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 2020Macfarlanes closes in on £400m as PEP stays flatLaw firmsTom Cox29 Jul 2026Weightmans dishes out bonuses as net profit climbs 17%Law firmsWill Lewallen28 Jul 2026Linklaters and South African firm Webber Wentzel call time on 13-year allianceLaw firmsKate Peacock28 Jul 2026Top firms advise asset management trio on $16bn Kuwait oil JVLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Jul 2026Osborne Clarke posts steady growth to UK and international revenue – but UK PEP takes slight dipLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jul 2026Gibson Dunn swoops for six-partner Wachtell litigation team led by co-chairLaw firmsEliza Winter28 Jul 2026