Bigger than eBay and News Corp: running the data on Kirkland’s staggering scale Alex Ryan The world’s first $10bn law firm. The scale of Kirkland’s 2025 financial results defies easy comprehension, with the firm now…
Kirkland becomes world’s first $10bn law firm as PEP hits $11m Alex Ryan Kirkland & Ellis has become the first law firm in history to make more than $10bn in revenue, riding a…
‘We expect them to hit the ground running’ – Reed Smith ships up to Boston with hire of 12-strong team Alex Ryan Reed Smith is launching an office in Boston, with a 12-lawyer team featuring partners from seven firms including White &…
Addleshaws partners approve plan to extend top of pay ladder to £3m Alex Ryan Partners at Addleshaw Goddard have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend the top of the firm’s partner pay ladder, in a change…
Dentons CEO sets out plan to take the firm from ‘pre-teen’ to ‘young adult’ Alex Ryan When Dentons announced more than a year ago that EY’s Kate Barton (pictured) would take over from Elliott Portnoy as…
The long view: which LB100 firms have performed best over the last ten years? Alex Ryan Seven LB100 firms have more than tripled their revenues over the last decade, according to an analysis of ten years…
The Epstein files: the Big Law connections Alex Ryan The release of the Epstein files has revealed the huge scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling network of personal and professional…
Latham readies for Dallas launch with double hire as Kirkland opens in Nashville Alex Ryan Latham & Watkins has hired two Dallas disputes partners ahead of a long-awaited office launch in the city. The firm…
Ex-Paul Weiss chair and Goldman GC reviewed documents defending Epstein in last months of his life, files show Alex Ryan Former Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp and Goldman Sachs GC Kathryn Ruemmler both reviewed documents that defended convicted sex offender…
Browne Jacobson names new senior partner as DEI champion Green steps down Alex Ryan Browne Jacobson has appointed a new senior partner, following Caroline Green’s decision to step down after seven years in the…
‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on Houston Alex Ryan ‘This is now a market dominated by national firms,’ says Houston-based Kirkland & Ellis corporate partner and executive committee member…
A merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers Alex Ryan This year’s rush of mergers is showing no signs of slowing as Christmas approaches, with Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader the…
Trading places: Paul Weiss signs up five NY partners as Latham, Kirkland, A&O also make moves Alex Ryan Paul Weiss has added five partners to its New York finance group with a series of hires from Sidley, Kirkland…
Government plans to reverse PACCAR signal end to ‘turbulent time’ for litigation funding Alex Ryan The Ministry of Justice has today (17 December) announced plans to regulate the litigation funding sector, bringing an end to…
Global 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull away Alex Ryan All of the world’s 100 largest law firms saw revenues increase during the last financial year, as a thriving market…
Meal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Ropes & Gray’s Libby Todd Alex Ryan In the latest in our Meal Deal Makers series, Libby Todd, co-leader of the European private equity transactions practice at…
Power hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy market Alex Ryan ‘Clients in the tech space are more interested in energy than they’ve ever been, and clients in the energy and…
Elite US duo advising Paramount on $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins are advising Paramount as the media conglomerate launches a $108.4bn hostile bid…
Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law Alex Ryan Yvette Ostolaza is Sidley’s management committee chair – a role she has held since 2022 – and a commercial litigator.…
‘For us, it all came together’ – how Proskauer built a London high yield offering in 12 months Alex Ryan ‘When you start a new practice, there are a tremendous amount of variables,’ says Jake Keaveny, head of European capital…
