Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields profit slips as revenue tops £2bn
Profit fell more than 8% at the Magic Circle law firm last year
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Legal bosses on 2025: M&A is back, AI is hot and London is a priority
Leaders from Linklaters, Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Weil, Dentons and HSF on what to expect in 2025
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Ex-HSBC boss Quinn and M&G chair Braham knighted in New Year Honours
London Stock Exchange Group, Linklaters and Deloitte execs also received awards
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Freshfields poaches Weil trio for private markets push
Shift from public to private capital continues to pique the interest of law firms
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Ex-Freshfields partner faces tribunal over ?inappropriate? conduct
The lawyer left the Magic Circle firm in 2019 following an investigation
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Kirkland and Freshfields score roles on Hargreaves Lansdown takeover tussle
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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Linklaters and Freshfields fire £150,000 salvos in salary battle
The uneasy peace between law firms in London after the US won the pay war is over. Now the Magic Circle are facing a fresh battle that they might not be able to win
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Freshfields ups junior lawyer pay to £150,000
Magic Circle firm boosts pay for newly qualified lawyers in London
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Freshfields promotes 23 to partner: Here are the names
Six London lawyers make the cut as Freshfields reduces new partner numbers
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Freshfields taps Latham for New York private equity M&A duo
Magic Circle firm boosts New York private capital offering
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Freshfields poaches funds partner from Akin
Freshfields has hired a new global co-head of private funds and secondaries from Akin's London office
Meet Europe’s top 10 M&A and finance lawyers
Partners from US, Magic Circle, and European law firms make the rankings in a tough year for deals
Kirkland partner pay, Magic Circle mergers: FN’s seven most-read legal stories of 2022
Partner pay, merger talks and restaurant controversies featured in FN's most popular legal stories in 2022
Flat demand and fierce competition: Law firm leaders’ predictions for 2023
Senior lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Norton Rose Fulbright, KPMG and Paul Hastings on what 2023 may hold
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
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The Magic Circle isn’t dead yet – but it is facing some serious challenges
After a landmark report called for radical reform of the UK's elite legal set, insiders say the fight with the US isn't over yet
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Magic Circle law firms must merge or move to mid-market in fight against US firms, says report
'They probably don’t have the right answer because they are a room full of millionaires that refuse to believe that their business model is in trouble'
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Freshfields partner pay breaks £2m barrier to hit record high
Partner pay jumps at Magic Circle law firm as buoyant results continue
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Freshfields hires former Ropes & Gray, Goldman Sachs finance lawyer as partner
Magic Circle firm boosts London leveraged finance team
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