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Blank Rome launches in Dallas with six partners from four rivals
Corporate, real estate and finance lawyers join from firms including Alston & Bird and Locke Lord
Slaughter and May becomes first major law firm to set social mobility targets
Magic Circle firm aims to have 25% of employees from lower socio-economic background by 2033
Macfarlanes sees revenue, profits fall after stellar 2022
Top London independent’s PEP stays ahead of Magic Circle rivals despite falling almost 20% to £2.1m
Herbert Smith Freehills posts 8% revenue rise to £1.19bn
‘Twin engines’ of transactional and contentious help nudge up PEP by 1% in challenging markets
Freshfields adds Goodwin partner in New York to lead global funds team
Tim Clark latest in string of lateral private capital partner hires by UK Magic Circle firm
Kennedys adds nine-strong liability team from Plexus Law
Team led by partner Mark Dyson joins in London, Leeds and Newcastle after Plexus bought out of administration by owner of Ince & Co
Clifford Chance pushes revenue past £2bn as PEP holds steady
UK firm matches Magic Circle rival Allen & Overy in meeting revenue landmark as PEP remains at £2m
Pinsent Masons posts 7.8% hike in PEP against 14% rise in revenue
Results sees firm buck trend among UK rivals of revenue growth but flat profits
Gibson Dunn hires nine-lawyer projects and infrastructure team from Linklaters in Paris
Energy hiring spree continues at US firm with group led by partner Darko Adamovic
Akin Gump secures three-partner international trade team from Hughes Hubbard
Arrival of trio in Washington DC comes as rising geopolitical tensions fuel greater enforcement
Pallas Partners grows in New York with hire of former federal prosecutor
Goldman Sachs insider trading prosecutor Josh Naftalis arrives as office’s third partner
Kingfisher looks to Reckitt for next general counsel
Sapna Dutta to succeed Elizabeth Messud as FTSE 100 company’s top lawyer in October
Mismatch between GCs and law firms over generative AI adoption, report finds
In-house counsel expect law firms to adopt cutting edge tech more than law firms think they do
Womble Bond Dickinson absorbs two California boutiques
Transatlantic firm adds partners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Irvine as it prioritises California growth
Simmons doubles revenue growth rate to 12% but PEP holds steady
Turnover hits £521m but PEP remains constant at £1m
Allen & Overy’s revenue exceeds £2bn as managing partner resigns for personal reasons
Turnover ahead of proposed Shearman merger grows 7% but PEP falls slightly to £1.82m
Shoosmiths quits private client market as 41-strong team transfers to Midlands firm
Group joins recently launched Rothley Law in deal financed by litigation funder Harbour
Ashurst grows revenue by 10% to £879m but PEP edges down
High inflation and rising costs sees PEP dip 0.4% from 2022’s record high of £1.175m
Skadden hires ex-Pentagon special counsel to co-lead cybersecurity team
David Simon joins in Washington DC from leadership role at Mayer Brown
Wolf Theiss adds 27-lawyer corporate team in Poland from Wardyński & Partners
Hires see European heavyweight more than double Poland lawyer headcount and open second office in the country in Poznań