Law Firm Leadership and Strategy
Ireland’s Matheson names new managing partner as incumbent resigns
Shane Hogan to succeed Darren Maher, who took over as managing partner in January and has left the firm
Squire Patton Boggs refreshes US regional leadership
Firm makes four office leadership changes, with its global environmental, safety and health practice also getting a new US leader
Pinsent Masons senior partner to step down after contested election
Andrew Masraf to be succeeded by financial services sector head John Maciver on 1 October at the end of his first four-year term
Squire Patton Boggs chooses two partners to lead US arm
Appointment of Peter Gould and Traci Martinez as US managing partners follows unveiling of new European head
‘The forces that drive M&A, strategic growth and transformation are stronger than ever’: delegates at IBA’s global M&A conference share their views
M&A specialists from across the world gathered in New York earlier this month for the IBA’s 23rd annual Global Mergers and Acquisitions Conference
AI will expand demand for legal talent despite automation, McKinsey Institute director tells legal leaders at IBA M&A conference
Massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating technological change, but judgement, workforce transformation and strategic adaptation will determine who succeeds, says Tanguy Catlin
Newly-formed Winston Taylor names first Paris head, hires Gibson Dunn PE partner
Grine Lahreche to lead new transatlantic firm’s 19-partner Paris arm as Patrick Ledoux joins from Gibson Dunn
CM Murray appoints former Hill Dickinson chief executive as a strategic adviser
Peter Jackson joins on a consultancy basis to help support the firm’s strategic growth
Freshfields shakes up London leadership as former UK managing partner shifts to new role
Victoria Sigeti named UK managing partner, with Mark Sansom appointed global client partner
Quinn Emanuel co-founder John Quinn steps down from management after 40 years at helm
Disputes giant expects ‘seamless transition’ as Quinn retains chairman role in non-executive capacity
Former Berwin Leighton Paisner head Neville Eisenberg launches consultancy firm
ClarityX Advisory sets out to help law firms during unprecedented period of disruption
DLA Piper votes to dissolve verein
New global LLP to sit above existing US and International entities as of 1 May 2026
The Da Vinci dilemma: where do elite lawyers add value in an AI world?
With AI handling greater volumes of legal work, law firms are having to rethink where and how they and their partners deliver value for clients, writes Lexington Consultants’ Moray McLaren
Bird & Bird re-elects Bartsch for second CEO term
Christian Bartsch to lead tech-focused firm for another four years as it aims to hit €1bn in revenue by 2029
Squire Patton Boggs names Andrew Wilkinson as next European managing partner
London IP partner to replace Leeds-based Jonathan Jones, who is standing down after six years in the role