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Good morning. We're bringing you more of the 2025 Am Law 100, with a chart showing which law firms had the highest average profits per equity partner. We also tell you of lawyers in Sudan, who have been forced to relocate their teams to neighboring countries amid the violence that has engulfed Khartoum over the past two years. And in Canada, pressure is mounting on the Law Society of Ontario to allow an independent review of its governance structure after a salary scandal rocked the centuries-old organization.

– Lisa Shuchman, Executive Editor

 

Law Firm Profitability | Chart

The 2025 Am Law 100: Which Law Firms Had the Highest Average Profits Per Equity Partner?

By ALM Staff

Sixty-eight firms had year-over-year growth rates of at least 10% in PEP, compared to 37 last year. Read More

 

Government | News

Sudan's Lawyers Wait in Limbo, Exiled by War and Torn From Their Families

By Alfred Olufemi

Two years after Sudan's civil war erupted, at least 20,000 people have been killed and millions displaced, among them... Read More

 

Corporate Governance | News

Ontario Law Society Under Pressure for Public Probe After $1M CEO Pay Hike

By Caroline Byrne

One of North America's oldest legal regulators faces a backlash over an unapproved pay hike as a fractious June election... Read More

 

Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | News

Climate Group Names 5 'Worst' Firms for Fossil Fuel Litigation

By Jack Womack

The group referenced the recent deals made by many law firms with the Trump administration as evidence that law firms... Read More

 

Law Firm Hiring | News

Partners Who Led Cozen O'Connor Growth Strategy in Canada Move to Gowlings

By Gail J. Cohen

Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale said they wanted to focus more on client matters and less on administration. Read More

 

General Counsel and In House Counsel | News

Former Legal Head of US Retailer Target Named CLO of UK-Based Flutter

By Greg Andrews

This will be Liu's fifth legal chief post. All have been in different industries. Read More

 

Partner Promotions

Dentons Down, Clyde & Co Up in Latest Partner Promotion Figures

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar

Clyde & Co's promotions follow its merger with U.S. firm Tillman-Batchelor. Read More

 

Law Firm Hiring | News

Former Australian Leader of Hogan Lovells Joins Australian Firm

By Christopher Niesche

Scott Harris is the latest partner to find a new role after Hogan Lovells leaves Australia. Read More

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