The speed read: Brexit drama; Cristiano Ronaldo at Fieldfisher; and late London launches.

The article offers Great Britain law firm news briefs. Topics discussed include U.S. firms are still making slow and cautious steps in London such as Kramer Levin, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and BakerHostetler; a Supreme Court case involving Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers as they take on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his decision to prorogue Parliament with no-Brexit deal; and many firms like Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray have established presences in London.