More than 50 laterals in a year: the thinking behind Dechert’s growth blueprint

‘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: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom

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

Life During Law: Karen Seward

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 <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

Life During Law – Simon Levine

"Running a law firm is a lot like running a mafia crew — without the killing."

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

Life During Law: Richard Lever

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

‘Full-service firms all say the same thing – but we’ve been opportunistic’ – John Quinn on AI, funding and suing banks

Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn on starting his own firm, picking your adversaries, investment in law and how he almost joined the navy

‘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

‘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

Pinsents elects new managing partner in latest leadership change

Appointment comes two months after firm announced new senior partner

‘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

‘It’s always best to avoid death by a thousand cuts’ – what GCs think about the Brad Karp-Epstein firestorm

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

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

Bakers’ outgoing London chief on why the firm is doubling down on transactions in the City

Bakers London managing partner Ed Poulton on the firm's corporate hiring spree in London and why the firm isn't skipping leg day when it comes to laterals

Clifford Chance hikes PEP as firm aims to ‘unlock’ its brand in the US

Firm posts rising profits and revenue as it closes in on California launch

‘You have to keep swinging’ – Paul Hastings leaders on building London and cracking the global elite

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

Weil management recommends ‘orderly wind-down’

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

‘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