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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

25 Jul 2023

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

24 Jul 2023

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

24 Jul 2023

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

20 Jul 2023

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

20 Jul 2023

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

20 Jul 2023

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

19 Jul 2023

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

19 Jul 2023

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

18 Jul 2023

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

18 Jul 2023

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

17 Jul 2023

Kingfisher looks to Reckitt for next general counsel

Sapna Dutta to succeed Elizabeth Messud as FTSE 100 company’s top lawyer in October

17 Jul 2023

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

14 Jul 2023

Womble Bond Dickinson absorbs two California boutiques

Transatlantic firm adds partners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Irvine as it prioritises California growth

14 Jul 2023

Simmons doubles revenue growth rate to 12% but PEP holds steady

Turnover hits £521m but PEP remains constant at £1m

13 Jul 2023

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

13 Jul 2023

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

12 Jul 2023

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

12 Jul 2023

Skadden hires ex-Pentagon special counsel to co-lead cybersecurity team

David Simon joins in Washington DC from leadership role at Mayer Brown

11 Jul 2023

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

11 Jul 2023