Legal services
Law firms push for Italian expansion: ‘Milan is becoming a small London’
Italy’s booming private equity market and an influx of wealthy individuals are driving law firms to strengthen their Milan presence
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Dual listings key to London Stock Exchange’s revival, City advisers say
London has landed a string of joint listings in the past year as more companies explore tapping the City’s market
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Can private equity run law firms better?
Buyout bosses say the lure of equity partnership isn’t as strong as it once was, and fee-earners don’t want to get bogged down overseeing finance and technology
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Why Paul Weiss is focusing on home-grown talent
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Why law firms are turning to TikTok
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US law firms step up trainee poaching in London with earlier offers
Top American law firms are now courting youngsters from UK rivals well ahead of qualification
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Paul Hastings taps Kirkland for antitrust partner
The move marks the latest in a series of exits from Kirkland’s London office
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Lombard Odier hires Charles Russell Speechlys partner for UK wealth team
Sophie Dworetzsky will become head of wealth planning UK
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Competition lawyers back CMA’s pro-growth shift: ‘There’s been a pendulum swing’
Law firm partners say strong antitrust practices can help win fresh M&A mandates amid changing oversight
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AI can help stop burnout in law, says Simmons & Simmons boss
Long-hours culture has ‘plagued’ the industry, according to Julian Taylor
Michelman & Robinson swoops on rivals for London build-out
The US law firm has hired a ten-strong investigations team from Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Cohen & Gresser
Sullivan & Cromwell bolsters London office with two partners
The elite US law firm has added restructuring and private equity heavyweights from Kirkland and Weil as it expands its London team
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Slaughter and May parts ways with corporate partner duo
The Magic Circle law firm has been hit by a rare double partner exit
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Is private equity coming for law firms?
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ECM lawyers diversify amid IPO drought
Dealmakers have filled the IPO void with M&A and fundraising work as they prepare for a revival in London’s public markets
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Top UK law firms boost partner pay as revenues climb
The results reporting season has revealed strong growth for 11 City law firms
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