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Wells Fargo report shows pace of growth edged up 12.6% overall, with top 50 firms rising 13.3%

UK firm to launch in Spanish capital with three-partner team having closed its former Madrid office in 2002

IACA’s Global Passport initiative launches at IBA Arbitration Day in Abu Dhabi

London office adds to regional firm’s presence in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds

Maurice MacSweeney joins as client and business development director

Maria Alvarez-Scott will replace Geoffrey Timms as GC in May

New partners include Holly Loftis, Aleksandra Kopec, Mark Nesdill and Danyeale Chung

Incoming team include partners Edouard Chapellier and Jonathan Abensour

Adam Copley will replace interim GC Catherine Sullivan, who returns to deputy GC role

Some 3,009 lateral hires were made in 2025, with 9% of those moves coming from government agencies, according to Firm Prospects

Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy

City of London Law Society chair honoured alongside community champions and legal academics

Next buys luxury shoe brand out of administration for £3.8m, adding to portfolio that includes FatFace and Made.com

Kristina Nordlander brings more than two decades of experience on EU competition matters

The 2025 cohort also sees few improvements in diversity and a falling success rate