Paul Hodkinson

Paul Hodkinson is the Editor-In-Chief of Law.com International. 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. It is his second stint at Legal Week, after he worked at the publication between 2002 and 2008. [email protected]

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August 23, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Where Have All the London Rainmakers Gone?

U.K. firms need to rethink their star culture if they want to compete on a global scale.

By Paul Hodkinson

4 minute read

August 22, 2023 | International Edition

The Weil Gotshal Duo Fighting to Make Class a Protected Characteristic

Two figures are quietly leading a nationwide push to reform the U.K.'s Equality Act in a way that could profoundly affect the way social class is perceived.

By Paul Hodkinson

10 minute read

August 20, 2023 | International Edition

5 Reasons to Leave Kirkland for Paul Weiss

The impending large transatlantic team defection points to the strategic direction of both firms, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

7 minute read

August 20, 2023 | International Edition

5 Reasons to Leave Kirkland for Paul Weiss

The impending large transatlantic team defection points to the strategic direction of both firms, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

7 minute read

July 30, 2023 | International Edition

Who Will Stand Up for the Little Guy?

Litigation funding, so often under attack, is on the ropes in some regions, but it is dangerous to assume the industry works well without it, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

6 minute read

July 20, 2023 | International Edition

SRA's 'Bureaucratic Ineptitude' Stifles Industry Growth, Burford CEO Says

Christopher Bogart says it is a 'tragedy' that the UK legal regulator has caused the country to miss the opportunities of market liberalization reforms.

By Paul Hodkinson

4 minute read

July 18, 2023 | International Edition

We Now Have an Industry Standard for Legal Finance Reporting and Transparency

With input from the SEC, Burford has built a valuation approach that marries case-driven valuation to duration and the time value of money, which can be adopted by the wider legal finance sector.

By Christopher Bogart and Jordan Licht, Burford Capital

5 minute read

July 17, 2023 | International Edition

Video: The Future of Law Firm Mergers Around the World

Watch here as Law.com International's senior editors joined up with a reporter from The American Lawyer and the former senior partner of a Magic Circle law firm to discuss the latest trends in law firm mergers across the world.

By Law.com International

1 minute read

July 16, 2023 | International Edition

The Credit Suisse AT1 Outrage: A Scandal or 'I Told You So'?

Fundamental questions remain unanswered as to how and why the equity remained largely intact yet the AT1s were written off.

By Fiona Huntriss, Pallas Partners

5 minute read

July 14, 2023 | International Edition

UK Law Firm Revenues are Up But Profits are Down. Why?

A look at the reasons why this phenomenon is occurring in the early financial results suggests a rapidly rising challenge in balancing the books, The London Lawyer argues.

By Paul Hodkinson | Krishnan Nair

4 minute read

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