Rankings

Property Law Star – Davis Polk Partner Profiled in Real Estate Power Players

Legal Careers, Press Releases, Rankings /
Hirsch

Davis Polk partner Brian Hirsch was profiled by Financer Worldwide as part of the publication’s “Power Players: Real Estate” issue. In the Q&A, Brian discusses his approach to tackling complex legal challenges, how his goals and aspirations have evolved over time and the qualities necessary for building strong relationships with clients. “Today, much of my work involves

Property Law Star – Davis Polk Partner Profiled in Real Estate Power Players Read More »

World IP Review Names Morgan Lewis Partner Anita Polott to 2026 Influential Women in IP List

Legal Careers, Press Releases, Rankings /
Polott Anita

WASHINGTON, DC, October 9, 2026: Morgan Lewis partner Anita Polott has been recognized by World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on its 2026 Influential Women in IP list, which celebrates women whose expertise, leadership, and achievements are shaping the future of intellectual property around the globe. In addition to serving as deputy practice leader of Morgan Lewis’s broader IP practice,

World IP Review Names Morgan Lewis Partner Anita Polott to 2026 Influential Women in IP List Read More »

Kirkland’s $10 Billion Silence See’s BigLaw’s Richest Firm Stops Talking Money

BigLaw, Rankings, US Law /
Kirklandsmoney

Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s highest-grossing law firm has decided that publishing its extraordinary profits is no longer particularly helpful, after years at the top of the rankings.

Kirkland has decided to stop voluntarily disclosing its financial performance to The American Lawyer, ending its participation in the annual financial reporting exercise that has become BigLaw’s favourite competitive sport.

Kirkland’s $10 Billion Silence See’s BigLaw’s Richest Firm Stops Talking Money Read More »

15 Smartest TV Lawyers Of All Time, Ranked

Featured, Opinion, Rankings, US Law /
Smartlawyers

TVLine’s Russell Murray undertook a recent ranking of television’s 15 Smartest TV Lawyers that catalogues everything from seersucker suits to outright obstruction of justice. It’s a job that he best legal minds on screen rarely resemble the ones in your firm’s partnership directory. Hollywood’s definition of legal genius is markedly different from what you may

15 Smartest TV Lawyers Of All Time, Ranked Read More »

The Legal 500 Accidentally Tells the Truth, Then Takes Itself Offline

Law Firms, Opinion, Rankings /
Legal500 banner

For one glorious Thursday, the UK Bar rankings read like client feedback instead of a Christmas card. Legalease blames an upload glitch. The Bar blames nobody in public and everybody on WhatsApp. Legal directories run on an arrangement a cartel would find a little embarrassing. Chambers and firms submit forests of self-praise, nominate referees chosen

The Legal 500 Accidentally Tells the Truth, Then Takes Itself Offline Read More »

Cahill Blinks First -Two Months Later, BigLaw Finally Has a Milbank Bonus Match

BigLaw, Featured, Lawyer Salaries, Legal Careers, Rankings, US Law /
Payrates

Cahill Gordon & Reindel has become the first firm to match Milbank’s 2026 special bonuses in full, ending a summer-long standoff. The real question is whether anyone else moves before Cravath does. Cahill Gordon & Reindel has told associates it will match the special bonuses Milbank announced on July 27, making it the first firm

Cahill Blinks First -Two Months Later, BigLaw Finally Has a Milbank Bonus Match Read More »

The Consigliere in the Red Mercedes – Neel Sachdev, Big Law’s Leading Man

BigLaw, Featured, Lawyer Salaries, Rankings, UK Law /
Sachdev financialtimes lawfuel

Neel Sachdev is the best-paid finance lawyer in London, the most-discussed lateral hire of the decade, and possibly the only Big Law partner who has consulted an astrologer before hiring associates. He’s also been continuing to attract a lot of publicity lately.

Most partners at elite law firms prefer to be invisible outside a small circle of clients and headhunters. Neel Sachdev has taken a different approach. The Paul Weiss London co-head is the subject of a new Financial Times profile, and it may be the most entertaining piece of legal journalism this year.

The FT’s legal correspondent, Suzi Ring, met the 51-year-old lawyer in Portugal, where he has invested in a luxury property development on the site of a former orange grove in the Algarve. He did not arrive quietly, but rather in a red open-top 1977 Mercedes 450 SL, wearing a matching outfit, sunglasses and his trademark beaded bracelets.

The Consigliere in the Red Mercedes – Neel Sachdev, Big Law’s Leading Man Read More »

Quinn Emanuel Doubles Down on £36bn Mariana Dam Battle, Drafts in London Chief Richard East

Featured, Law Firms, Rankings, UK Law /
Richard east quinn emanuel

Quinn Emanuel is rolling out the heavy artillery in the UK’s largest-ever group litigation. The litigation powerhouse has drafted Richard East, the founding and senior partner of its London office, into the sprawling £36 billion Mariana dam disaster case against mining giant BHP. The Mariana litigation has turned into one of the fiercest law-firm territory

Quinn Emanuel Doubles Down on £36bn Mariana Dam Battle, Drafts in London Chief Richard East Read More »

Meet ‘Big Redd’: The 75-Year-Old Trial Lawyer Who Accidentally Became The Internet’s Favourite Attorney

Featured, Rankings, US Law /
Clancy+reddington lawfuel

KEY TAKEAWAY: While law firms spend heroic sums teaching partners to build a “personal brand”, Massachusetts defence lawyer Kevin Reddington has stumbled on a simpler formula. Be very good in court, be unmistakably yourself, and let TikTok do the rest. Kevin Reddington is not the obvious prototype for a legal influencer. He is 75. He

Meet ‘Big Redd’: The 75-Year-Old Trial Lawyer Who Accidentally Became The Internet’s Favourite Attorney Read More »

The Original Boomerang Boomerangs Out: Mike Aiello Quits Weil for Cravath

BigLaw, Rankings, US Law /
Aiello Michael

Power Points: Weil, Gotshal & Manges has spent three weeks losing partners and then on Friday it lost the one who mattered most. Michael Aiello, chairman of Weil’s 600-lawyer corporate department and the man colleagues routinely describe as the firm’s most powerful partner, has told Weil he is resigning. He is expected to surface at

The Original Boomerang Boomerangs Out: Mike Aiello Quits Weil for Cravath Read More »

Scroll to Top