Wake Up Call: PwC Aims to Double Size of U.K. Legal Unit

In today’s column, bankruptcy attorneys had a slow 2021, but they expect more demand from a 2022 “liquidity crisis”; Elevate, the ALSP that prefers to be called a “law company,” got approval to provide legal services in Arizona; Crowell associates got Cravath-level year-end bonuses, but no special bonuses.

• Leading off, accounting giant PwC plans a “huge amount of investment” to double the size of its U.K. legal branch in the next three to four years, says the unit’s chief, Teresa Owusu-Adjei. A longtime financial services tax partner, she was appointed to lead the legal unit last year. (Law.com ...