Ashurst and Perkins Coie partners vote through 3,000 lawyer transatlantic merger
Ashurst Perkins Coie given green light in 'overwhelming' partner vote
Ashurst Perkins Coie given green light in 'overwhelming' partner vote
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

Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts

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

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

<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>

<p>DLA Piper’s international head of sustainability and ESG on choosing the law over marrying rich and the perils of life on the road</p>

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

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

<p>I certainly didn’t have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.</p>

<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>

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



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

From partner pay reform to US expansion, AI and overhauling the firm's business services function, Freshfields senior partner Georgia Dawson has been busy. She spoke to LB about her first five years in the role

Firm co-CEOs Charles Severs and Frank Ryan on why now is the time for deeper integration

Addleshaw Goddard managing partner Andrew Johnston talks about international expansion, sticking to the strategy and the firm's new London office

General counsel weigh in on Brad Karp's resignation as Paul Weiss chair and how they expect law firms to react when crisis hits

Mary O'Carroll on bringing California's 'move fast and break things' ethos to law

Andrew Masraf on searching for the levers of growth and the value of competition

Female law firm founders on building boutiques, creating an alternative culture and the scourge of mansplaining in the legal profession

Proskauer has recently made waves in London with a quartet of big-name laterals from A&O and Cahill Gordon - part of an ambitious play to build a full-coverage finance practice in the City. LB spoke to the team to find out more

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

European capital markets head Jake Keaveny on the first phase of Proskauer's ambitious finance buildout

Paul Hastings leaders Frank Lopez and Sherrese Smith on running the firm like an asset manager and why they're front and centre of the firm's ambitious recruitment drive