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HSF Kramer beats its own targets in first year since merger

Post merger, the global firm hits US$2.4bn in revenue, while PEP still trails Magic Circle rivals

Jul 26, 2026

Clifford Chance smashes revenue records as US bet pays off

Revenue, profit and PEP all up, and the US expansion shows no signs of stopping

Jul 23, 2026

DLA Piper's last verein numbers are its best yet

Profit per equity partner hits US$4.14m as the 4,800-lawyer firm ditches its Swiss structure for a global LLP.

Jul 21, 2026

Mallesons and HSF Kramer top Australasia's 1H26 merger tables

Mallesons claims the value crown as HSF Kramer wins on deal count in a shrinking but pricier Australasian market

Jul 20, 2026

Less is more: A&O Shearman's profits soar as partner ranks shrink

The firm's 2026 revenue stayed flat, but a leaner partnership pushed PEP up 12%.

Jul 17, 2026

Who's winning the gender parity race at Australia's top-tier firms

Ashurst Perkins Coie and HSF Kramer lead the Big 8 on female partners, while Lander & Rogers holds a female majority

Jul 14, 2026

Clyde & Co goes from exodus to expansion with employment hire

Sarah Wood joins from Gilchrist Connell as the firm's partner ranks recover after a wave of exits in 2024

Jul 13, 2026

Gilbert + Tobin bets big on real assets, launching a 40-lawyer team

40-plus lawyers, one team, as institutional capital demands seamless service

Jul 9, 2026

The firms with the best (and worst) odds of making partner in 2026

New data shows Wotton Kearney and Allens are promoting the most, while G+T is the fastest-growing top-tier partnership

Jul 5, 2026

Hamilton Locke raids K&L Gates for four partners

Four partners including the firm's first Head of Tax jump ship in one hit

Jul 2, 2026

Piper Alderman poaches DWF's Brisbane employment head

Mason Fettell and team join as firm chases growth under new leadership

Jul 2, 2026

Mills Oakley climbs to fifth-largest firm after bumper promotions round

Six new partners named as firm's headcount grows to 191 partners

Jun 30, 2026

Four make partner at Corrs as promotion round shrinks

Four lawyers step up across projects, corporate and ESG for 2026

Jun 30, 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie is here, the firm that's "Built for What's Next"

The newly combined firm goes live with mint branding, a sector-focused strategy and a single global profit pool.

Jun 29, 2026

HWLE promotes three new partners

Three reach the partnership in the firm's biggest-ever promotion cohort

Jun 28, 2026

G+T makes up seven partners in biggest promotion round in years

Seven lawyers make partner as the top-tier firm more than doubles its 2025 intake

Jun 25, 2026

Ashurst posts record profits in final year before Perkins Coie merger

£1.15bn in revenue, a decade of growth, and an Australian arm quietly outperforming

Jun 23, 2026

Litigators lead the way in Gadens, Hall & Wilcox partner promotions

From patent litigation to insolvency, disputes practices drive both firms' latest cohorts

Jun 18, 2026

Clayton Utz adds five to partnership

Five new partners join across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra

Jun 17, 2026

The partnership title used to mean ownership. Clifford Chance is the latest to prove otherwise.

Clifford Chance formalises its local partner role as non-equity tiers become the default across the world's largest firms.

Jun 15, 2026

Top firm MinterEllison promotes seven to partner

Minters' leaner 2026 cohort bucks the trend as rivals ramp up partner ranks

Jun 15, 2026

Maddocks' new CEO sets sights on the Big 8

New CEO Paul Woods wants Maddocks to be Australia's best independent firm. He's not the only mid-tier boss thinking that way.

Jun 10, 2026

Mallesons more than doubles partner promotions in firm's new era

Nine make partner as the independent firm signals ambition across finance, energy and disputes

Jun 9, 2026

The most sought-after law firms in 2026

A Lawyers Weekly survey of 612 private practice lawyers names the most sought-after firms in the country, with MinterEllison claiming the top spot

Jun 8, 2026

ABL doubles its partnership in a decade with four new partners

Home-grown talent powers the Aussie firm to a milestone 50 partners

Jun 5, 2026