Initiative follows similar scheme in North America that has seen a doubling of diverse relationship partners
Global firm fielded lawyers from more than 20 offices; Mannheimer Swartling and KANTER advise target
'Happenstance' query led to long but fascinating process to create a worldwide icon, reports Anne Gallagher
James Esterkin re-joins the firm five years after he left for Chicago-based rival in 2017
UK-based firm takes advantage of flexible working regime to reduce footprint by 25%
Leading figures from Prada, Valentino, Net-a-Porter, Bremont and Cipriani all feature in speaker line-up
Acquisition takes McColl's out of administration and saves 16,000 UK jobs and 1,160 stores nationwide
Move follows similar announcements by rivals including Freshfields and Stephenson Harwood
Firm says appointment reflects ‘highly competitive talent market and unprecedented external disruption and uncertainty’
Owner accused group of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour towards waitress in Tweet that went viral
All five of last year's programme participants secured permanent roles at the firm
Income at top 100 London firm reaches £66.5m with PEP also expected to hit record high
Women make up half of this year’s cohort, up from 30% in 2021
Arrival of recently made-up partner Peter Sugden set to boost US firm's European venture capital offering
Women make up nearly 60% of round that is more than double the size of last year’s