Defining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026 Eliza Winter After a year in which the courts sent clear signals on how collective and funded claims are likely to progress,…
Revolving Doors: Dechert bolsters private capital with senior in-house hire as McDermott recruits from A&O Shearman Theresa Hargreaves Dechert has boosted its private capital capabilities in London with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer from Singaporean wealth…
Disputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activity Eliza Winter With firms including Proskauer, Orrick and Paul Hastings building up their disputes teams in the US, litigators in London are…
Quinn Emanuel posts steady growth in London, with revenue hitting £227m Eliza Winter Quinn Emanuel has reported revenue and profit growth in its London office for 2025, with revenue hitting a new high…
Revolving Doors: Quinn poaches Milbank partner as S&C adds to City structured finance team Will Lewallen Litigation giant Quinn Emanuel has hired financial disputes and investigations specialist William Charles from Milbank, where he spent 11 years,…
Hogan Lovells makes up 28 new partners firmwide, with slight dip in London promotions Kate Peacock Hogan Lovells has promoted 28 lawyers to partnership, including five in London – down by one on last year’s number.…
‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associates Kate Peacock Clifford Chance and Linklaters will match Cravath scale year-end and special bonuses for associates across their US offices, but not…
‘This was not a good idea and we’re entitled to say so’ – LLP tax proposals get short shrift Kate Peacock After alarm bells were raised last month, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now reportedly U-turning on plans to apply employers’ national…
Revolving Doors: Bumper hiring week at Eversheds while Quinn brings on international arbitration heavyweight Theresa Hargreaves Quinn Emanuel has significantly bolstered its international arbitration practice in London, bringing over senior partner and practice co-lead Andrew Savage…
‘Comparing apples and pears’ – partners push back on mooted £2bn LLP tax raid Tom Cox ‘Harsh’, ‘comparing apples and pears’, or ‘the sensible thing to do’? Partners and experts have given their views on reports…
Latham, BT, Burges Salmon and Freshfields among winners at Legal Business Awards Theresa Hargreaves BT, Latham & Watkins, Burges Salmon, Freshfields and Sidley Austin picked up some of the big prizes at this year’s…
Trading places: Quinn New York arbitration head leaves for Brick Court as McDermott makes first post-merger laterals Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel New York international arbitration practice head Mark McNeill has left the firm to become a barrister at Brick…
‘Full-service firms all say the same thing – but we’ve been opportunistic’ – John Quinn on AI, funding and suing banks Alex Ryan I actually considered joining the navy. I went down to the recruiter’s office in Claremont, California, the college town where…
Political persuasions – what City partners are hoping for from the next Government Alex Ryan On the eve of a general election that looks set to promise a wipeout for the Conservative Party and the…
‘Clients want to come to the best’: Quinn Emanuel breaks $2bn barrier with 26% revenue jump Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel today announced its firmwide financial results for calendar year 2023, with the litigation powerhouse joining an elite band…
‘Stunning achievement’: revenue and profit surge at Quinn’s London office Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan posted an impressive set of 2023 financial results for its London office today (10 January),…
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…
‘A somewhat unique position’: Quinn Emanuel opens second mainland China office in Beijing Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced the launch of a new office in Beijing, its second in mainland China…
Quinn shrugs off partner departures with 10% City profit boost Charles Avery Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s London office has released a solid set of 2022 financials, headlined by a 10% increase…
Quinn Emanuel turns to RPC competition head to boost City practice Tom Baker Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has appointed RPC’s head of competition, Lambros Kilaniotis, to boost its City antitrust offering. Kilaniotis,…
