Top 50 US law firms in London
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2021.
The Speed Read: bye bye Beddow, and who wants a five-year stay at DWF?
On Tuesday, The Lawyer revealed its Hot 100 for 2019, but that hasn’t stopped alumni from previous years finding their way into the week’s biggest stories.
The Secret Barrister
It is unprecedented for the Hot 100 to contain an anonymous figure. However, The Secret Barrister’s contribution to the legal profession last year deserves recognition. His or her book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, did an immense amount to bring the plight of British justice to wider public attention. […]
Ex-Ince partners bring in Eversheds Sutherland for legal action
A group of former Ince & Co partners have instructed Eversheds Sutherland to represent them as they challenge the pre-pack administration of their previous firm. Several sources have confirmed to The Lawyer that Eversheds Sutherlands’ insolvency partner Jamie Leader has been instructed by a sizeable group of former Ince & Co partners, around two dozen […]
Clifford Chance avoids News Group court date with latest settlements
Top 50 US law firms in London
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2021.
The Speed Read: bye bye Beddow, and who wants a five-year stay at DWF?
On Tuesday, The Lawyer revealed its Hot 100 for 2019, but that hasn’t stopped alumni from previous years finding their way into the week’s biggest stories.
The Secret Barrister
It is unprecedented for the Hot 100 to contain an anonymous figure. However, The Secret Barrister’s contribution to the legal profession last year deserves recognition. His or her book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, did an immense amount to bring the plight of British justice to wider public attention. […]
Ex-Ince partners bring in Eversheds Sutherland for legal action
A group of former Ince & Co partners have instructed Eversheds Sutherland to represent them as they challenge the pre-pack administration of their previous firm. Several sources have confirmed to The Lawyer that Eversheds Sutherlands’ insolvency partner Jamie Leader has been instructed by a sizeable group of former Ince & Co partners, around two dozen […]
McGuireWoods exits Brussels as entire team joins local firm
US firm McGuireWoods has closed its only base in continental Europe after almost 30 years, with its entire Brussels team joining Benelux firm AKD. The team joining AKD’s Brussels office consists of four partners, one counsel and four associates, as well as five other staff. The four partners are Hubert André-Dumont, Paul Van den Bulck, […]
Who’s in and who’s out at Barclays
Barclays’ legal team was once among the most influential in the UK. That power has diminished over the last decade, yet the banking giant still packs a punch when it comes to talent management. Some 40 lawyers are understood to have left Barclays in the UK last year. There are cost-cutting measures at play here, […]
The platform firm has moved mainstream
Keystone Law, the poster child for the platform firm, is likely to break the psychologically important £100m revenue barrier in 2025. The success of this firm has spawned a new market, which is challenging traditional firms on the talent front. More than 3,500 lawyers now work across a variety of fee-sharing outfits, research from Atlas […]
Don’t wait for the climate crisis to come to you
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Gowling WLG and Norton Rose Fulbright’s London offices will all be under water in a few decades. This trio shares idyllic views overlooking the Thames, but they will all be submerged in the river by the year 2100 as climate change-induced sea level rises occur. And this is based on the […]
Welcome to your TikTok legal career
Talent churn is accelerating among the junior ranks with today’s associates more mobile than the generations before them. The concept of long-term professional loyalty is fading as Gen Z rises. These lawyers ask not what they can do for you, but what your firm can do for them. This generational shift in working attitudes is […]
Slaughters and Linklaters can breathe a huge sigh of relief
Hooray, big-ticket M&A is having a mini-revival and so are the firms that make so much of their money out of it. Already in 2024, major European M&A deals to have been announced include International Paper’s £5.8bn planned acquisition of London-listed packaging company DS Smith, which trumped another offer from rival Mondi. Other significant matters […]
Ashurst promotions: Eight City lawyers make the grade
In its largest promotions round ever, Ashurst has elevated eight London lawyers to partner out of 30 worldwide. The firm has made up eight lawyers in London, as well as seven in Sydney. In total, 17 promotions were made in Ashurst’s Australian offices, meaning just five were made outside of either London or Australia. Loans […]
SQE shambles: Candidates lambast pricey appeals process
Frustrated Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) candidates are calling on the SRA to increase accessibility to the appeals process after a results error saw 175 candidates mistakenly told they had failed their exams. On Monday last week, the SRA announced that 175 candidates who sat SQE1 in January and were told they had failed on 14 […]
Ex-Axiom Ince boss to face bankruptcy petition
The administrators of collapsed firm Axiom Ince have filed a creditors’ bankruptcy petition against its former boss. Filed at the end of last week, the petition will seek to force Pragnesh Modhwadia’s bankruptcy, The Lawyer understands, applying to the court for his assets to be taken and sold to pay debts to the administrators. Pinsent Masons […]
Addleshaws, Eversheds and Simmons unveil partner promotions
Partnership promotions are continuing apace, with three City firms announcing a fresh new set of partners for 2024. Addleshaw Goddard has bumped up 26 lawyers this promotions round, which is the largest number of lawyers to make partner in one go in the firm’s history. The international firm’s partner count now stands at 429. Nine […]
Cooley defends Grindr in new High Court class action
Cooley is set to defend LGBTQ+ social networking and dating app Grindr in a High Court class action launched by Austen Hays, a new collective actions firm owned by Gateley. The claim alleges that Grindr is in breach of UK data protection laws for sharing sensitive data with third parties for commercial purposes without their […]
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