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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Paul Weiss unveils 13-partner transatlantic team after swoop on rival Kirkland

Team includes one partner from Linklaters as Wall Street firm also commits to new LA arm

11 Sep 2023

RPC hires Ince & Co’s London head of corporate

ECM specialist James Channo departs troubled firm with three-strong team

11 Sep 2023

CMS to consult over redundancies in UK corporate practice

Move comes amid sustained slump in European deal activity

8 Sep 2023

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global CEO Gerry Pecht steps down early and retires from partnership

US and EMEA managing partners to lead global giant for interim period

5 Sep 2023

Greenberg Traurig opens in Dubai with twin partner hire from BCLP

US firm celebrates launch with arrival of real estate partner duo as it builds Middle East presence

5 Sep 2023

Pérez-Llorca boosts New York arm with hire of arbitration specialist from White & Case

Arrival of Felipe Nazar as a partner adds disputes to office’s capabilities in corporate and tax

4 Sep 2023

Latham to close Shanghai office in favour of ‘consolidated hub’ in Beijing

In wake of Dentons’ withdrawal from mainland China, US giant says it remains committed to ‘important market’

18 Aug 2023

Bakers and Willkie advise on Aldi's acquisition of Winn-Dixie, Harveys Supermarket

Deal sees supermarket giant add 400 stores in the Southeastern region of the US

16 Aug 2023

Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid

Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law

15 Aug 2023

SRA suspends Axiom Ince head Pragnesh Modhwadia

Modhwadia and two other directors of fast-growing UK firm prohibited from practising as solicitors

15 Aug 2023

One in 10 law firms find unenforceable clauses in NDAs despite SRA clampdown, study finds

Survey shows that more than a third of lawyers were unaware of UK regulator’s 2018 warning notice

14 Aug 2023

Justice Bid adds law firm ESG metrics to outside counsel DE&I selection service

Influential Chicago-based platform teams up with European ESG specialist impactvise

10 Aug 2023

Dentons unwinds landmark China combination citing data laws

Global giant to remove Chinese characters from branding as Dacheng Law Offices goes it alone

8 Aug 2023

‘The art of the possible’ – Eversheds’ international CEO on its eye-catching KWM China alliance

Lee Ranson sets out the thinking behind his firm’s cooperation agreement with KWM’s China arm

28 Jul 2023

Travers Smith underlines resilience as revenue inches up against flat PEP

Results follow run of partner losses at start of the year to top tier rivals

28 Jul 2023

Freshfields to cease releasing financial data directly to media

Policy announced on day firm posts strong set of results with revenue and PEP both up

26 Jul 2023

Linklaters grows revenue by 6.6% to £1.9bn as profits edge down

Inflation and geopolitical uncertainty cited as pre-tax profit falls by 2%

24 Jul 2023

Eversheds Sutherland and King & Wood Mallesons forge exclusive alliance

KWM will close six offices across Europe and the Middle East with the teams expected to transfer to Eversheds Sutherland

20 Jul 2023

Latham builds London funds team with twin hire from Sidley

‘Next generation’ partner Mateja Maher departs after three-and-a-half years at Chicago giant

17 Jul 2023

Plexus Law sold out of administration saving 540 jobs

National defendant insurance firm is acquired by owner of AxiomDWFM and Ince & Co

7 Jul 2023