American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior figures in the legal world at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry’s tastiest talking points. Johnson’s guest this week is Slaughter and Mays senior partner, Chris Saul. On the menu: the long-term viability of the firm’s "best friends" alliance network.
Slaughter and May has always been a bit different. Indeed, the conservative firm, renowned for its transactional prowess and market-leading profitability, quietly prides itself on its willful and somewhat anachronistic quirks.
