A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise Alex Ryan[email protected]27 January 2025The BarUnited Kingdom This year’s 2024 round of King’s Counsel appointments saw only one solicitor advocate take silk – in line with each of the last two years and down from five in the 2021 round and six in the 2020 round.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘You don’t get a choice about whether you’re a role model’ – shifting the LGBTQ+ dial in lawSilk and steel: Women lead the way in latest QC round as five solicitors make the cutRecord year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants fallsLatham taps A&O Shearman for three-partner London finance hireLinklaters chief leads legal figures recognised in New Year Honours List‘This is going to happen’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader leaders on creating the biggest law firm merger everTop US pair advise as Bridgepoint agrees to acquire KPMG spin-off InterpathHot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new yearThe most-read articles of 2025