Elisha Juttla

Clifford Chance (CC) has become the third magic circle to reveal its financial results for 2023-24, posting global revenue growth of 9% to £2.3bn, up from last year’s growth of 5%.

McDermott Will & Emery has become the latest firm to increase pay for London associates, raising salaries for newly qualified (NQ) associates to $225,000 as competition for talent among firms in the City intensifies.

Legal 500 ESG award-winner Gurdeep Boparai, company secretary and head of governance and secretariat at Coventry Building Society, on leaving private practice, the complexities of ESG and her passion for Italian mobster films

Sidley Austin has hired five sponsor-side leveraged finance partners from Latham & Watkins in London, led by Jayanthi Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton. Hall of Famer Hamilton and Legal 500 acquisition finance leading individual Sadanandan are set to leave Latham after nearly 15 years. The three other partners joining them are Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joseph Kimberling and Ben Wright. Sadanandan (pictured), who featured as a deal star in LB’s ‘Alphas Revisited’ feature last year, advises sponsors and corporates, with clients including Permira, Blackstone, and CVC, while Hamilton’s key clients are Nordic Capital, Advanz Pharma, and Soho House. Sadanandan has held a number of management roles at Latham including serving

The FCA has rolled out its listing rules reforms in a move that aims to reinvigorate the UK’s ailing capital markets. But will the changes be enough to make up for more than a decade of sluggish performance? 'The FCA has not implemented such a wide set of revisions on over three decades', says McDermott corporate partner Michal Berkner. 'They have made a material attempt to streamline the rules - but does it go far enough? That remains to be seen; the proof is in the pudding.' The list of major changes is striking. The division between the premium and

Restructuring partners have been predicting a surge in corporate restructurings and insolvencies for years. But despite Covid, conflict and rising inflation the boom in such work has yet to materialise to any significant level.

Following his initial appointment as Taylor Wessing’s firmwide managing partner in 2018, and his subsequent reappointment in 2021, Shane Gleghorn has been re-elected for another three-year term, starting from October.

Paul Weiss has added another partner to its City restructuring practice with the hire of former Kirkland & Ellis partner Kai Zeng.

The challenge with law, especially in big firms, is that it can be all-consuming, taking everything you have. As an individual, you must maintain some level of control and ensure there’s enough left for yourself.’

Fifteen years of Legal 500 data offers big-picture view of Stateside elite’s relentless advance into London private equity arena