For senior lawyers who date back to the ancient days before the internet, the telephone remains an essential communication tool: immediate, efficient, and personal. But for many younger lawyers – ...

After stepping down as London managing partner following more than 12 years in the role, Alison Eddy – who won the Women in Law Lifetime Achievement Award at last year’s Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025 – ...

While other flashier US firms might attract more headlines for their London growth strategies, Covington & Burling has for some time been building up a sizeable presence in the capital. Over the last ...

New research drawing on the views of almost 80,000 law firm clients has revealed the LB100 firms that are most highly recommended by those using them, with Travers Smith, Lewis Silkin and Sacker & ...

Lee Ranson is set to take up a new role in Dubai when he steps down as chief executive of Eversheds Sutherland International in April after two terms. Ranson (pictured) will remain with the firm as a ...

While other flashier US firms might attract more headlines for their London growth strategies, Covington & Burling has for some time been building up a sizeable presence in the capital. Over the last ...

Leading the high-profile moves this week, Linklaters has continued its US expansion with the hire of a four-partner litigation team from New York litigation boutique Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.

Hamid Yunis, who stepped down as McDermott London managing partner last June, is set to move to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, according to sources familiar with the situation. Yunis, who was ...

This year’s 2024 round of King’s Counsel appointments saw only one solicitor advocate take silk – in line with each of the last two years and down from five in the 2021 round and six in the 2020 round ...

Slaughter and May has elected M&A partner David Johnson as its second-ever managing partner effective from 1 August. He will succeed current managing partner Deborah Finkler who is due to retire from ...

Four partners and one local partner have made the move from White & Case to Hogan Lovells, with Ferigo Foscari, Iacopo Canino, Alessandro Seganfreddo, Piero de Mattia and Bianca Caruso joining as ...