While U.K.-based companies continue to retain the majority of the spots in the top 30, U.S.-led companies are strengthening their position through consistent year-over-year growth, according to a ranking of the biggest companies in the industry, regardless of where they are based. Linklaters, A&O Shearman, reporting figures as legacy Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields…

In an effort to improve its investment funds expertise, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Carolyn Abram, a partner from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, to work out of Dubai. Gibson Dunn’s goal to increase its footprint in the expanding Middle Eastern investment market is reflected in this calculated hire.

According to our Law.com Compass data specialists, the NLJ 500 currently has about 200,000 attorneys overall, with the typical individual firm having slightly under 400 timekeepers (396), after recruiting over 10,000 lawyers in the past 12 months.

An associate inclusion director was promoted to the position after Kirkland fired its global inclusion chief. A number of other employees who prioritized inclusivity were also let go by the firm. Although Kirkland started altering its external messaging on DEI around the time the President started looking into law firm DEI practices, one source said…

Carolyn Vardi has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, the firm announced today. According to Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee, “Carolyn is a highly regarded leader in the private equity market and well-known for her ability to handle difficult, complex situations.” “She will be a fantastic…

The Legal Services Corporation, which provides grants to nonprofit legal aid groups nationwide, is under the chopping block again as President Donald Trump seeks to slash the organization’s funding.

Some Big Law firms are adding big teams of litigators, announcing major mergers, and setting high-water marks in deal work amid uncertainty in 2025.

Butler Snow LLP adds attorney Mark S. Sharpe to the firm’s Charleston office as a member of the Finance, Real Estate, and Restructuring practice group.

Buchalter Special Counsel Jack Luellen has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Energy Law (NREL) Section for the 2025–2026 term.

Brown Rudnick has relocated its Washington, D.C., office to a new 27,513 square feet office space on the 4th floor of the 11-story Commerz Real-owned building located at 1900 N Street, NW in Dupont Circle.