Sidley Austin’s former executive committee chair Mike Schmidtberger is trading Big Law leadership for an AI‑first experiment, stepping in as chairman and funds/regulatory head at two‑month‑old Norm Law LLP, an “AI‑native” firm built around legal agents rather than billable hours. This is a live test of whether a partner who doubled Sidley’s revenue can now […]
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While London’s legal market dominates headlines with US firms driving salary wars and Magic Circle mergers, Brabners’ consistent growth story offers a compelling counter-narrative.
The firm’s eight consecutive years of profitable expansion demonstrates that sustainable growth doesn’t require a City postcode—it requires strategic vision, client focus, and calculated expansion timing. And leadership from people like managing partner Nik White (Pictured), who the firm described as the ‘driving force’ behind its growth.
At a time when UK law firms collectively generated £37 billion in revenue, with more than half posting double-digit increases, Brabners’ measured approach to London expansion represents a textbook case of regional strength leveraging metropolitan opportunity.
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Many lawyers have successfully left traditional practice to build standout businesses, often crediting their legal training with giving them an edge in negotiation, risk assessment and complex problem‑solving, even while warning that perfectionism and over‑caution can slow entrepreneurial progress.
This makes their stories powerful case studies for any lawyer considering a legal career pivot into business or alternative law jobs.
We looked at nine former lawyers who have built successful businesses after leaving big law. Login to read . . .
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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 18 Phil Newland originated and grew litigation funding in New Zealand with the establishment of his LPF Group in 2009, most recently co-funding the landmark ASB/ANZ banking class action, in which more than 150,000 customers alleged disclosure breaches nder the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. The ASB settled for
Why Russell McVeagh Partner Brian Clayton Ditched the Timesheet (Temporarily) and What It Did to His Lawyer Brain Most construction partners spend their careers praying the pipeline never dries up. Brian Clayton, on the other hand, actually walked away from it, swapping the office for a paddock, co-founded a fully integrated hops export business with
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Leaving Big Law for as Big Law AI Adventure Logan Brown is a 30-year-old Harvard Law whiz kid who’s decided to flip the script with Soxton, her self-proclaimed “AI-native” law firm with a backstory that reads like a millennial fever dream crossed with a legal thriller. Because why slog through Big Law’s soul-crushing grind when
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Superyacht Boutique Plants Flags in London and Hong Kong Teji | Cowie has launched a specialist superyacht firm with offices in London and Hong Kong. The partners, London-based Alex Teji and Hong Kong-based Antony Cowie, (pictured) say they bring about four decades of combined maritime, corporate and finance experience. The firm’s reach runs from Monaco
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Corrs’ $7 Million Man and the Side Hustle That Has Canberra Talking If you were pulling in $7 million a year running a mid-tier Australian law firm, you might think that was enough to keep you busy. But Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO Gavin MacLaren clearly believes otherwise by operating a new consultancy business. The highest-paid
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LawFuel Power Brief: Kuzky Law, Injury and Car Accident Lawyers Image generated by Gemini The rise of Uber and Lyft didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it ignited a multi-billion-dollar legal battleground. Every rideshare collision represents a high-stakes opportunity for a new wave of specialized personal injury (PI) firms. This isn’t just a trend—it’s a legal gold rush, with
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JustFund Expands to NZ After $1B+ in Aussie Settlements In the world of family law, financial pressure often compounds emotional trauma. That’s precisely the issue Australian fintech JustFund was built to solve and which has just crossed the Tasman with the aim of doing the same for Kiwis. Launched in Sydney in 2022, JustFund offers
