Anna Ward
Anna Ward is City editor at Legal Week. She joined the title in January 2015 after spending three years with energy information provider Platts. She writes news and features about a number of leading UK and US law firms, as well as covering the Middle East and private equity.
March 08, 2018 | International Edition
'He supported my case for partnership when I was pregnant' - DLA Piper's UK head on being mentored by Andrew DarwinUK managing partner Sandra Wallace discusses her experience of being mentored by the firm's newly appointed senior partner Andrew Darwin
By Legal Week
3 minute read
March 08, 2018 | International Edition
Reverse mentoring the senior partner: Allen & Overy's Dejonghe and his female mentor on their honest conversationsA&O banking counsel Catherine Lang-Anderson on mentoring the magic circle firm's senior partner
By Legal Week
5 minute read
March 08, 2018 | International Edition
'All men have a role to play' – how firms are engaging male lawyers to drive real change for women in lawHow firms are engaging male lawyers to drive real change for women in law
By Anna Ward
14 minute read
March 01, 2018 | International Edition
RBS restructuring group report attracts SRA attention amid questions over lawyer secondment conflictsSRA set to put secondments under scrutiny
By Anna Ward
4 minute read
February 25, 2018 | International Edition
Ex-Simmons and Linklaters associates on building a $10m business and selling legal tech to 'bemused' lawyersFormer Simmons lawyer and entrepreneur Stephen Scanlan on the rise of legal tech and why law firms need to be less conservative
By Anna Ward
4 minute read
February 23, 2018 | International Edition
Dubai v Stockholm: two partners, two cities, one day in the lifeTwo White & Case partners on how major deals and morning routines differ in Dubai and Stockholm
By Legal Week
7 minute read
February 22, 2018 | International Edition
Davis Polk, Cleary and Ashurst line up on £1.4bn Swiss takeover of UK fintech firmUS duo lead on fintech acquisition as Ashurst takes Credit Suisse role
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
February 20, 2018 | International Edition
Orrick makes City corporate hire as firm eyes 50% headcount increase for London practiceUS firm recruits M&A and private equity partner from Watson Farley & Williams
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
February 16, 2018 | International Edition
Clifford Chance's 'imaginative' Carillion acquisition attracts plaudits as deal hands firm new cost-saving capacityFirm's surprise acquisition of Carillion business points to shift away from reliance on India back office support
By Anna Ward
5 minute read
February 14, 2018 | International Edition
Simmons hires two more partners for Dublin launch as it targets 40-strong office by 2021Firm to open in the Irish capital in the next few months
By Joseph Evans and Rose Walker
2 minute read
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