Shearman & Sterling’s European and Middle East regional managing partner is leaving the firm ahead of its imminent tie-up with Allen & Overy. Ward McKimm. a high profile high-yield partner, joined Shearman in 2018 from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. A joint statement issued by McKimm and Shearman said McKimm had decided to…

‘Your Kind’: Minority Lawyers Are Having a Frank Conversation on LinkedIn | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/03/18/your-kind-minority-lawyers-are-having-a-frank-conversation-on-linkedin/ Andreas Prott/Adobe Stock; Chelsey Fredlund/ALM “As difficult and painful as these stories are … they’re crucial in us understanding how often this behavior occurs,” said Miami attorney Francisco “Frank” Ramos. March…

Do you accept cookies? Anyone who has been using the web for more than a few years has probably noticed the proliferation of “cookie consent” language on banners and pop-ups across almost all websites. This isn’t just a coincidence; it is a response to a change in European law. The…

A high-profile rugby brain injury claim has become the latest example of litigation funding’s role in enabling large-scale litigation to proceed. Following the government’s announcement earlier this month that it plans to relax the rules around litigation funding, documents on Companies House show that a litigation funder has an agreement with a…

We’ve already brought you a couple of dispatches from last week’s Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Forum. But since The Litigation Daily was lucky enough to score a virtual press pass and sit in on a handful of the insightful panels at the University of San Diego School of…

Kirkland & Ellis broke another law firm record, crossing the $7 billion mark in 2023 and notching 10.6% revenue growth to gross $7.208 billion, thanks in large part to countercyclical demand that included an uptick in restructuring, diversified funds business and strong litigation. Kirkland also continued to improve its profit margin,…