O Shearman, the product of its own transatlantic merger, has been advising on another, as Taylor Wessing looks set to tie the knot with Winston & Strawn. Paving the way towards Winston Taylor ...

The leaders of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing (TW) have unveiled the name of the proposed merged firm, which was first revealed by The Lawyer last Friday. Subject to a vote by both ...

Freshfields’ turnover rose by just under 6 per cent over 2024/25, its latest accounts have shown. The firm’s revenue hit £2.25bn, up from £2.12bn in the previous year. This is the second year ...

Taylor Wessing’s UK LLP is nearing a transformational deal with Chicago-headquartered firm Winston & Strawn, making it the latest City outfit to stake its future on a transatlantic platform.

Hogan Lovells will solely represent the owner of the Royal Mail in a £878m class action after hiring two partners from BCLP earlier this year. Lewis Silkin, for the ...

After a turbulent year that saw its named partner abruptly leave and a string of departures, the firm that vowed its newly-qualified lawyers could become millionaires is hiring again.

Goodwin Procter has tapped Paul Hastings for a private equity trio, including the head of its London practice. Anu Balasubramanian, who became a partner at Paul Hastings in 2018 and leads the ...

Knights has spent more than £10m on office refurbishments and technology upgrades during the 2025 financial year, as the firm steps up its investment game. According to the AIM-listed firm’s ...

AI-powered legal services provider Scissero has acquired the managed services team of Robin AI, but the future of the rest of the latter business hangs in the balance. The deal is expected to ...

Dentons has struck a direct engineering partnership with OpenAI – giving both sides access to each other’s technical teams to develop and customise AI tools – making it one of the first law firms ...

Latham & Watkins has swooped to hire four private equity partners from Freshfields in Germany, with two joining from the firm’s Munich office and another two from Frankfurt. Joining the firm ...

The boss of legal AI company Legora has dismissed concerns that tech giants, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, could pose a threat should they decide to compete directly with specific legal industry ...