‘Slightly alarming’ – Clifford Chance, Linklaters, A&O Shearman match Freshfields’ NQ pay hike Elisha Juttla Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman joined Linklaters this week in matching Freshfields’ NQ pay hike from £125,000 to £150,000, leaving Slaughter and…
Life During Law: Nick Scott Georgina Stanley I’m the only one in my immediate family who isn’t a scientist – they’re all biologists and engineers. My grandfather,…
The path to net zero: the legal sector’s blueprint for climate leadership and competitive advantage Guest Blog With a wave of environmental disclosure legislation on the horizon – CSRD, SECR, and many more – legal firms are…
‘We’re all talking about it, but what’s going to happen?’ Why this year’s LIDW is promising in-house lawyers answers around greenwashing, AI, and group litigation Isabel Caine The chairs of next week’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW) are urging in-house lawyers to attend the event to learn…
Latham lands Cahill City finance trio as Greenberg, McDermott and Cleary bolster London ranks Elisha Juttla In the most notable London lateral move of recent weeks, Latham & Watkins bolstered its banking and finance practice with…
Mishcons international arbitration head Louis Flannery KC moves to Littleton Chambers Alex Ryan Mishcon de Reya’s head of international arbitration Louis Flannery KC has left the firm, and is set to join Littleton…
‘Ultra-focused on culture and hungry to build’ – McDermott’s new London head sets out stall Elisha Juttla Earlier this month McDermott Will & Emery announced that leveraged finance partner Aymen Mahmoud will take the reins from Hamid…
‘I have this condition, and I’m owning it’: HSF’s Samantha Brown on managing mental ill health alongside a legal career Anna Huntley For Mental Health Awareness Week, Samantha Brown, partner and regional head of Herbert Smith Freehill’s employment, pensions, and incentives group,…
Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Slaughters lead on £3.5bn Royal Mail takeover bid Holly McKechnie Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Slaughter and May are advising on the proposed takeover of the Royal Mail’s parent…
‘I mistakenly thought severe anxiety was a good thing’ – Vinson’s London head on opening up about mental health Elisha Juttla For Mental Health Awareness Week, Vinson & Elkins London managing partner Nick Henchie talked to LB about recognising mental health…
Bird & Bird to launch in Tokyo with Ashurst corporate hire as firm sets sights on €1bn revenue mark Alex Ryan Bird & Bird has announced it will open in Tokyo before the end of the year, with the new base…
‘We have an insatiable appetite for recruiting’: Keystone posts double-digit revenue rise as hiring picks up Elisha Juttla Keystone Law has released its financial results for 2023-24, posting a 15.1% revenue boost to reach £87.9m. The results, which…
‘I have near total freedom to build a practice’: ex-Kirkland Hall of Famer Tumani on his new challenge Elisha Juttla Legal 500 Hall of Famer Satnam Tumani, previously head of the SFO’s anti-corruption and bribery unit and a longstanding partner…
Travers departures continue as Linklaters and Fried Frank pick off transactional trio Elisha Juttla In another blow for Travers Smith, respected corporate M&A and ECM partner Richard Spedding has left to join Linklaters, on…
‘Nobody will want to feel like they are the poor cousin’: Freshfields reignites talent war with £150k NQ pay hike Holly McKechnie Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has broken ranks from its Magic Circle peers on associate salaries, increasing newly-qualified (NQ) pay from £125,000 to…
Norton Rose and DLA post rising revenues as global footprint drives growth Anna Huntley Norton Rose has reported an 8.7% increase in global revenue, marking a turnaround from two years of declining revenue. Profit…
Life During Law: Scott Hopkins Alex Ryan When I was 18 I left Vancouver to play ice hockey in university in Japan. That got me off on…
Moves of the month: recruitment market picks up as leading firms think laterally Holly McKechnie Lateral hiring saw a notable pickup during the first quarter of 2024, with partner moves across sectors from litigation to…
Paul Hastings finance partner leaves for Davis Polk as London churn continues Anna Huntley While there is no shortage of fast-growing US firms in London, Paul Hastings is a notable standout, increasing London lawyer…
Legal 500 EMEA: Which countries have seen the biggest rankings increases? Ella Marshall Last month’s launch of Legal 500 EMEA 2024 featured rankings for 15,496 firms throughout the EMEA region, alongside the individual…
