‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the Year Elisha Juttla Baker McKenzie won Finance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards for representing project manager Oceans Finance Company in…
‘Deals like this act as a catalyst’ – Gowling WLG on its Legal Business Award-winning work for AstraZeneca Anna Huntley Gowling WLG won this year’s LB Award for Life Sciences Team of the Year for its role in advising AstraZeneca…
McDermott snaps up CMS international private equity co-head in London Elisha Juttla McDermott Will & Emery has announced today (28 October) that Jason Zemmel (pictured) has joined the firm’s transactions group as a…
‘What sort of profession do we want to have?’ – young Black lawyers on diversity, inclusion, and what needs to be done Alex Ryan ‘There’s lawyers all over the world. The question isn’t whether or not Black people can be lawyers. The question is,…
Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025 – nominations now open Anna Huntley Nominations are now open for the Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025, following a highly successful debut last year. The…
‘Why not me?’ – the law firms leading the way in the Social Mobility Employer Index Tom Cox Browne Jacobson has topped the 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index with Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Lewis Silkin, Norton Rose Fulbright…
‘Leave no stone unturned’: LB speaks to Barrister of the Year Edward Henry KC Isabel Caine Mountford Chambers’ Edward Henry KC won the title of Barrister of the Year at the Legal Business Awards this past…
Gowling WLG: The Client’s View Legal Business Gowling WLG Lawyers and Team Quality 80.33 Quality of partners 83.52 Quality of associates 73.42 Partner availability and engagement 84.12…
Sidley expands with double high-yield hire from Latham Elisha Juttla Sidley Austin has bolstered its London office by hiring high-yield partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak from Latham & Watkins.
Eversheds Sutherland: The Client’s View Legal Business Eversheds Sutherland Lawyers and Team Quality 79.57 Quality of partners 82.97 Quality of associates 76.67 Partner availability and engagement 83.19…
Late bloomer: how Paul Weiss made up for lost time on the global stage Elisha Juttla For years, while rivals like Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden and Latham & Watkins disrupted the London legal market, Paul Weiss…
‘Freeths who?’ no more: LB’s firm of the year on brand revolution, their ‘watershed’ win – and what’s next Alex Ryan Last month, Freeths was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, capping off a remarkable period for…
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison: The Client’s View Legal Business Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Lawyers and Team Quality 86.64 Quality of partners 90.34 Quality of associates 76.66 Partner…
CMS: The Client’s View Legal Business CMS Lawyers and Team Quality 80.60 Quality of partners 83.07 Quality of associates 77.37 Partner availability and engagement 82.32 All…
Bird & Bird: The Client’s View Legal Business Bird & Bird Lawyers and Team Quality 79.96 Quality of partners 82.45 Quality of associates 75.52 Partner availability and engagement…
Paul Weiss strikes Kirkland again, while Debevoise, Weil and Goodwin bolster London ranks Tom Cox Leading the latest moves, Paul Weiss hired Kirkland financial regulatory partner Prem Mohan as head of European financial services regulation in…
‘Private credit are the new banks’: Proskauer’s A&O and Cahill hires on the US firm’s ambitious finance push Alex Ryan Speak to almost any major firm active in the finance space and you’ll hear about private credit. The industry matured…
Latham rewards more than 20 star performers with new ‘super points’ rank Elisha Juttla More than 20 of Latham & Watkins’ equity partners have made it into the elite firm’s ‘super points’ band, which…
‘A powerful thing’ – how the Mindful Business Charter is reinvigorating efforts to tackle mental health issues in law Tom Cox It’s not news to anyone that the legal profession is stressful. As Michael Cavers, head of debt capital markets at…
‘Thoughtful about where and how we grow’ – Latham sets out stall for City litigation push Anna Huntley While its London transactional credentials are undeniable, it is fair to say that Latham & Watkins has not to date boasted a…
