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Burges Salmon and Covington & Burling have led the listing of US-based medical technology group AOTI on the AIM market, as the London IPO space picks up. Burges Salmon corporate partners Dominic Davis and AJ Venter led for AOTI on the main ECM piece, along with associate Dan Wood. Support was provided by senior associate […]

The longstanding chair of Akin, Kim Koopersmith, is standing down and will be replaced next year by a new transatlantic team featuring senior partners in New York and London. Koopersmith has led Akin as chair since 2013. During that time, Akin’s revenue has grown by 77 per cent to $1.37bn in 2023 while average profit […]

The global head of Freshfields’ client delivery group, based in Manchester, has left after 20 years at the firm. Olivia Wyld joined Freshfields in 2004 as a trainee and continued to work as an associate in the corporate team until 2015. Wyld then relocated to Manchester and took on the role as head of the […]

US firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has secured a new role representing private equity house Oakley Capital in a refinancing deal for portfolio company Phenna Group. The firm acted for Oakley and its portfolio business, a testing, inspection, certification and compliance platform, on a refinancing deal worth €1bn. The refinancing deal involved its […]

Linklaters is deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365, The Lawyercan reveal, with a deal value of $1.8m (£1.42m) The latest version of the product will be made available to 6,900 employees. The Lawyer understands the size of the deal is worth $1.8m, which means the cost per employee is nearly $261 (£206). Linklaters has trialled the […]

This report includes: a breakdown of the eight firms shortlisted for the Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024 an overview of the case they have been nominated for an analysis of the firms’ larger litigation team

This report includes: a regional efficiency map for firms ranked 101-200 (The Independents) insight into the impact of geographic location on efficiency, highlighting regional disparities, drivers of success, and areas for improvement.

This report contains: financial performance of the largest US firms in London analysis of five standout firms that achieved significant revenue growth, detailing key factors behind their success individual firm profiles highlighting financial performance, growth strategies and client base and matters

This report includes: an overview of seven firms that have expanded their footprints beyond their regional heartlands an efficiency analysis of the firms based onThe Lawyer‘s Practice Analysis firm specific deep dives.

This report contains: an overview of the litigation boutiques that have opened in the past six years a deep dive into the challenges that litigation boutiques face profiles for all firms shortlisted for this year’s The Lawyer Awards litigation boutique firm of the year.

Irwin Mitchell has boldly pivoted in recent years, moving away from the personal injury rat race to sharpen its focus on corporate and commercial services. This strategic makeover seemed to hit all the right notes: divisions were streamlined for client services and commercial growth, a smart sell-off of the fast-track personal injury arm to Minster […]

News this month that Manchester City is suing the Premier League over its rules cemented what most punters already knew: English football is now a lawyer’s game. AsThe Lawyerrevealed shortly after,three clubs are backing the claim in various ways. Last week, Aston Villa’s owner said he was seeking legal advice about complaining against the rules. […]

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A generational schism could tip the Scottish Independents (UK 200 firms ranked 101-200) market into a mass restructuring phase because too few lawyers are retiring from the partnership. Succession planning is a top concern for a growing number of Independents, but in Scotland the matter is on the verge of critical with firms also confronted […]

Will you make partner quicker at the firm at which you trained? If you’re at Travers Smith at least, the answer is yes. Data collected byThe Lawyer on the firm’s last 10 promotions rounds shows that Travers-trained lawyers made partner over a year earlier on average than those who moved from other firms. Of the […]

Burges Salmon and Covington & Burling have led the listing of US-based medical technology group AOTI on the AIM market, as the London IPO space picks up. Burges Salmon corporate partners Dominic Davis and AJ Venter led for AOTI on the main ECM piece, along with associate Dan Wood. Support was provided by senior associate […]

The longstanding chair of Akin, Kim Koopersmith, is standing down and will be replaced next year by a new transatlantic team featuring senior partners in New York and London. Koopersmith has led Akin as chair since 2013. During that time, Akin’s revenue has grown by 77 per cent to $1.37bn in 2023 while average profit […]

With the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) expecting income derived from the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) to double this year, there are concerns that the regulator is treating its new way of training lawyers as a “huge cash cow”. According to the SRA’s annual business plan and budget consultation paper, SQE income is expected to more […]

The global head of Freshfields’ client delivery group, based in Manchester, has left after 20 years at the firm. Olivia Wyld joined Freshfields in 2004 as a trainee and continued to work as an associate in the corporate team until 2015. Wyld then relocated to Manchester and took on the role as head of the […]

US firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has secured a new role representing private equity house Oakley Capital in a refinancing deal for portfolio company Phenna Group. The firm acted for Oakley and its portfolio business, a testing, inspection, certification and compliance platform, on a refinancing deal worth €1bn. The refinancing deal involved its […]