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.

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September 11, 2017 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner seals triple disputes hire including ex-Freshfields veteran

BLP adds ex-Freshfields Asia disputes head Richard Chalk alongside hires from HSF and Vinson

By Anna Ward

4 minute read

September 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Clifford Chance Hires Two Disputes Partners in DC White-Collar Push

Clifford Chance has added two disputes partners and a counsel to its office in Washington, D.C., as the Magic Circle firm seeks to build up its white-collar and regulatory practice in the U.S.

By Anna Ward

3 minute read

September 05, 2017 | International Edition

Clifford Chance hires two disputes partners in Washington in white collar push

Former deputy GC to the US Department of Commerce Joshua Berman joins as a partner alongside Katten Muchin's Glen Donath

By Anna Ward

3 minute read

September 04, 2017 | International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills pips Slaughters to first place in listed company adviser rankings

HSF in first place by total stockmarket clients after Adviser Rankings admits listed specialist funds to its client roster for the first time

By Anna Ward

4 minute read

September 01, 2017 | International Edition

Simmons boosts Munich with ex-Olswang corporate hires

Firm recruits legacy Olswang partner Robert Heym and of counsel Theresia Gondro

By Anna Ward

3 minute read

August 29, 2017 | International Edition

Simpson Thacher hires A&O practice head in Washington DC

US firm recruits the head of A&O's Washington investigations and litigation team

By Meghan Tribe

3 minute read

August 25, 2017 | International Edition

Dealmaker: Clydes' Richard Power on court embarrassment, shifty clients and why litigators are like undertakers

Power, who joined Clydes in 2015 from BLP, on real law, velvet jackets and a 13-year 'simple' debt claim that saw him through to partnership

By Legal Week

5 minute read

August 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Two Big Law Firms Shed Partners Ahead of Mergers

Australia's Henry Davis York and British firm Olswang both saw large groups of partners leave their ranks prior to combinations. Filings in the U.K. reveal that Olswang shed almost one-third of its partnership prior to combining with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro earlier this year.

By Anna Ward and Brian Baxter

4 minute read