird: The Client’s View
Bird & Bird Lawyers and Team Quality 79.96 Quality of partners 82.45 Quality of associates 75.52 Partner availability and engagement 82.28 All scores are global and /100. What do clients really think about the service they receive from law firms? At Legal 500, we hear from hundreds of thousands of clients every year, rating firms on …
Latham rewards more than 20 star performers with new ‘super points’ rank
More than 20 of Latham & Watkins’ equity partners have made it into the elite firm’s ‘super points’ band, which is intended to better reward star performers by allowing them to earn nearly double the profit share of those at the top of the firm’s core lockstep. Legal Business has learned that 22 Latham partners …
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‘Private credit are the new banks’: Proskauer’s A&O and Cahill hires on the US firm’s ambitious finance push
Speak to almost any major firm active in the finance space and you’ll hear about private credit. The industry matured as banking regulations tightened in the wake of the 2008 crash, and has surged since banks pulled back on lending after the interest rate hikes from early 2022. According to merchant banking, global advisory, and …
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 London.
‘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 CMS and chair of trustees at the Mindful Business Charter (MBC) puts it: ‘Lawyers are high achievers and perfectionists. Law firms – and our clients – have high expectations of our lawyers, and they have …
‘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 similarly heavy-duty reputation on the contentious front. However, the firm is doubling down on its efforts to shift this perception, with a series of recent eye-catching hires pointing to a renewed push in the capital, …