Law firms A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise Alex Ryan · 27 January 2025 · 5 min read The Bar United 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 lawLaw firmsAmy Ulliott26 Jun 2024Silk and steel: Women lead the way in latest QC round as five solicitors make the cutLaw firmsTom Baker7 Jan 2022Record year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants fallsLaw firmsMuna Abdi11 Feb 2020Ashurt Perkins Coie appoints new board in post-merger shakeupLaw firmsWill Lewallen18 Aug 2026LB100 results so far – which firms are setting the pace for revenue and PEP?Law firm dataAlex Ryan17 Aug 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FCLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac buys Au Vodka for £500mLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Aug 2026Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brandsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Russell-Cooke opts against £77m merger with fellow London firmLaw firmsNews Editor14 Aug 2026