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]

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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-Wright

After 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 All

For 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 Regulation

How 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 Companies

The 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

October 11, 2023 | International Edition

Two Nations Warring Within the Bosom of a Single State?

By Tim Taylor KC

7 minute read

October 08, 2023 | International Edition

Why Quinn, CMS and Nishimura Offices Openings are More Than They Seem

Law firms' international expansion efforts are sometimes part of a bigger strategy that reveals how they are positioning themselves, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

6 minute read

October 05, 2023 | International Edition

Firms Guide Settlement Between Mozambique and Credit Suisse Over 'Tuna Bonds' Scandal

The long-running $1.5bn dispute plunged one of Africa's poorest countries into deep financial crisis.

By Jennigay Coetzer

3 minute read

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