Holly McKechnie

Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Slaughter and May are advising on the proposed takeover of the Royal Mail’s parent…

Holly McKechnie

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has broken ranks from its Magic Circle peers on associate salaries, increasing newly-qualified (NQ) pay from £125,000 to…

Holly McKechnie

Lateral hiring saw a notable pickup during the first quarter of 2024, with partner moves across sectors from litigation to…

Holly McKechnie

With worldwide M&A activity down 17% last year, hitting a decade low, according to data from Refinitiv, 2023 was always…

Holly McKechnie

Eversheds Sutherland, Allen & Overy and Womble Bond Dickinson were among the major winners at the inaugural Legal 500 UK…

Holly McKechnie

Paul Weiss, Kirkland, and Skadden were all active in London lateral hires this week, with two partner exits from Linklaters…

Holly McKechnie

Following a less than stellar 2023, M&A activity in Q1 has picked up pace as market confidence grows, according to…

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Slaughter and May has made up five new partners in its latest round of promotions, a 50% drop from last…

Holly McKechnie

White & Case has taken another step towards the $3bn turnover mark, posting a 4.3% increase in global revenues to…

Holly McKechnie

For International Women’s Day, Vinson & Elkins Europe head of international disputes Louise Woods discusses how her firm has created…

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For International Women’s Day, Stephenson Harwood Europe private client partner Suzanne Johnston talks about creating inclusive fertility policies and educating…

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The Godfather is a great film. Tom Hagen was a bit of an inspiration. There’s that scene where he turns…

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Leading this week’s high-profile moves, Allen & Overy has appointed John Goldfinch as a partner in its global structured finance…

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DLA Piper has today (23 February) announced the election of Charles Severs as its next managing partner. His tenure will…

Holly McKechnie

Even amid a stellar agenda at Legal Business’ Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit 2023 last November, CMS’ session – Shams…

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2024 started with uncharacteristically decisive action from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), when in January it issued its joint highest-ever…

Holly McKechnie

In keeping with Hogan Lovells’ recently released financial results, Akin has reported strong financials for 2023, contradicting fears of diminished…

Holly McKechnie

Simpson Thacher has announced that Wheatly MacNamara will take over from Jason Glover as London managing partner in October. Glover,…

Holly McKechnie

In a boost to its Washington DC presence, Freshfields has hired former Federal Trade Commissioner, Christine Wilson, as a senior…

Holly McKechnie

It has been a busy week for White & Case, with the firm seeing the return of Patrick Sarch to…