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Simpson Thacher, HSF to launch Luxembourg offices in private capital push

Luxembourg is a key European centre for funds work

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America thirst: Brit lawyers hunt for mergers to tap into booming US market

By James Booth and Edin Imsirovic

2024-11-18T00:00:00Z

9 min read

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Herbert Smith Freehills to merge with US firm Kramer Levin

By James Booth

2024-11-11T18:14:00Z

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Twenty Most Influential in Wealth Management 2024

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David Wighton

In 2024 markets stopped worrying and learnt to love uncertainty

FCA’s mishandling of whistleblower case needs an independent review

Should pension funds invest more in private assets? Not according to government’s own gloomy report

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HSF boss Justin D’Agostino wants lawyers to be happy: ‘Burnout is a real risk in our profession’

By James Booth

2023-10-10T23:01:59Z

5 min read

Herbert Smith FreehillsLegal ServicesProfessional services
‘Exceptional performance and being human and kind are not mutually exclusive,’ says the chief executive of law firm Herbert Smith Freehills
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, HSA’s chair, said increasing pay was the right move even if the global economy falters

HSF’s chair backs pay rise despite recession fears: ‘You can’t just batten down the hatches’

Law firm boss says high salaries make sense even if recession hits as £120k offer puts pressure on others to follow

For partners and staff at international law firms in Russia a once comfortable existence has been turned upside down by Putin’s attack on Ukraine and the subsequent western backlash

Russian lawyers rush to set up new firms amid exodus and fears for future

Moscow lawyers scramble to set up new firms amid western exodus

Linklaters, Hogan Lovells, Baker McKenzie, White & Case, BCLP and Sidley Austin all told FN they were reviewing or cutting ties with some Russian clients

Law firms face fierce pressure from MPs to shutter Moscow offices

‘Choose a side,’ MP tells law firms

Filippo Modulo, managing partner at Chiomenti

Revealed: Emea’s top private equity and financing lawyers

Kirkland, Freshfields, Weil, and Clifford Chance partners feature in the annual deal rankings

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By James Booth and Bérengère Sim

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