Counsel Culture is excited to introduce its new host, Olivia Adam! Olivia, a Senior Account Executive, has been with Byfield for six months and previously worked as a journalist at the International Financial Law Review.
In her first episode, Olivia is joined by Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone to discuss key legal industry headlines. They explore a judge’s temporary block of Trump’s executive order that threatened a major law firm, the surge in US law firms expanding into London and its impact on job moves, and reports that Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds could face a hefty fine for allegedly lying on his CV.
If you’d like to read the stories mentioned in this week’s episode, visit the below links:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton – https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/judge-blocks-trump-order-perkins-coie
US law firms expanding into London – https://www.ft.com/content/8333eb69-e81b-4086-9faf-7cf31e483dc8
Business Secretary ‘could be fined thousands for allegedly lying on CV’ – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/03/05/ban-for-life-jonathan-reynolds-business-secretary-cv-sra/
The episode can be downloaded from your platform of choice:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/318ortI2MW1kukZmRUroiF?si=tsT69bWrR0u4XHcXJLjqhQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaYvT_CW0jA
Thanks for listening!
