Relentless as ever: Kirkland surpasses own record to promote 145 new partners and 16 in London Nathalie Tidman In characteristic ‘retrenchment be damned’ fashion, Kirkland & Ellis has beaten its own record for the number of partners it…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – US Law Firm of the Year Nathalie Tidman The entries have been assessed and our research completed: we are now delighted to reveal our US Law Firm of…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Regional/Offshore Firm of the Year Mark McAteer We are now down to the final few and arguably most prestigious categories, starting with naming our Regional/Offshore Firm of…
Revolving doors: tech hires dominate a busy week in the lateral recruitment market Mark McAteer The past week has seen a number of interesting hires of senior technology specialists at leading firms, as well as…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Lawyer of the Year Nathalie Tidman After reviewing the evidence for dozens of candidates, we are delighted to reveal our Lawyer of the Year for the…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Chambers of the Year Thomas Alan The entries were reviewed and our panel of general counsel judges delivered their verdicts: we are now delighted to reveal…
Burges Salmon rides out Covid crisis to break £100m revenue threshold Nathalie Tidman Burges Salmon has become the latest firm to defy market uncertainty in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as it…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Boutique Law Firm of the Year Mark McAteer The entries have been assessed and our research completed: we are now delighted to reveal our Boutique Law Firm of…
Skadden doubles down on City recruitment drive with hire of Freshfields star Embley Nathalie Tidman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has hired one of the most well-known M&A partners in the City, Freshfields Bruckhaus…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – CSR Programme of the Year Nathalie Tidman After reviewing dozens of highly impressive entries, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of CSR Programme of the…
‘An easy decision’: Sidley London private equity team lands at Goodwin Nathalie Tidman Goodwin’s already eye-catching City office has pulled off another coup, attracting the storied Sidley Austin private equity team led by…
Glass ceiling finally shattered for Magic Circle as Freshfields elects female senior partner Nathalie Tidman While the upper echelon of City law has seen senior female leaders before in Penelope Warne at CMS, Sonya Leydecker…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – In-House Team of the Year Thomas Alan The entries were reviewed and our panel of general counsel judges delivered their verdicts: we are now delighted to reveal…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – GC of the Year Thomas Alan After reviewing the evidence for dozens of candidates, we are delighted to reveal our GC of the Year for the…
Australia yields two new board members for Ashurst as Davies gets re-elected in London Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has elected two new board members from its corporate partner ranks in Sydney and Melbourne while respected dealmaker Karen Davies…
Revolving doors: CC fertile hunting ground for Simpson Thacher as Mishcon loses two disputes partners in a week Mark McAteer Lateral hires are not commonplace for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett but when it does in London, Clifford Chance is often…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year Thomas Alan The entries have been assessed and our research completed: we are now delighted to reveal the winner of Rising Star…
‘The top firms can hardly believe it’ – City law firms are quietly gathering momentum amid the uncertainty Alex Novarese The back-to-school feel in the City is unmistakable, not least because the actual schools are back, as major law firms…
Dealwatch: Tech going gangbusters as elite firms line up $40bn SoftBank buyout and Klarna equity raise Nathalie Tidman Standing out as one of the biggest mandates for external advisers in recent weeks, NVIDIA’s $40bn acquisition of Arm Limited…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Most Transformative In-House Team of the Year Thomas Alan In what is a brand new category for the Legal Business Awards in 2020, we are pleased to reveal the…
