A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise Alex Ryan[email protected]27 January 2025The BarUnited Kingdom This year’s 2024 round of King’s Counsel appointments saw only one solicitor advocate take silk – in line with each of the last two years and down from five in the 2021 round and six in the 2020 round.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘You don’t get a choice about whether you’re a role model’ – shifting the LGBTQ+ dial in lawSilk and steel: Women lead the way in latest QC round as five solicitors make the cutRecord year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants falls‘There are winners and losers’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader’s leaders on why their merger makes senseA merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbersRevolving Doors: Willkie hires from Kirkland in Germany, while Slaughters London partner surfaces at SimmonsAddleshaws explores plans to boost rewards for star partners in performance driveTrading places: Paul Weiss signs up five NY partners as Latham, Kirkland, A&O also make moves‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader