Ben Wheway

Ben Wheway

Ben joined Legal Week from the Press Association in 2005 and has since held a number of roles including news editor, online managing editor, production editor and bassist in Legal Week's in-house covers band The Scoops.

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October 04, 2017 | International Edition

Legal Week parent company ALM acquires international GC forum Global Leaders in Law

General counsel group led by Meena Heath to become part of ALM

By Legal Week

2 minute read

October 04, 2017 | International Edition

Freshfields Tokyo quartet leave to launch new firm in Japanese capital

Two Freshfields partners among lawyers leaving to set up Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

By Anna Zhang

1 minute read

October 04, 2017 | International Edition

Latham set for London litigation push as firm plans to double City team headcount

US firm targets major City disputes expansion with white collar identified as priority

By Anna Ward

3 minute read

October 03, 2017 | International Edition

British pain, German gain: how are law firms adapting to the post-Brexit power shift?

While Brexit-related uncertainty continues to plague the UK economy, law firms in Germany are benefiting from a strong and stable local economy

By Chris Johnson

4 minute read

September 28, 2017 | International Edition

'It's a tough environment, and getting tougher' - law firm leaders on the state of the market

UK top 50 management figures from firms including Simmons, Stephenson Harwood and Ashurst offer their take on 2016-17 and the prospects for the year ahead

By Legal Week

9 minute read

September 28, 2017 | International Edition

Allen & Overy partner pay in the spotlight as US bank regulatory head leaves for top treasury post

Washington DC partner's compensation revealed in financial disclosures ahead of exit to US Treasury Department

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

September 28, 2017 | International Edition

China 40: the country's top firms by revenue per lawyer

Revenue per lawyer at Chinese firms is still dramatically lower than at their global counterparts

By The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | International Edition

China 40: profit per equity partner at 12 of China's top law firms

For the first time ever, this year's China 40 includes a sneak peek of PEP figures at leading Chinese law firms

By The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | International Edition

China 40: the country's top law firms ranked by revenue

A run-down of the 40 top-grossing law firms in China during 2016

By The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

September 27, 2017 | International Edition

WilmerHale 'inadvertently' leaks Pepsi client secrets to Wall Street Journal

Privileged documents mistakenly emailed to reporter reveal secret internal investigations

By Katelyn Polantz

4 minute read


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