Cooley London head Stock exits to Akin in three-partner move
Cooley’s London managing partner Justin Stock has left the firm to join Akin as international technology practice head, along with two other partners.
‘Strong momentum’: Revenue and profit rise as Herbert Smith Freehills marks 11th consecutive year of growth
Building on last year’s record performance, Herbert Smith Freehills has achieved its 11th consecutive year of annual revenue growth in its latest financial results.
Linklaters claims top spot in Stonewall Top Employers list
Linklaters has leapt to first place in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2024 list, while last year’s number one Clifford Chance has dropped outside of the top ten for the first time since 2020 and is now ranked 14th.
O’Melveny and Hogan Lovells lead PE hiring wave as Kirkland boosts tech team with Clifford Chance hire
Ashurst global PE co-head exits to O’Melveny as Hogan Lovells hires from K&L Gates and Weil and Kirkland picks up a CC tech partner.
‘When someone is so disaffected it’s best to get them out sooner rather than later’: Kirkland to hold back pay for departing partners; cut notice period
Kirkland & Ellis is overhauling its equity partner exit terms – ushering in new policies to withhold compensation for departing partners, as well as slashing notice periods and speeding up the time it takes those leaving to be repaid their capital.
What Gen Z lawyers really want from their careers
As more and more members of the cohort born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s enter the legal profession, LB finds out what today’s more idealistic lawyers want from their careers and how they’re changing the profession
‘We’ve had our best year ever in the UK and US’ – Linklaters breaks £2bn revenue barrier with double-digit growth
Linklaters has become the first magic circle firm to announce its 2023-24 financial results, breaking through the £2bn mark for the first time after a double digit increase in revenue.
Greenberg makes triple Pinsents partner hire in international arbitration push
US firm swoops for long-serving Pinsents partners Jason Hambury and Gurmukh Riyat in latest London recruitment
HFW, Fieldfisher post double-digit revenue hikes as results season gets off to strong start
HFW breaks through £250m revenue mark for first time and sets out stall to ‘aggressively target partners, teams and bolt-on acquisitions’