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.
April 04, 2018 | International Edition
Ex-Skadden associate gets 30-day jail sentence for lying to Mueller's teamAlexander van der Zwaan was sentenced for lying to the special counsel team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election
By C. Ryan Barber
3 minute read
April 03, 2018 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells pays female partners more than men, as Latham data highlights bonus gapHogan Lovells joins rank of firms releasing gender pay gap data for partners as Latham figures highlight bonus disparities
By Rose Walker and Anna Ward
4 minute read
April 03, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Cyber Attack Doesn't Stop DLA Piper From Big Gains in Revenue, ProfitDLA Piper grew revenue and profits in 2017 as the firms international arms performed strongly and it rebuilt from the cyber attack that downed its systems last summer.
By Anna Ward |
5 minute read
April 03, 2018 | International Edition
DLA Piper shrugs off impact of cyberattack to post rising revenue and PEP for 2017Firm cites 'extraordinary' response to ransomware attack as PEP hits new heights amid efficiency drive
By Anna Ward
5 minute read
March 29, 2018 | International Edition
DLA Piper set to cut back London planning team as firm asks lawyers to relocate to BirminghamFirm in consultation with four lawyers with redundancies under consideration
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
March 27, 2018 | International Edition
US and Dutch firms advise on Carlyle's €10bn acquisition of Akzo Nobel's chemicals businessLatham acts opposite De Brauw as Dutch multinational evades takeover by rival
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
March 26, 2018 | International Edition
Clifford Chance becomes first magic circle firm to include partners in gender pay reportingFirm goes beyond reporting requirements to reveal combined pay gap of 66%
By Anna Ward
3 minute read
March 26, 2018 | International Edition
Female practice and office heads on the mentors who helped lay the foundations for their career successPractice and office heads at firms including HSF, Gowling WLG and Eversheds on the push for more women at senior levels of law
By Legal Week
9 minute read
March 22, 2018 | International Edition
'Bill Voge could have stopped this becoming public in England' – UK privacy lawyers weigh in on Latham scandalUK privacy experts suggest Voge affair would not meet public interest test
By Anna Ward and Alex Berry
4 minute read
March 22, 2018 | International Edition
Slaughters makes up four lawyers to equity in female-dominated roundThree quarters of the magic circle firm's 2018 new partners are female
By Anna Ward
2 minute read
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