Gibson Dunn confirms Weil co-managing partner among 120-strong transatlantic funds lift
Full team includes 120 lawyers, 23 partners across New York, Washington DC and London
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Highlights
Culture kills: how Weil’s greatest asset became its greatest vulnerability
Law is a people business - and Weil's spectacular collapse looks set to demonstrate how failing to manage your people and bring them with you can take a $2bn firm to its knees
Life During Law
‘If you can’t be yourself, it’s limiting’ – Justin D’Agostino on ambition, inclusion and leading HSF Kramer
HSF Kramer's global CEO talks to LB about everything from moving the boxes into HSF's building nearly 40 years ago, to sealing a transatlantic union and managing to squeeze in a very full life in between
Winston Taylor’s Emma Danks on coming up in PE, getting through the financial crisis, and backing herself
Now head of the UK corporate team at the merged Winston Taylor, Emma Danks talks building her practice, her biggest achievements - and how she still finds time for travel, ballet, and Made in Chelsea
Latham’s Oliver Felsenstein on The Godfather, client call car crashes and becoming a PE lawyer by accident
Germany private equity heavyweight Oliver Felsenstein reflects on decades of dealmaking, from dreams of becoming Don Corleone's consigliere to his retirement plans for a champagne bar
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
Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law
Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts
‘Law should be full of mavericks’ – Addleshaws’ Simon Kamstra on ego, a secret DJ career, and the right time to retire
After more than 30 years at Addleshaws, former global disputes head Simon Kamstra looks back on doing deals on Black Monday, his secret DJing sideline and building a career while keeping space for life outside the law
‘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
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
‘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: 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
Life During Law: former A&O chief Wim Dejonghe
Dejonghe, who was recently named Management Partner of the Year at the LB Awards, on mergers, money and his future plans
Leadership
‘You have to go quickly’ – what’s next for Weil as it prepares to wind down
With Weil partners set to vote on the firm's dissolution, LB looks at the next steps in the firm's wind down - and the risks of a bankruptcy
Ampa Group appoints new CEO after former chief ousted
Shakespeare Martineau parent fills top spot after its previous CEO was removed following an independent investigation
‘This came from rainmakers upping and leaving’ – market reacts as Weil prepares for biggest law firm wind down in history
A day after Weil confirmed that it is calling time after 95 years, LB takes a look at what went wrong
Breaking ranks: can AI and private capital fuel a boutique boom?
From Northridge to Pallas Partners, elite boutiques are attracting top talent, winning premium mandates and scaling fast. With better funding options, new technology and lower barriers to entry, meet the founders and advisers who believe the model’s best days are still to come
‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout market
As CC targets the top end of the sponsor market in the US, its private equity heads tell LB why the firm doesn't need headline-grabbing power plays to set its practice apart
Inside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansion
After 15 years in London, the Boston firm has been building a presence on the continent with a series of high-profile hires from firms including Linklaters and Latham
Addleshaws leader on corporate ambitions, key clients and why a US merger isn’t part of the £1bn 2030 strategy
Addleshaw Goddard managing partner Andrew Johnston talks about international expansion, sticking to the strategy and the firm's new London office
‘We’re not done’ – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader’s CEO on what comes after the biggest law firm merger in history
With the mega-merger now live, CEO Miguel Zaldivar talks about his ambitions for the new firm, why he doesn't care about PEP reporting, and leaving a leadership legacy for the next generation
‘Not finished’ – Legal Business Awards Lifetime Achievement winner John Quinn keeps up the pace
Fresh off his Lifetime Achievement win at this year's LB Awards, Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn talks staying busy, seizing opportunities in China, and remaining the 'most feared' firm
‘A defining moment’ – Winston Taylor targets $2bn as transatlantic merger goes live
Newly merged firm sets out ambitions with rapid revenue growth, AI and upper mid-market corporate work on the agenda
‘We want to be bigger, better, everywhere’ – John Quinn on why Quinn Emanuel isn’t slowing down
As Quinn Emanuel turns 40, its leader John Quinn talks to Legal Business about everything from the sectors driving its relentless growth, to reputation, talent wars, and the question of succession planning
‘We are not an outpost’ – Mayer Brown City head on the firm’s plans for London
London managing partner Dominic Griffiths talks strategy as the office crosses $250m
