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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PEP jumps 8% at DLA Piper’s international arm despite dip in revenue

US growth compensates for 1.6% decline in overseas income with group revenue up 2%

2 Aug 2021

Fried Frank commits to Lower Manhattan with 15-year renewal at One New York Plaza

New York firm maintains footprint in largest financial district deal since Covid-19 as city tentatively reopens

30 Jul 2021

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer posts ‘strong’ results with revenue and PEP both up by 5%

PEP growth more sluggish than rivals Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, bringing all three firms broadly into line

30 Jul 2021

Clyde & Co’s turnover edges up 2% to £639.6m against 7.5% jump in PEP

UK-based firm says overseas revenue now accounts for more than half of income

29 Jul 2021

Ince’s profits hit by £3.2m closure of floor at London headquarters

Revenue at listed firm increases by 4% to £100.2m; Covid-19 costs include decision not to reopen one of two floors

27 Jul 2021

Bitter leadership dispute at India’s L&L Partners sparks 21-partner breakaway firm

Top New Delhi corporate lawyer Mohit Saraf unveils ‘modern’ and ‘inclusive’ Saraf & Partners

22 Jul 2021

The challenges posed by remote working must be recognised - and then overcome

While many lawyers see remote work as crucial to improving diversity, some remain sceptical over its effect on associate productivity and client service

20 Jul 2021

South African firm's offices reduced to ‘rubble and ash’ as legal community condemns unrest

KwaZulu-Natal firm is among impacted businesses as top law firms rally to support ‘rule of law’

19 Jul 2021

Quartet of firms merge to create regional Francophone Africa practice

Algeria, Morocco, Guinea and Ivory Coast practices join forces to form ADNA with further African expansion planned

11 Jun 2021

Clifford Chance pulls out of Seoul after strategic review

Decision comes nine years after CC pioneered drive by international firms to open in South Korea

28 May 2021

Chicago private client boutique hires 11 BCLP partners in bid to build national practice   

US departures to Harrison & Held follow series of exits from transatlantic firm's London team

25 May 2021

Curtis New York partner heads to Brussels for office launch

Am Law 200 firm tasks arbitration partner Simon Batifort to set up seventh European base

14 May 2021

Weil secures Clifford Chance London partner as it signals European antitrust expansion

Jenine Hulsmann is second magic circle partner recruit this year following Slaughters hire in February

14 May 2021

Brand owners must be smarter and more sophisticated in global fight against counterfeiters

Covid-19 has created huge opportunities for scammers, fraudsters and counterfeiters, warns James Nurton

14 May 2021

Ex-Gibson Dunn Dubai partner struck off for deliberately misleading London's High Court

Peter Gray found to have acted dishonestly in 'ill-tempered and hard fought' Djibouti litigation

13 May 2021

Quinn Emanuel signs up Miami's high-profile mayor for Sunshine State launch

Francis Suarez joins laterals from Hogan Lovells, Greenspoon Marder and Clifford Chance to help found third US office this year

10 May 2021

Allen & Overy hires two senior leveraged finance partners from Linklaters in London

Arrival of Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt helps restock team after raids from US rivals

7 May 2021

Lawyers split over value of legal directories, poll finds

Readers' survey finds respondents in two equal camps over whether rankings boost transparency

22 Apr 2021

Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice

Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team

21 Apr 2021

Cuatrecasas promotes seven partners as revenue edges down to €315.3m

Top Spanish independent posts 0.3% dip in turnover after record 2019 growth

16 Apr 2021