Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024
From high-profile managing partners to leading GCs and barristers, the LB team interviewed dozens of the leading names in law…
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‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the year
From bumper pay cheques to internal politics and an extremely competitive lateral recruitment market, 2024 hasn’t been short of legal…
Moving up the food chain: Browne Jacobson on rapid growth and remaining inclusive
Richard Medd’s tenure as Browne Jacobson managing partner began in the spring of 2020, amid the chaos of the early…
‘We know which lanes we want to run in’: Latham’s new City chief on pay, practice priorities and partner moves
‘As a firm, we are driven, ambitious and innovative, and we thrive in competitive markets like London,’ says Latham &…
‘There are not many cases like this’ – the lawyers in Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s corner
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made headlines around the world when her Olympic bout against Italy’s Angela Carini ended after just…
‘I have near total freedom to build a practice’: ex-Kirkland Hall of Famer Tumani on his new challenge
Legal 500 Hall of Famer Satnam Tumani, previously head of the SFO’s anti-corruption and bribery unit and a longstanding partner…
‘I was scared that my ability to do my job would be questioned if I revealed any weakness’
Sidley Austin private equity partner Lyndsey Laverack on changing attitudes towards mental health in the legal profession and how women…
The Addleshaws Interview – The rebound guy
Legal Business (LB): Looking at the finances of the firm over the past five years, you are one of the…
Sponsored briefing: Taking the plunge
The office has made a series of bold lateral hires in the last three years. What is behind this? Suhrud…
Sponsored briefing: Punching above weight
You’ve both been at the firm for more than 25 years. What have been your highlights? Richard King (RK), managing…
The DAC Interview – Close to the rocks
Legal Business (LB): You have both been in charge for nearly four years. What are some of the highlights? David…
The DLA interview: On this rock I build…
Simon Levine (SL), co-chief executive, DLA Piper: I had a bit of fun and looked at the article you wrote…
The Simmons interview: What to worry about
Legal Business: Simmons seems to have come out of a period of malaise. What have been the primary drivers for…
The CMS interview: Pains and gains
Marco Cillario caught up with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar to discuss the first year since the three-way union…
Grieve on Brexit: No great advantage
Alex Speirs: Now less than a year out from the UK’s scheduled withdrawal from the EU, how would you characterise…
The LB interview: Gowling WLG
LB: What’s been happening in the two years since the Canada tie-up? David Fennell (DF), chief executive: One of the…
Eyes on ‘the prize’ – BCLP’s leaders on going all-in for transatlantic union
LB: What was the background to the merger talks? Therese Pritchard (TP): I started it. It’s my fault. In February…
‘Our values are imperatives’: Pinsents chief on diversity, success and being bolder
Legal Business (LB): How do you create a clearer picture of what Pinsents is doing on diversity? Richard Foley (RF):…
‘There’s scope for growth’: Damien Byrne Hill on taking over HSF’s disputes team
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) today (21 February) announced that much-touted banking litigator Damien Byrne Hill will be replacing Mark Shillito…