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.
August 22, 2017 | International Edition
RPC posts 12% PEP drop for 2016-17 as partner numbers riseFirm sees PEP fall following investment in consulting arm
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
August 21, 2017 | International Edition
Olswang shed almost one third of its partnership before CMS merger, filings revealTwenty-eight partners left the firm in twelve months before three-way tie up
By Anna Ward
3 minute read
August 21, 2017 | International Edition
New York v London: two partners, two cities, one day in the lifeTwo MoFo partners compare a typical day in the legal centres of the US and UK
By Legal Week
6 minute read
August 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Slaughters Reviews Associate Appraisal Process in Wake of Pay OverhaulSlaughter and May has kicked off a review of the way it appraises its associates, after the firm opted to move away from performance-based pay earlier this year.
By Anna Ward
6 minute read
August 18, 2017 | International Edition
Slaughters reviews associate appraisal process in wake of pay overhaulMagic circle firm mulls changes to lawyer performance assessment
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
August 09, 2017 | International Edition
New deal lawyer rankings reveal busiest UK partners for first half of 2017White & Case, Orrick and Addleshaws partners top ranking of UK's most active deal lawyers by volume for H1
By Anna Ward
3 minute read
August 07, 2017 | International Edition
Trowers posts double-digit revenue increase as top line nears £100m markFirm sees revenue rise by 12% against a 1% increase in PEP
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
August 07, 2017 | International Edition
'We've changed the market in London' - Quinn chief on plans for growth, boutique 'copycats' and BrexitAmid merger talk, Quinn Emanuel managing partner John Quinn discusses the firm's next targets
By Anna Ward
3 minute read
August 01, 2017 | International Edition
British American Tobacco retains Slaughters on SFO investigation over bribery allegationsSlaughters continues role for BAT on SFO bribery investigation
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
July 31, 2017 | International Edition
Freshfields City finance partner exits for Bakers as part of trio of hiresBakers takes magic circle partner Geoff O'Dea as part of three new partner hires in City
By Anna Ward
3 minute read