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Slaughter and May

Linklaters, Paul Weiss and Slaughter and May lawyers top Emea deal rankings

Meet the busiest M&A and finance lawyers in Emea last year

4 min read

Slaughter and May names corporate boss as managing partner 

By Edin Imsirovic

2025-02-06T10:54:00Z

1 min read

Slaughter and MayOn the moveLegal Services

Will more Shearman & Sterling partners leave?

By James Booth

2024-03-20T15:48:04Z

4 min read

DLA PiperSlaughter and MayLegal ServicesShearman & SterlingAllen & OveryOn the moveKirkland & Ellis
A&O Shearman will need to keep hold of key partners to be successful
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David Ricketts

BlackRock hires former Wellington exec to lead sustainable assets team

Europe’s impending active ETF ‘tsunami’, and M&G CIO on geopolitical shocks

Europe on the verge of active ETF ‘tsunami’ as Jupiter becomes latest market entrant

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JPMorgan, Goldman and UBS advise on Nationwide’s £2.9bn Virgin Money deal 

2024-03-07T13:46:41Z

2 min read

Investment BankingSlaughter and MayLegal ServicesUBSJPMorganM&AGoldman SachsClifford Chance
Nationwide agreed to buy Virgin Money for £2.9bn

Magic Circle under strain to transform: ‘The coolest club… has lost its sheen’

By James Booth

2023-08-07T04:01:27Z

6 min read

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerSlaughter and MayLegal ServicesShearman & SterlingAllen & OveryClifford Chance
The term 'Magic Circle' has more currency in the UK than overseas, with one ex-A&O partner calling the name 'a joke' in New York
Clockwise from top left: Lorna Nsoatabe, Sarah Osprey, Smriti Sriram and David Hay

Slaughter and May promotes 10 to partnership

Magic Circle stalwart promotes largest new partner group in seven years

Legal experts are seeing a steady stream of work as regulations evolve

Magic Circle law firms beef up crypto teams: ‘Everyone wants a piece of it’

Crypto's boom-and-bust cycles have pushed it into the mainstream. That means more work for lawyers

The Big Four firm is mulling separating into two firms. Should the UK's legal elite follow suit?

Magic Circle should consider EY-style spin-offs, ex-Slaughter and May senior partner says

Top law firms should examine spin-offs to 'add pace' in race against US rivals, says Christopher Saul

Pay and bonus progression set to become more frequent in a bid to avoid rank 'compression'

Slaughter and May ups pay, introduces work-life balance code in post-pandemic overhaul

The raises follow a 'period of intense home working' says the firm's senior partner Steve Cooke

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Latham & Watkins’ $20m pay ratchets up pressure: ‘Don’t call him, call me’

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Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

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Magic Circle law firms must merge or move to mid-market in fight against US firms, says report

By James Booth

2022-10-26T08:08:30Z

4 min read

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLinklatersSlaughter and MayLegal ServicesAllen & OveryClifford Chance
New research warns that London's Magic Circle law firms face being overtaken by US rivals firms

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Latham & Watkins’ $20m pay ratchets up pressure: ‘Don’t call him, call me’

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