The mystery of the million pound man has been revealed. William Charnley, ex-Simmons & Simmons and more recently of US firm McDermott Will & Emery, has confessed.

When challenged by a Legal Week reporter who expressed a desire to meet a million pound partner, he immediately rose to the task.

"You're talking to one," he announced, adding that he knew several. Whether these were at Simmons & Simmons or McDermott Will was the million dollar question.