The Ireland debate: Don’t fear the robots Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: Welcome everyone. We have a fantastic panel of extremely talented and insightful people here this evening.…
Revolving Doors: Kirkland opens new office with partner hires as G100 firms bolster finance, restructuring and disputes teams Elisha Juttla Kirkland & Ellis has opened an office in Riyadh and recruited two new partners. Noor Al-Fawzan, specialising in M&A and…
Mayer Brown hires HSF antitrust partner Vowden in the City Elisha Juttla Mayer Brown has hired Daniel Vowden as a partner into its antitrust and competition practice in London, the firm announced…
New brooms for Travers Smith as partnership elects Gillen to senior partner Holly McKechnie Travers Smith today (6 November) announced the election of Andrew Gillen as senior partner. With a term commencing on 1…
Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy Holly McKechnie Axiom Ince has filed documents with the High Court to appoint Neil Bennett, Alex Cadwallader and Andrew Poxon of Leonard…
Warning signs? Baker McKenzie records stagnant financials in year-end results Ayesha Ellis In what is perhaps an early bellwether of 2023 financial performance for the market at large, or a hangover from…
‘Ambition, confidence and opportunity’: Eversheds selects new members of its senior leadership team Ayesha Ellis Eversheds Sutherland has announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team across its practice groups and business services teams.…
Social media influencers: Social circles Amy Ulliott Back in the spring, Legal Business asked whether a professional social media presence is now a ‘must-have’ for the modern…
James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice Amy Ulliott In the early days of the pandemic, James Bremen began posting direct-to-camera explainers on Covid-19 legal issues, before branching out…
Social media influencer: Emma Lilley, head of legal UK&I, SD Worx Amy Ulliott Emma Lilley, UK and Ireland head of legal at HR and payroll management company SD Worx, has built an audience…
Social media influencer: Sahar Farooqi, barrister Amy Ulliott A former barrister at both DAC Beachcroft and DWF, where he led the advocacy unit, Sahar Farooqi now has more…
Social media influencer: Chrissie Wolfe, solicitor and founder of LAB Consultancy Amy Ulliott After almost a decade at Irwin Mitchell, Chrissie Wolfe set up on her own in 2017, using social media to…
Social media influencer: Jeremy Hopkins, head of legal operations, Contentsquare Ben Wheway After more than two decades at the Bar, from junior clerk to practice manager at 3 Verulam Buildings, Jeremy Hopkins’…
Social mobility: An invisible problem Holly McKechnie ‘We have yet to make significant strides in fostering systemic change for social mobility. Our focus around diversity and inclusion…
Legal Business 100 2023: Stuck records Legal Business Overview: Here comes the rain again Our 2023 Legal Business 100 report finds law firm leaders in unusually pensive mood…
LB100: Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
LB100 – The second 50 – Regional view: Coming together Elisha Juttla The 26 regional and national firms occupying the 51-100 places in this year’s LB100 come in with an average of…
LB100 – The second 50 – City and boutique: London falling? Ayesha Ellis This year, 24 London-headquartered and boutique firms can be found in the second half of the LB100, experiencing an average…
LB100 – The second 25: Riders of the storm Holly McKechnie It has been another muted performance from the second 25, typically the strongest-performing group in the LB100 historically. Average revenue…
