Revolving Doors: Proskauer boosts London finance team as Paul Weiss picks up another Kirkland partner Kate Peacock Proskauer has further expanded its London finance practice with its hire of Andrew Payne. Previously at Linklaters in Singapore, Payne…
Ashurst and Perkins set for $2.7bn transatlantic merger Georgina Stanley Perkins Coie and Ashurst are set to combine in a transatlantic merger that will create a top 20 global law…
Irwin Mitchell latest to restructure support function as it scraps litigation assistant role Will Lewallen Irwin Mitchell is set to scrap its litigation assistant role following a review of its legal support team, in a…
What a Cadwalader-Alston merger would look like: the key data points Alex Ryan Cadwalader has been the subject of much merger speculation in recent weeks, with Atlanta-based Alston & Bird one firm hotly…
Paul Hastings rebuilds City tax practice with double partner hire Will Lewallen Paul Hastings has hired two tax partners into its London office, building out its City tax offering following a pair…
Ropes London private equity exits continue with partner duo set for Akin Will Lewallen Ropes & Gray has seen two more departures from its London private equity practice, with partner duo Dan Oates and…
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…
LB100 2025: The largest UK-headquartered firms in the world by revenue Legal Business The full table of stats and data from the 2025 LB100 report, which ranks the top 100 UK-headquartered law firms…
McDermott continues post-merger expansion with DLA London hire Alex Ryan McDermott Will & Schulte has hired financial services regulatory partner Karen Butler from DLA Piper, as the firm continues to…
‘Absolutely crazy’ or ‘evolution’? GCs and partners react to Labour’s Employment Rights Bill Theresa Hargreaves ‘We are committed, like the government is, to growth and to employ more people,’ says Nigel Paterson, general counsel at…
Revolving Doors: Simpson Thacher swipes Kirkland PE partner as MoFo bolsters fintech Will Lewallen Simpson Thacher has built on recent hires in its corporate and finance practices with its hire of M&A private equity…
‘We’ve never seen anything like this in modern times’ – Adobe’s Karen Robinson on AI risk, regulation and opportunities Tom Cox ‘We’ve never seen anything like this in modern times. The pace of AI development over the past few years and…
Black History Month: ‘It’s going to take strong law firms to ensure we don’t go backwards’ Will Lewallen ‘Progress has not been good enough,’ says Bridget Tatham, a Birmingham insurance partner at Browne Jacobson. ‘The fact there’s scrutiny…
The end of the law firm partnership? How NI reform lays bare structural flaws and opens the door to private equity David Morley The UK government’s proposed National Insurance reform is more than a tax tweak -it’s a reckoning for law firm partnerships.…
Trio of firms in driving seat on Legal & General’s £4.6bn pension buy-in with Ford Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown are advising Legal & General (L&G) and Ford as the financial services…
‘Unlocking the full power of our offering’ - Pinsents senior partner on sharpening the firm’s competitive edge Will Lewallen ‘We celebrate achieving record revenue in a world that remains uncertain, but we know our market competitors continue to drive…
Revolving Doors: Cleary launches London real estate arm as Simmons bulks up pensions team Bertie Ford Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has made a decisive move into the UK real estate market, launching a London practice…
‘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…
The £40bn club: LB100 push revenues to new high Ben Wheway The UK’s 100 largest law firms have broken through the £40bn revenue mark for the first time, with their combined…
White & Case London partner promotions triple as firm makes up 45 worldwide Will Lewallen White & Case has promoted nine lawyers to its London partnership – a threefold increase on last year when it…
