Taylor Wessing’s highest-paid partner received £200,000 a week last year ahead of the international firm’s newly agreed transatlantic merger with Winston & Strawn.

Accounts for the UK LLP filed at Companies House show that the top-earning member took £10,387,583 in the year to 30 April, up from £7,750,000 the previous 12 months and £5,468,000 in 2023.

Last July Taylor Wessing announced UK profits up 12.3% to £103m on revenue up 15% to £283.7m. Global revenue grew by 10.1% to a record high of £526.2m. Profit per equity partner rose by 21% to £1.1m.

UK managing partner and global co-chair Shane Gleghorn commented at the time: ‘We are delighted to see strong growth across our business, as the strategy that we implemented is proving effective. Our ongoing focus on premium, high-profile transactions, complex disputes and critical regulatory work in our core sectors is paying dividends.’

Asked to identify the highest-earner, Taylor Wessing declined to comment.