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Anna Ward

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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August 22, 2017 | International Edition

RPC posts 12% PEP drop for 2016-17 as partner numbers rise

Firm 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 reveal

Twenty-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 life

Two 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 Overhaul

Slaughter 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 overhaul

Magic 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 2017

White & 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 mark

Firm 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 Brexit

Amid 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 allegations

Slaughters 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 hires

Bakers takes magic circle partner Geoff O'Dea as part of three new partner hires in City

By Anna Ward

3 minute read