Alex Ryan

Seladore Legal announced today (5 September) that it has opened its first international office in Milan. The office will be led by Laurence (Larry) Shore, who joined the firm from BonelliErede as a partner in May.

A&O Shearman is set to cut 10% of its partnership, close its South Africa office and end its consulting business in the firm’s first major reorganisation since it completed its merger this May.

Freeths has revealed its results for the 2023-24 financial year, with double-digit increases to both revenue and PEP.

African firm Bowmans announced today (3 October) that it has hired all eight partners from A&O Shearman’s shuttered Johannesburg office, along with six additional vertical hires, all of whom will join in early 2025.

Speak to almost any major firm active in the finance space and you'll hear about private credit. The industry matured as banking regulations tightened in the wake of the 2008 crash, and has surged since banks pulled back on lending after the interest rate hikes from early 2022. According to merchant banking, global advisory, and asset management firm M Capital Group, the overall size of the private credit market has grown from $1trn four years ago to $1.7trn in 2023. The market is big, and growing - and law firms want a piece of it. Following the recent hires of

Last month, Freeths was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, capping off a remarkable period for the firm that has seen it post yet more double-digit financial growth, achieve B Corp certification, and receive unprecedented attention for its role representing the postmasters in the Post Office Horizon scandal. LB checked in with national managing partner Karl Jansen and London senior partner Philippa Dempster to talk about how the firm got to where it is, its ambitious aim to become the leading UK national law firm, and how its brand has changed beyond recognition as a result

‘There’s lawyers all over the world. The question isn’t whether or not Black people can be lawyers. The question is, what is it about England and Wales that means that Black lawyers don’t get the same opportunities as their white counterparts? And there’s no way to explain that other than racism.’

The comparison between City partners' attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners' attitudes to next Tuesday's elections could not be starker. Then, not one partner interviewed doubted that Labour would emerge the winner. Now, it's a coinflip - with even more uncertainty around what either candidate would do in office. LB checked in with partners at leading US firms to learn how lawyers and clients are navigating this uncertainty. 'It's hard to tell how much would be implemented' 'This election presents more uncertainty than any other recent election', says Jonathan Becker, a partner in Mayer Brown's public

While Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the best-known legal brands in the UK, it is fair to say that Kramer Levin does not have the same name recognition. So who is HSF's prospective merger partner? Here's everything you need to know. The basic rationale for the merger is simple. The merged firm, which will be known as HSF Kramer in the US and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer elsewhere, brings together HSF's substantive presence across the UK, APAC, and EMEA markets and £1.3bn in revenues - with Kramer Levin's US name recognition and profitability, handing HSF an expanded foothold in the States. But Kramer Levin

Baker Botts walked away from this year's Legal Business Awards with the trophy for energy/infrastructure team of the year, in recognition of the firm's work advising Air Products and Chemicals on Saudi Arabia's landmark NEOM Green Hydrogen Project. LB spoke with two of the lead partners on the deal to discuss getting it over the line, the importance of sector expertise, and what it means for the future of green hydrogen. The headline figures around the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project are certainly impressive: $8.4bn in financing. A 30-year offtake agreement. Up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen per day by the end