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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White & Case’s revenue climbs by 12.5% to break through the $3bn mark

London office revenue jumps by 25% and overall PEP increases 27% to $4m as firm points to strength of global network

6 Feb 2025

Freshfields’ revenue surged to £2.1bn in 2024 buoyed by strong US growth

Details of Magic Circle UK firm’s 2023/4 financial results have only just emerged, via its LLP accounts filing

4 Feb 2025

Rosenblatt reborn as independent firm following mass departure from stricken parent company

RBG Holdings, owner of London boutiques Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, is poised to enter into administration

31 Jan 2025

‘It’s always good to close a deal’: Mike Francies bows out after 26 years at Weil in London

Top corporate lawyer reflects on shaping Weil’s City practice, the rise of private equity, and passing the torch to new leadership.

23 Dec 2024

Five charged over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince

Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents

20 Dec 2024

Campaigning woman barrister wins tribunal case over 'boys' club' tweets criticising family judge

Charlotte Proudman hails 'turning point' for women's rights and a barrister's freedom of speech

12 Dec 2024

Aspiring barristers in sexual misconduct case against high-profile KC praised by Bar Council chair for ‘great bravery’

Two years ‘too long’ for Jo Sidhu KC case to finish, says Bar leader, as he urges barristers to call out misconduct

11 Dec 2024

Milbank latest to quit Beijing as US firms’ China headcount falls 25% in two years

Paul Weiss has also called time on its Beijing arm this week as exodus of US firms continues

6 Dec 2024

Freshfields hires partners from Cooley and Goodwin in Silicon Valley

UK firm has made six West Coast partner hires this year

5 Dec 2024

Mastercard agrees settlement in landmark interchange fee collective action

Agreement set to be challenged by litigation funder is subject to approval by Competition Appeal Tribunal

4 Dec 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin unveil transatlantic merger

Deal, subject to partner approval, will create firm with $2bn-plus revenue

11 Nov 2024

Regulation of litigation funders takes centre stage in closely watched Civil Justice Council review

Interim report makes ‘compelling case for some form of mandatory regulation’, according to one observer

8 Nov 2024

Professional bodies welcome ‘much-needed’ funding boost for ‘crisis-hit’ UK justice system

Budget’s real terms increase in spending not enough to reverse more than decade of cuts, Bar Council warns

30 Oct 2024

Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures

Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm

29 Oct 2024

Dentons signs up four African firms

Global giant to combine with firms in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal and the DRC

17 Oct 2024

‘Family man first, amazing lawyer second’: tributes paid to CC partner killed in Sicily yacht sinking

Clifford Chance ‘heartbroken’ after deaths of Christopher Morvillo and wife Neda are confirmed

23 Aug 2024

Clayton Utz hires four-partner team from MinterEllison in Canberra

Office managing partner Geoff Shaw among government law specialists switching firms

22 Aug 2024

A&O Shearman trainee sells AI start-up to Thomson Reuters

Legal publishing giant will use technology to improve its genAI assistant

21 Aug 2024

Willkie hires 11-strong team from Mayer Brown in Chicago

Grouping includes capital markets co-head Edward Best and three other partners

21 Aug 2024

Latham hires highly rated M&A partner from Saudi independent firm

Arrival of Leen Zaza comes amid heightened interest by international firms in Saudi Arabia’s legal market

20 Aug 2024