‘This came from rainmakers upping and leaving’ – market reacts as Weil prepares for biggest law firm wind down in history

‘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: Freshfields’ London head Mark Sansom

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

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

Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts

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

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

‘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

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: Georgia Dawson

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

Life During Law: Nick Scott

‘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

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

Meet the female founders behind some of the UK’s top legal boutiques

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

‘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

Dentons CEO sets out plan to take the firm from ‘pre-teen’ to ‘young adult’

CEO Kate Barton on her ambitious strategy for the firm

‘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

‘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

‘A mark of where we want to go’ – Latham sets out growth plan for new City HQ

Ahead of the firm's move to a new HQ, City chief Ed Barnett discusses lateral priorities and what's next for the $1bn London operation

‘We needed more flexibility’ – Georgia Dawson on reshaping Freshfields for the future

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

‘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

‘For us, it all came together’ – how Proskauer built a London high yield offering in 12 months

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