‘These are significant items on clients’ balance sheets’ – inside Latham’s five-partner Houston projects play

‘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

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

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: Nick Vamos

‘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

Life During Law: Richard Lever

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

Life During Law: Georgia Dawson

'The industry is evolving rapidly. Even before the pandemic you could see change coming through the profession.'

Life During Law: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom

Freshfields' Mark Sansom on motorsports, email gaffes and competing on the global stage

‘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

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

Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts

‘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 this week, 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

‘We need everybody rowing in the same direction’ – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader teams up with Cambridge

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader launches new leadership programme in line with Zaldivar's vision for merged firm

‘We want to be there for the issues that keep our clients up at night’ – De Brauw co-head talks strategy

Co-managing partner Dennis Horeman on how focus, consistency and an ability to take tough decisions has kept the firm in position in the European elite

Weil: Timeline of a collapse

As Weil announces plans to wind down, LB breaks down the key moments that led to this point

Weil management recommends ‘orderly wind-down’

Firm announces plan to dissolve, with partner vote set to begin within days

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 are not going to be left behind’ – Willkie’s leaders set their sights on London, private capital and the top tier

Having crossed $2bn in revenue, Willkie Farr's leaders believe the next phase of growth will be defined not just by scale but by building a top-tier global platform — with London at the centre of that ambition

‘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

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

‘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