DAC Beachcroft in fresh talks to sell claims business to PE
UK firm talking to PE houses about sale of Claims Solutions Group after abandoning similar move two years ago
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‘There’s never been a merger of equals of firms this size’ – what the market thinks about Ashurst Perkins Coie
Ashurst and Perkins Coie's tie-up marks the first-ever combination of two $1bn-plus law firms - partners, rivals and more offer their take on the deal
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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
‘Debunk assumptions by doing surprising things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on succeeding in City law
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
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand
‘I’d be asked: “Are you the guy from The Bold and the Beautiful?”‘
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
Life During Law: Nick Vamos
Life During Law: Karen Seward
Freshfields’ Charles Hayes on emotional intelligence, Formula One deals, sheep and daring to press the button
Charlie Hayes, the global co-head of the private capital group at Freshfields, on everything from delivering lambs and making tables from trees to the importance of clarity in client communications
Life During Law: Nick Scott
Life During Law: Paul Dolman
I certainly didn’t have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.
Life During Law: Natasha Luther-Jones
DLA Piper’s international head of sustainability and ESG on choosing the law over marrying rich and the perils of life on the road
