Paul Hodkinson
Paul Hodkinson is the Editor-In-Chief of Law.com International and of all ALM Global Coverage. Before joining the company in late 2018, he was the Deputy Editor and Comment Editor of Financial News, part of Dow Jones. He has also held roles as Acting Editor of Financial News and Editor of Private Equity News and has written for The Wall Street Journal as well as numerous private equity publications in the U.S. Before that he was a reporter covering the U.K. legal market. [email protected]
November 20, 2023 | International Edition
Designation Model Power Dynamics Upended by Weaker Deal MarketA quieter deal market has affected the controversial practice, meaning that 'lenders don't feel they're being told what to do', according to advisers.
By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson
3 minute read
November 19, 2023 | International Edition
Some Things are More Important than Corporate LawThe Israel-Gaza conflict and threats to the rule of law in various countries are putting the importance of daily commercial legal practice into perspective, writes the Global Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
October 29, 2023 | International Edition
Freshfields' Perilous Journey to the New WorldWith US partners now calling the shots, the longstanding UK legal institution faces a nervous wait for its American operation to start boosting firmwide profits writes the Global Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
October 26, 2023 | International Edition
A&O Shearman Merger—What's Next?Clients, compensation, partner exits and regulator consent is next on the agenda for the management of the merged firm, writes one partnership expert.
By Corinne Staves, CM Murray
5 minute read
October 25, 2023 | International Edition
Standing Out From the Crowd: A Q&A with Dechert's Dorothy Cory-WrightAfter entering the Bar 'as a state-educated, non-Oxbridge girl' Cory-Wright has gone on to become one of the most senior women in Dechert. Here she tells her story.
By Paul Hodkinson
6 minute read
October 20, 2023 | International Edition
The Big Four: Not So Scary After AllFor all their talk of growth, it could be a long time before the Big Four's progress in the UK—the biggest single legal market they can operate in—poses a threat to large law firms, writes the London Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
4 minute read
October 17, 2023 | International Edition
Hello A&O Shearman. Goodbye 'Magic Circle'The grouping of what once were the biggest and best UK law firms no longer holds any meaning and should be retired for good.
By Paul Hodkinson
4 minute read
October 12, 2023 | International Edition
Q&A: The State of AI RegulationHow regulators across the US, EU and UK are addressing the rapid rise of AI.
By Becky Pritchard
4 minute read
October 12, 2023 | International Edition
'On The Fly': How In-House Lawyers are Managing AI Risk for Their CompaniesThe past six months has seen an explosion in interest in AI that has left the in-house legal community rushing to develop guard rails for its ethical and compliant use at their organisations.
By Becky Pritchard
7 minute read
October 11, 2023 | International Edition
Two Nations Warring Within the Bosom of a Single State?A prominent Middle East-based lawyer sets out a prescription for progress in the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict. New economic opportunities based on a kind of UAE free zone development model could bring benefits to the Gaza Strip—and the Palestinian people at large—thus removing anti-Jewish animus.
By Tim Taylor KC
7 minute read
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