‘I mistakenly thought severe anxiety was a good thing’ – Vinson’s London head on opening up about mental health
Vinson & Elkins London managing partner Nick Henchie talked to LB for Mental Health Awareness Week
Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Slaughters lead on £3.5bn Royal Mail takeover bid
Kirkland and Paul Weiss partners advise on Czech billionaire’s takeover bid for British icon
Bird & Bird to launch in Tokyo with Ashurst corporate hire as firm sets sights on €1bn revenue mark
Corporate partner Hiro Iwamura to lead new Japan base as UK firm kicks off ambitious new five-year strategy with Asia expansion
When the going gets tough – Global London firms dig in as market reality bites
Following years of super-charged recruitment, uncertain times have prompted greater prudence among the Global London firms, with growth across the group coming to a near standstill. But, as LB finds, savvy firms are positioning themselves for the market revival
‘I have near total freedom to build a practice’: ex-Kirkland Hall of Famer Tumani on his new challenge
Former SFO bribery head Satnam Tumani on his new practice at private prosecutions boutique Edmonds Marshall McMahon and the shifting sands in the world of financial crime
‘We have an insatiable appetite for recruiting’: Keystone posts double-digit revenue rise as hiring picks up
Former A&O structured and asset finance head joins alongside hires from DLA and Simmons as revenue grows 15%
Market forces: Paul Weiss, Kirkland and the war for London talent
Paul Weiss is attracting the kind of headlines once reserved for Kirkland as it cherry-picks big names from the breadth of the City’s elite. But will its dream team approach pay off? And where does it leave the ambitions of the world’s biggest law firm?
Norton Rose and DLA post rising revenues as global footprint drives growth
International duo notch partner profit hikes as equity partner numbers fall
‘Nobody will want to feel like they are the poor cousin’: Freshfields reignites talent war with £150k NQ pay hike
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has broken ranks from its Magic Circle peers on associate salaries, increasing newly-qualified (NQ) pay from £125,000 to a new high of £150,000.