Freshfields news

Freshfields cuts partners, equity shares in US growth push

Freshfields cuts partners, equity shares in US growth push

The firm had implemented a new compensation system late last year

US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms

US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms

A&O Shearman is the sole Magic Circle firm that made the list’s top ten

AI law firm wins at trial in a claimed world first

AI law firm wins at trial in a claimed world first

Garfield AI beat a solicitor-and-barrister team in open court last week. No equivalent firm is licensed in Australia, but the result arrives at a moment when local courts and firms are actively drawing lines around how AI is used

Bell Gully, Ashurst guide Greater Wellington Regional Council on 35-year $1,066m contract

Bell Gully, Ashurst guide Greater Wellington Regional Council on 35-year $1,066m contract

The contract with Alstom involves the first battery-electric train fleet in the Southern hemisphere

Joan Donoghue announced as 2025 London International Disputes Week keynote speaker

Joan Donoghue announced as 2025 London International Disputes Week keynote speaker

The former International Court of Justice president will kick off the June event in Westminster