Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law

Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts

‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters

McDermott Will & Schulte chair Ira Coleman on his life during law, from leading the 'the little engine that could' Miami office to overseeing a $3bn merger

The Client Profile: Arm legal chief Spencer Collins on humble starts and career successes

Tech giant's CLO on gaining the trust of SoftBank's CEO, the stalled $40bn sale to Nvidia and what he's learned about building a successful in-house career

A&O’s Wim Dejonghe on mergers, money and his plans for life after law

<p>Ahead of the A&O Shearman merger, outgoing A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe sat down with <em>LB</em> to discuss lessons from previous merger talks, his plans for the future and his views on the ‘unhealthy’ levels of money in law</p>

Life During Law: Richard Lever

<p>The Goodwin PE partner on being inspired by <em>The Godfather</em> and loving disco</p>

Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand

<p>‘I’d be asked: “Are you the guy from The Bold and the Beautiful?”‘</p>

Life During Law: Robbie McLaren

Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe

<p>Dejonghe, who was recently named Management Partner of the Year at the LB Awards, on mergers, money and his future plans</p>

Life During Law: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom

<p>Freshfields’ Mark Sansom on motorsports, email gaffes and competing on the global stage</p>

‘Debunk assumptions by doing surprising things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on succeeding in City law

<p>Ahead of International Women’s Day Nicole Kar, global co-chair of antitrust at Paul Weiss, discusses thriving in the deep end and why there is still more room at the top for women in law</p>

‘Full-service firms all say the same thing – but we’ve been opportunistic’ – John Quinn on AI, funding and suing banks

Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn on starting his own firm, picking your adversaries, investment in law and how he almost joined the navy

Life During Law: Sandra Paul

<p>Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI</p>

‘Fresh perspectives’ – Gibson Dunn’s new London co-heads set out City plans

Gibson Dunn's new London co-heads Rob Carr and Osma Hudda tell LB about their leadership plans

London partners overlooked as A&O Shearman reveals post-merger leadership

Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling today announced (1 March) the names of the key leadership term that will head A&O Shearman once the $3.5bn merger completes on 1 May - with no UK-based partners making the line-up.