LB100 – The second 50 – Regional view: Coming together Elisha Juttla The 26 regional and national firms occupying the 51-100 places in this year’s LB100 come in with an average of…
LB100 – firm profile – gunnercooke: Cooking up a storm? Elisha Juttla With pacey revenue growth over the last five years, gunnercooke looks to be a poster child for operating under the…
Go big or go home: Market reacts to Paul Weiss’ daring London play Elisha Juttla Grabbing headlines in recent weeks, Paul Weiss has pursued an English law offering at breakneck speed, hiring some of the…
Black History Month Q&A: Naomi Tarawali, Cleary Gottlieb Elisha Juttla In celebration of Black History Month, Cleary partner Naomi Tarawali shared her perspectives on her legal career during a recent…
Black History Month Q&A: Miguel Colebrook, Vinson & Elkins Elisha Juttla In celebration of Black History Month, V&E partner Miguel Colebrook shared his perspectives on his legal career during a recent…
Revolving Doors: Kirkland exits stack up as firms invest in arbitration benches Elisha Juttla The latest in a series of departures from Kirkland & Ellis in London has seen partner Philipp Kurek join City…
Deal star Johnson lands at Paul Weiss amid fresh round of hires from Kirkland and Linklaters Elisha Juttla Quelling weeks of market speculation, former Kirkland & Ellis deal star Roger Johnson has finally landed at Paul Weiss, along…
‘The busiest two months I’ve had for a long time’ – interview with Sidley London team following recent private equity push Elisha Juttla Following Sidley’s hire of private equity specialists Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk from Paul Weiss in June, Legal Business caught…
Revolving Doors: Kirkland, Shearman and Latham hire in New York Elisha Juttla Despite the sluggish summer hiring season, it has been busy in New York. After losing several partners to Paul Weiss,…
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…
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…
A shoo-in: Hogan Lovells partners prepare to back CEO Zaldivar for a second term Elisha Juttla The board of Hogan Lovells has given its unanimous recommendation for Miguel Zaldivar (pictured) to be re-elected as the firm’s…
‘If Zoom is doing it, everybody probably needs to be’: Growing number of US law firms mandate four-days-in-office week Elisha Juttla Lawyers adhering to a minimum of four days in the office a week policy is gaining traction among US firms,…
Kirkland’s debt superstar Sachdev leads team exit as Paul Weiss launches English law practice Elisha Juttla Debt finance rainmaker Neel Sachdev (pictured) has led a team defecting from Kirkland & Ellis to Paul Weiss, in what…
Revolving Doors: Lateral market continues apace as private equity and regulatory dominate in the City Elisha Juttla Leading the moves this week, Goodwin has hired McDermott partner Arvin Abraham for its private equity practice in London. He…
Financials 2022/23: Taylor Wessing sustains global growth for fifth year in a row Elisha Juttla With the financial reporting season in full swing, Taylor Wessing has unveiled its latest results, becoming a €500m firm for…
Scottish round up: Brodies and Morton Fraser achieve record breaking revenues, Freeths expands into Scotland Elisha Juttla Brodies has become the first independent Scottish firm to pass the £100m revenue mark. The LB100 firm posted a turnover…
Revolving Doors: More hires in Houston as London’s energy, employment and corporate sectors witness key moves Elisha Juttla Leading the high-profile moves this week, Baker McKenzie has recruited Allen & Overy partner Fernando Torrente to head up its…
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand Elisha Juttla I never thought I would be a lawyer. I’m from Amsterdam, and I did a student traineeship in 1991, which…
Departures from Shearman and Allen & Overy as merger is unveiled and energy dominates lateral hiring Elisha Juttla Following the announcement of the proposed A&O Shearman merger, news came that Shearman & Sterling had lost two partners to…
