Shipping lawyer Jennifer Lavelle and private wealth specialist Nicola Simmons join as partners as top London independent expands key practices | 3d
Private client
Jennifer Wu joins form Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong, while Toby Joy joins from Withers in London | 1mo
Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners | 1mo
Private client specialist has added on average one billionaire each week as a new client over the past four years | 2mos
London firm hails ‘defining moment’ as it opens private client-focused offices in New York and New Haven | 2mos
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue | 4mos
UK firm says addition of five-strong Hong Kong team creates region’s largest private client practice | 4mos
Women make up more than half of the promotions, which are spread across the UK, France and Italy | 5mos
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets | 6mos
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst | 9mos
Incoming group includes private client partner Gerritt Ponath and M&A lawyer Detlef Koch | 10mos
Frank Lord joins as senior counsel, alongside contemporary art expert Sarina Taylor, who joins as an associate | 10mos
Ceri Vokes set to take over 1 July 2026 from Margaret Robertson, who has led the firm for nearly 25 years | 1yr
Prominent London set boosts public law junior ranks after series of silk appointments | 1yr
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split | 1yr
Paul Hewitt to succeed Justine Markovitz at helm of private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025 | 1yr
Edited by Katten’s Joshua Rubenstein, guide keeps readers abreast of latest tax and non-tax developments | 1yr
Majority-female round follows top City independent posting double-digit revenue and profit growth for FY24 | 1yr
Seddons GSC and Wilkin Chapman Rollits will both come into being on 1 April | 1yr