‘I liken myself to an octopus with many tentacles in different places’ – Apollo’s Seda Yalçinkaya
A Private Equity Elite Q&A with Seda Yalçinkaya, partner and general counsel – international at Apollo Global Management
Freshfields’ Mark Sansom on motorsports, email gaffes and competing on the global stage
Freshfields London managing partner Mark Sansom on his passion for motor racing, turning down Oxford and the importance of owning up to your mistakes
A&O Shearman to cut partnership by 10% and close Johannesburg base in post-merger shake-up
Consulting business also set to be wound down as newly merged firm reshapes business after strategic review
Cooley takes Taylor Wessing, Goodwin and White & Case partners in London rebuild
US firm bounces back from recent London departures with triple partner hire for City venture capital practice
‘A difficult decision, but one that was needed’ – Hogan Lovells to shut three international bases
A week after the news broke that A&O Shearman would be shutting down its South Africa office, Hogan Lovells has revealed it will close three global offices in the coming months.
McDermott sets sights on big-hitters in London as private client team moves on
US firm sees London private client practice heads depart amid focus on high-profit ‘power alley’ transactional practices
‘I was asked to stay on as GC after an inspiring year-long secondment’ – Bain Europe GC Will Rosen
A Private Equity Elite Q&A with Europe PE general counsel and former Ropes & Gray London managing partner Will Rosen
‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024
The Legal Business Commercial Litigation Summit 2024 saw barristers, solicitors, in-house counsel and other professionals in the disputes sector come together to discuss the key issues in today’s commercial litigation market – and how to stay ahead of the game.
‘Co-founding an investment firm was the biggest learning curve of my career’ – Hg GC Samantha McGonigle
A Private Equity Elite Q&A with Hg general counsel Samantha McGonigle
‘My time on non-legal is the same as my time on legal’ – Bridgepoint GC Rachel Thompson
A Private Equity Elite Q&A with Bridgepoint partner and group general counsel Rachel Thompson