Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Skadden and the non-equity partner revolution

Catch up on this week’s top legal news

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Freshfields poaches Weil trio for private markets push

Shift from public to private capital continues to pique the interest of law firms

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Linklaters and Freshfields fire £150,000 salvos in salary battle

The uneasy peace between law firms in London after the US won the pay war is over. Now the Magic Circle are facing a fresh battle that they might not be able to win

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City law firms have scaled back their promotion rounds this year in a tougher market

Freshfields promotes 23 to partner: Here are the names

Six London lawyers make the cut as Freshfields reduces new partner numbers

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Freshfields has boosted its 100 Bishopsgate office in the City with a new partner hire

Freshfields poaches funds partner from Akin

Freshfields has hired a new global co-head of private funds and secondaries from Akin's London office

Freshfields is pushing to grow its ESG offering

Freshfields hires ESG partner from Travers Smith in London

Magic Circle firm poaches Travers Smith’s head of environment in ESG drive

Magic Circle titan continues to cement its links to Threadneedle Street

Bank of England coughs up for Freshfields’ advice over aborted energy markets scheme

Backstop for traders facing massive margin calls was quietly dropped, but City legal giant still cashes in

'Only the Magic Circle participates in the publication of some limited financial information in July'

Freshfields’ break with Magic Circle means ditching financial results, boss says

Magic Circle tag not ‘appropriate anymore,’ says Freshfields senior partner Georgia Dawson