Travers departures continue as Linklaters and Fried Frank pick off transactional trio
A round-up of all the latest lateral moves as firms including Clifford Chance, Freshfields, McDermott and Debevoise bolster their benches across finance, capital markets, private equity and funds
'I have near total freedom to build a practice': ex-Kirkland Hall of Famer Tumani on his new challenge
Former SFO bribery head Satnam Tumani on his new practice at private prosecutions boutique Edmonds Marshall McMahon and the shifting sands in the world of financial crime
‘We have an insatiable appetite for recruiting’: Keystone posts double-digit revenue rise as hiring picks up
Former A&O structured and asset finance head joins alongside hires from DLA and Simmons as revenue grows 15%
Market forces: Paul Weiss, Kirkland and the war for London talent
Paul Weiss is attracting the kind of headlines once reserved for Kirkland as it cherry-picks big names from the breadth of the City’s elite. But will its dream team approach pay off? And where does it leave the ambitions of the world’s biggest law firm?
‘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 a new high of £150,000.
Life During Law: Scott Hopkins
‘I always say to people: “Don’t do this for the money.” Because, no matter how much you get, you will get frustrated. If you love what you’re doing and you’re really motivated by it, that gives you the fuel to make it through.’
Holding court – cases of the year
From group actions to competition claims and ESG-related litigation, 2024 is set for an array of complex and multifaceted disputes, with the stars of the Bar out in force. LB analyses the cases of the year
A&O’s Wim Dejonghe on mergers, money and his plans for life after law
Ahead of the A&O Shearman merger, outgoing A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe sat down with LB to discuss lessons from previous merger talks, his plans for the future and his views on the ‘unhealthy’ levels of money in law
Pace-setters: how the fastest-growing Global London firms are rising up the L500 rankings
Despite growth slowing amid a stuttering deal market in 2023, the Global London law firms have cut a swathe through the City over recent years, with their purchasing power enabling them to consistently acquire market share in London.