John is editor of The Global Legal Post and has recently overseen the launch of the inaugural Women and Diversity in Law Awards. He is an experienced editor and publisher with a deep knowledge of the legal market. Previously, he was international segment leader at ALM Media where he oversaw Legal Week, China Law and Practice and Law.com’s international coverage. He was a member of the team that founded Legal Week in 1999, going on to hold a variety of senior roles, including editor, editor-in-chief and publishing director.

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KPMG launches Portuguese legal arm after hiring from four local law firms

Move follows Deloitte's merger last year with TELLES

30 Jun 2026

Ashurst revenue rises 11% to £1.15bn ahead of Perkins Coie merger

Anglo-Australian firm underlines ‘strong financial foundation’ as it prepares to merge with West Coast US firm

23 Jun 2026

Mass claims divide opinion as lawyers defend rule of law at London International Disputes Week

LIDW26’s main conference saw business and consumer representatives clash over UK class actions, while senior lawyers and policymakers called for a stronger defence of the rules-based international ord...

8 Jun 2026

Northern Ireland law soc chief executive apologises over character reference for paedophile cousin

Prominent legal figure dubs apology ‘completely inadequate’ amid reported ‘disgust’ among solicitors at situation

15 May 2026

Anthropic extends legal reach with launch of 12 Claude practice area plugins

Gen AI giant also releases more than 20 ‘connectors’ to popular legaltech software

13 May 2026

Quinn Emanuel co-founder John Quinn steps down from management after 40 years at helm

Disputes giant expects ‘seamless transition’ as Quinn retains chairman role in non-executive capacity

11 May 2026

DLA Piper makes up 62 partners

US accounts for largest share of promotions as firm prepares to unify under a single global LLP

6 May 2026

Former Berwin Leighton Paisner head Neville Eisenberg launches consultancy firm

ClarityX Advisory sets out to help law firms during unprecedented period of disruption

29 Apr 2026

Addleshaw Goddard makes up 17 partners

Cohort spans the UK, Europe and the Middle East, including two in newly added Warsaw office

23 Apr 2026

High Court Q1 claims volume hits record levels

Busy start to 2026 fuelled by surge in Commercial Court filings, according to research by Solomonic

10 Apr 2026

UK-listed Knights in talks to acquire leading South East firm

Deal to buy £42m-turnover Moore Barlow would be largest acquisition to date

25 Mar 2026

Harvey enlists Gibson Dunn AI practice group co-head for senior strategy role

Former Google lawyer Keith Enright will join legal AI platform as chief strategy officer

23 Mar 2026

Top media lawyer receives High Court apology over ‘lawfare’ allegation

Paul Tweed ‘very satisfied’ after academic agrees to ask publisher to destroy remaining copies of offending book

20 Mar 2026

Kirkland’s revenue jumps 20% to top $10bn

PEP at Chicago-based giant also climbs 20% to reach $11.1m

18 Mar 2026

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader unveil $3.6bn merger deal

'Largest law firm combination in history' ends speculation about future direction of New York-based Cadwalader

18 Dec 2025

AI takes over from talent attraction as legal profession’s top priority, research finds

New report to be published tomorrow at the International Bar Association’s annual conference also highlights growing challenges of political uncertainty and threats to judicial independence

4 Nov 2025

Taylor Wessing to ‘decouple’ from Hong Kong office

Office will relaunch as independent firm H.M. Chan & Co

31 Oct 2025

‘We can’t keep losing talent’ – African law firms urged to build sustainable careers for women

Speakers at IBA Africa forum warn that retention, flexible working and cultural change are vital to stop talent drain

19 Sep 2025

Lawyers will play key role as Africa adapts to US tariff shock, IBA regional forum hears

Speakers at IBA conference say lawyers must guide businesses through disrupted supply chains, new markets and evolving trade rules

18 Sep 2025

Dentons appoints UK banking partner as global chair to help lead ‘next phase’ of development

Susan Kelly to take up non-executive role alongside recently appointed CEO Kate Barton

3 Sep 2025