Natasha Rees to succeed founding partner Smita Edwards as firm prepares to relocate headquarters to Marylebone
New base intended to provide dual jurisdictional support to UK and Australian businesses
Loretta Pearce joins firm in New York following stints at Facebook parent company and Moody’s
Firm hails ‘best year ever’ for transactional teams amid strong firm-wide performance
Freshfields’ scholarship programme for black males enters 10th year, while HSF sponsors racial justice art project
Firm-wide turnover reached €1.746bn in 2021; UK LLP fee income rose 13.6% to £644m
PEP grows 11% to match 2020’s £1.05m following dip to 900k last year
Norton Rose Fulbright and Latham & Watkins also called in to advise on the deal
Anglo Australian firm celebrates sixth year of strong growth with PEP jumping to 1,175k
New recruits include ex-Manhattan DA’s Office chief Liz Roper and Baker Botts partner Cynthia Cole
Five months after leading mass defection in London, Natasha Harrison sets sights on former firm's home turf
Decline in partner profits of 9.9% followed spectacular rise in 2021; income reaches £149.4m
São Paulo opening is the Silicon Valley firm’s first office on the ground in Latin America
West Coast firm's run of UK hires continues as it builds on record 2021 with raid on Los Angeles rival
UK firm closes FY22 with £376m in cash and growth across all regions and practice areas