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 2020EQT selects global relationship firms as PE giant targets closer ties with key advisersLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Jul 2026‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout marketLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jul 2026‘We are not going to be left behind’ – Willkie’s leaders set their sights on London, private capital and the top tierLaw firmsEliza Winter7 Jul 2026Sidley hires five-partner US finance team from Clifford ChanceLaw firmsWill Lewallen9 Jul 2026FCA charges ex-Goodwin lawyer with five counts of insider dealingLaw firmsWill Lewallen9 Jul 2026Bird & Bird puts revenue up 4% as growth slowsLaw firmsTom Cox8 Jul 2026