Travers assists on Liverpool FC’s record-breaking transfer of German star Wirtz Tom Cox Travers Smith has scored a lead role on the transfer of German footballer Florian Wirtz to Liverpool FC, a deal…
McDermott-Schulte merger name confirmed as $2.8bn tie-up gets partner approval Alex Ryan Partners at McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of their merger, with…
Pride Perspectives: ‘It’s easy to think something isn’t your problem – but equality is all of our problem’ Amy Ulliott DLA Piper associate Cai Cherry on ‘bringing your full self to work’, intersectionality and the importance of active allyship How…
Linklaters re-elects leadership duo after ‘biggest year-on-year increase in profit in more than 20 years’ Tom Cox Linklaters has voted to re-elect its senior and managing partners following what the firm said was a record-breaking year, including ‘the…
Pride Perspectives: ‘We need a plurality of perspectives around the table when decisions are made’ Amy Ulliott Mishcon de Reya reputation protection and crisis management head Emma Woollcott on the importance of LGBTQ+ visibility and the impact…
Stephenson Harwood hits £1m PEP mark and heads towards five-year target to double revenues Theresa Hargreaves Stephenson Harwood has posted double-digit growth for both turnover and profit per equity partner (PEP), as the firm pushes forward…
Pride Perspectives: ‘I’m a reluctant activist – as a managing partner I have to be conscious of inclusion for everyone’ Amy Ulliott Clare Fielding, co-founder and managing partner of specialist planning firm Town Legal, discusses her experience transitioning, her D&I responsibilities as…
Seven London lawyers make the grade as Bakers promotes 59 in global partnership round Tom Cox Baker McKenzie has elevated 59 lawyers to partner across its international network, with seven London lawyers making the cut. The…
The top lawyers in Philadelphia, Ohio, and Atlanta revealed in latest Legal 500 US elite rankings Alex Ryan Legal 500 has launched its latest US elite rankings, recognising some of the top lawyers across key practice areas in…
Freshfields’ Charles Hayes on emotional intelligence, Formula One deals, sheep and daring to press the button Georgina Stanley I’ve always had a strong work ethic. My brother is severely mentally disabled and we were extremely close growing up.…
Pride Perspectives: ‘We need more queer managing partners’ Amy Ulliott Patrick McCann, former Linklaters director of learning and incoming CEO of the City of London Law Society, on being outed…
Trading places: Latham picks up M&A star in rare Wachtell departure Alex Ryan Latham & Watkins has made a major addition to its M&A practice in New York with the hire of Wachtell…
Shoosmiths pays out £3.5m in bonuses as firm breaks £1m PEP barrier for first time Tom Cox Shoosmiths has broken through the £1m partner profits mark for the first time, with the firm paying out £3.5m in…
Revolving Doors: Baker McKenzie picks up leading Latham funds partner as A&O Shearman departures continue Alex Ryan Baker McKenzie has hired investment funds partner Nick Benson into its London office from Latham & Watkins. A Legal 500…
Trio of international firms hike salaries for newly-qualified lawyers Tom Cox Ashurst, CMS and DLA Piper have all hiked pay for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers as the battle for junior talent…
Sullivan & Cromwell makes rare London lateral with hire of high-profile A&O Shearman partner Alex Ryan A&O Shearman global financial services regulatory co-head and financial institutions sector lead Barnabas Reynolds has left the firm to join…
Slaughters and DLA lead as Poundland seals discount sale Tom Cox Slaughter and May and DLA Piper have taken lead roles on the cut-price sale of Poundland to retail-focused private equity…
‘A step into uber-entrepreneurial territory’ – Gateley’s CEO reflects on a decade as a listed law firm Tom Cox ‘We’ve always been an entrepreneurial firm, but listing was a step into uber-entrepreneurial territory,’ says Gateley CEO Rod Waldie of…
Merger round-up: national duo discuss £100m tie-up as two more deals get over the line Tom Cox Consolidation in the UK legal industry is continuing apace, with news of three combinations announced in recent days, including a…
Trading places: Paul Weiss loses more partners as Paul Hastings hires A&O Shearman PE duo Alex Ryan Three more litigation partners have left Paul Weiss for Dunn Isaacson Rhee, the Washington DC boutique recently established by four…
