Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025 – 25 March 2025
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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, including eight partners and a further six lawyers who are set to join as partners.
Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed
Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed today after months of research into the legal markets up and down the country. The rankings, which are based on extensive analysis of the legal markets across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been put together based …
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‘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 co-heads of Sidley Austin’s leveraged finance practice ‘Sidley wants to provide a best-in-class financial sponsor legal service – Sam and I have built out a practice before and we know how to do this,’ says Sadanandan …
NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committee
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (24 September) formalised its leadership structure, with interim global managing partners Jeff Cody and Peter Scott to head a global management committee to coordinate regional leadership.
‘Ready to set the stage’: Freeths posts 13% revenue growth in 2023-24 financials
Freeths has revealed its results for the 2023-24 financial year, with double-digit increases to both revenue and PEP.
LB Awards Management Partner of the Year: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe
Last Tuesday, former Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe was named Management Partner of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Dejonghe signed off from a 23-year career at the magic circle firm in May this year after pushing through the long-awaited, transatlantic merger deal with US …
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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 last night to a packed house at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Twenty-seven prizes were handed out on the night, with the event hosted by BBC journalist, broadcaster and Mastermind host Clive Myrie and introduced by global …
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Addleshaw Goddard bolsters IP practice with litigation team hire
Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has strengthened its intellectual property offering with the hire of IP litigator Geoff Steward and several members of his team from Stobbs.
‘A difficult decision, but one that was needed’ – Hogan Lovells to shut three international bases
Shortly after the news broke that A&O Shearman would be shutting down its South Africa office, Hogan Lovells has announced it will close three global offices in the coming months.