Life During Law: Georgia Dawson Holly McKechnie I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I was growing up. I went through periods of thinking maybe…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers Guest Blog Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still Elisha Juttla ‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on Holly McKechnie ‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can…
A shoo-in: Hogan Lovells partners prepare to back CEO Zaldivar for a second term Elisha Juttla The board of Hogan Lovells has given its unanimous recommendation for Miguel Zaldivar (pictured) to be re-elected as the firm’s…
DWF’s private equity buyout: Selling the family silver or the opportunity of a lifetime? Ayesha Ellis In July, the board of DWF Group Plc confirmed market reports that it was planning to delist from the London…
Tax perspectives: Dan Neidle Georgina Stanley Why did you decide to become a lawyer and – why tax? I studied physics at university because I thought…
Pillar to post Edgar Tate After an extended and often troubled development, the OECD’s new ‘global minimum tax’ is at last coming to fruition. With…
The Legal 500 view Edgar Tate New research from The Legal 500 has identified the leading London tax practices when it comes to client satisfaction, with…
Tax Yearbook 2023 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Tax Yearbook 2023. This will only be accessible…
Revolving Doors: A&O grows in Washington as UK regional firms make key hires in real estate, financial services and employment Ayesha Ellis Despite the dramatic news that Kirkland had lost a London debt finance team to Paul Weiss, it has been another relatively quiet…
Latham, Macfarlanes and TLT up for the top prize as shortlists unveiled for Legal Business Awards 2023 Mark McAteer Latham & Watkins, Macfarlanes and TLT are among the firms competing to be named Law Firm of the Year at…
‘Despite the considerable headwinds, we will deliver progress’: Irwin Mitchell records flat revenue in latest financials Ayesha Ellis Although the frenzy of financial reporting season has begun to subside, this week saw Irwin Mitchell release its financial results for…
‘If Zoom is doing it, everybody probably needs to be’: Growing number of US law firms mandate four-days-in-office week Elisha Juttla Lawyers adhering to a minimum of four days in the office a week policy is gaining traction among US firms,…
Revolving Doors: Two Magic Circle firms reveal major US hires amid quieter week for City firms Ayesha Ellis Amid the typical August recruitment slowdown, one of the most notable moves of the past week saw Allen & Overy…
Kirkland’s debt superstar Sachdev leads team exit as Paul Weiss launches English law practice Elisha Juttla Debt finance rainmaker Neel Sachdev (pictured) has led a team defecting from Kirkland & Ellis to Paul Weiss, in what…
Financial results 22/23: CMS sees deceleration in revenue growth following last year’s standout figures Ayesha Ellis CMS has reported a 6% uptick from last year’s €1.746bn to €1.862bn in global revenue growth in its recent set…
Financials 2022/23: Kingsley Napley sees double-digit revenue growth but PEP tumbles Holly McKechnie Kingsley Napley has reported an 11% rise in revenue to £61.2m from £55.2m, an all-time high for the firm. However,…
Revolving doors: Shake-ups at Kirkland and Paul Weiss, as Fieldfisher picks up competition team hire Alex Ryan Kirkland & Ellis was at the centre of not one but two of the biggest stories in the London lateral…
