Life During Law: Georgia Dawson Holly McKechnie I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I was growing up. I went through periods of thinking maybe…
Sponsored briefing: Gender equity becomes key focus Guest Blog Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has quadrupled the number of female partners in its London corporate team since 2017, with women…
The Last Word: Gender agenda legal_admin ‘Firms have to be flexible and acknowledge they may have fantastic senior associates who want to put their partnership ambitions…
Sponsored briefing: The influence of diversity in M&A Guest Blog Emma Danks, partner and co-head of Taylor Wessing’s international corporate group shares her experience on how the M&A industry has…
Sponsored briefing: Ask the private banker to senior lawyers Guest Blog Emily Bernstein is an experienced private banker at Investec who specialises in supporting legal leaders and senior lawyers. Here, she…
Sponsored briefing: Addressing the gender imbalance Guest Blog We ask three of DLA Piper’s female M&A stars some of the most pressing questions currently facing women in the…
Women deal stars prove you can have it all – but don’t worry men, you are Kenough Nathalie Tidman Chatting with a male managing partner recently about – what else – the hire of Kirkland’s debt superstar Neel Sachdev…
Offshore report: Tempering against the tempest Amy Ulliott When taking stock of the markets over the last 12 months, it is safe to argue that tougher times must…
Sponsored briefing: Simons Muirhead Burton: M&A capabilities Guest Blog From its civil liberties roots, Simons Muirhead Burton (SMB) has grown over the last 50 years into a full-service law…
Paul Weiss’ hire of Kirkland rock star is the shake-up we didn’t know we needed Nathalie Tidman ‘Paul Weiss hasn’t got enough partners in London for doubles ping pong!’ scoffed a senior source at the beginning of…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still Elisha Juttla ‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
Sponsored Q&A: Michal Berkner, senior M&A partner at Cooley in London Guest Blog Michal Berkner is one of the most distinguished M&A lawyers in Europe, advising on some of the region’s most complex…
Kirkland departures rack up as Paul Weiss makes major London and New York plays Holly McKechnie August’s reputation as a slow month for lateral hires has been turned on its head in recent weeks, particularly considering…
Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on Holly McKechnie ‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can…
Numbers unveiled: 2022/23 financial results show 8% average revenue growth Elisha Juttla The annual flood of financial results has engulfed the market once again, with Legal Business 100 firms observing how the…
Alphas revisited: Private equity stars Holly McKechnie Victoria Sigeti, Freshfields Legal Business first named Freshfields’ Victoria Sigeti a rising star in 2016 while only a year into…
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The social mobility conundrum: a quantitative or qualitative approach? Holly McKechnie Following Slaughter and May’s July announcement that it would be setting ambitious social mobility targets for 2033, Holly McKechnie spoke…
