With Simpson Thacher and Latham among the firms turning to Dallas, top partners discuss what makes the city so attractive - and what the risks of a launch are
Latham's London finance practice now houses around one third of its City partners. Here some of those partners tell Legal Business about the firm's commitmenht to creative financing and advising on both sides of the market.
Firm management committee chair talks LB through a lifetime of firsts
McDermott Will & Schulte chair Ira Coleman on his life during law, from leading the 'the little engine that could' Miami office to overseeing a $3bn merger
Tech giant's CLO on gaining the trust of SoftBank's CEO, the stalled $40bn sale to Nvidia and what he's learned about building a successful in-house career
Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn on starting his own firm, picking your adversaries, investment in law and how he almost joined the navy
Kingsley Napley’s Sandra Paul on tackling racism, the age of criminal responsibility and AI
Ahead of the A&O Shearman merger, outgoing A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe sat down with <em>LB</em> to discuss lessons from previous merger talks, his plans for the future and his views on the 'unhealthy' levels of money in law
'The industry is evolving rapidly. Even before the pandemic you could see change coming through the profession.'
Ahead of International Women's Day Nicole Kar, global co-chair of antitrust at Paul Weiss, discusses thriving in the deep end and why there is still more room at the top for women in law
I certainly didn't have a burning desire to be a lawyer from the age of five years old.
As Quinn Emanuel turns 40, its leader John Quinn talks to Legal Business about everything from the sectors driving its relentless growth, to reputation, talent wars, and the question of succession planning
From partner pay reform to US expansion, AI and overhauling the firm's business services function, Freshfields senior partner Georgia Dawson has been busy. She spoke to LB about her first five years in the role
Firm co-CEOs Charles Severs and Frank Ryan on why now is the time for deeper integration
Proskauer has recently made waves in London with a quartet of big-name laterals from A&O and Cahill Gordon - part of an ambitious play to build a full-coverage finance practice in the City. LB spoke to the team to find out more
Mary O'Carroll on bringing California's 'move fast and break things' ethos to law
On the back of the hire of Ross Allardice from White & Case, Latham's private equity leaders set out why their European platform gives them the edge on their rivals
Gibson Dunn's new London co-heads Rob Carr and Osma Hudda tell LB about their leadership plans
CEO Kate Barton on her ambitious strategy for the firm
General counsel weigh in on Brad Karp's resignation as Paul Weiss chair and how they expect law firms to react when crisis hits
Female law firm founders on building boutiques, creating an alternative culture and the scourge of mansplaining in the legal profession
Paul Hastings leaders Frank Lopez and Sherrese Smith on running the firm like an asset manager and why they're front and centre of the firm's ambitious recruitment drive
Katten has doubled London revenues over the past five years - office managing partner Christopher Hitchins talked to Alex Ryan about turning the City base around
