News About Kennedys
Kennedys hires GC from Trowers & Hamlins as chief risk officer retires
Claire Larbey arrives after almost eight years as GC at Trowers & Hamlins
Kennedys tops £450m revenue as North America and APAC fuel growth
Insurance heavyweight ups revenue 9.1% as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm by 2030
Kennedys strengthens in London with double partner hire from DLA Piper and Cripps
Will White and Lowri Jones arrive a week after the firm’s 20-strong partner promotions round
Kennedys appoints global CIO from Baker McKenzie
Milan Devani will lead the firm’s global legal technology operations
‘I’ve been driven by a desire to fix things’: TrialView’s founder on start-up’s next steps
Boosted by a £3m investment, barrister turned legaltech entrepreneur Stephen Dowling is targeting US expansion
Kennedys seals partnership with AI platform Spellbook to advance junior legal training
Programme will equip next generation lawyers as entry-level tasks are increasingly AI automated
Kennedys continues Americas growth streak with Brazilian alliance
Tie up with insurance-focused RPZ Advogados brings five partners and 24 lawyers
DWF bolsters UK major injury and casualty group with 28-strong Kennedys team
Arrival of four partners and their team follows DWF’s hire in May of a 13-strong marine insurance team from Kennedys
Kennedys breaches £400m revenue barrier as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm
London-based insurance specialist clocks up 11th successive year of double-digit growth
Kennedys appoints 21 to partner in largest round for three years
Firm records sixth year of double-digit promotions, the first overseen by new senior partner John Bruce
DWF taps Kennedys for partner quartet in London
Arrival of group led by Kennedys’ marine practice head follows large team hires in Australia and Canada
Kennedys elects successor to longstanding senior partner Thomas
John Bruce takes the helm at UK insurance specialist following Nick Thomas’s 27 year-tenure
Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas to step down after 27 years at helm
Thomas, who will stay on as a partner, will oversee process to appoint successor in January
Kennedys absorbs boutique for Wellington launch
Insurance specialist continues Australasian expansion with second New Zealand office
Kennedys opens offices in Los Angeles and Seattle
UK firm continues US expansion after growth push that began with 2017 merger
US and UK growth drive 17% increase in Kennedys’ revenue
Turnover at insurance specialist jumps to £384m as fee-earner count climbs by 12%
Kennedys recruits 19-strong team from Clyde & Co in Melbourne
UK insurance firm also added Clydes’ former Australia managing partner alongside 12-strong team in Sydney last December
Kennedys hires 12-lawyer team in Madrid from Clyde & Co
Group led by trio of insurance partners triples Kennedys’ lawyer headcount in Spanish capital
Kennedys promotes more women than men to partnership for third year
Number of promotions dips to 17 from 20 last year as partnership grows to 349
Kennedys opens 10th US office in Fort Lauderdale
Insurance specialist launches second Florida base to service yacht and marine clients as US expansion continues apace