After over 30 years at Slaughter and May, partner Nilufer von Bismarck OBE retired in April. Von Bismarck headed the firm's financial institutions group and its equity capital markets practice, as well as co-headed its India practice.

She received an OBE for services to financial services in 2017 and throughout her career at the firm, has advised a number of high profile clients including Aston Martin on its £5 billion initial public offering in 2018, and acting for HM Treasury last year on a new financial scheme to help businesses tackle COVID-19 related disruptions to their cash flows.