A merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers Alex Ryan This year’s rush of mergers is showing no signs of slowing as Christmas approaches, with Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader the…
Trading places: Paul Weiss signs up five NY partners as Latham, Kirkland, A&O also make moves Alex Ryan Paul Weiss has added five partners to its New York finance group with a series of hires from Sidley, Kirkland…
Government plans to reverse PACCAR signal end to ‘turbulent time’ for litigation funding Alex Ryan The Ministry of Justice has today (17 December) announced plans to regulate the litigation funding sector, bringing an end to…
Global 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull away Alex Ryan All of the world’s 100 largest law firms saw revenues increase during the last financial year, as a thriving market…
Meal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Ropes & Gray’s Libby Todd Alex Ryan In the latest in our Meal Deal Makers series, Libby Todd, co-leader of the European private equity transactions practice at…
Power hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy market Alex Ryan ‘Clients in the tech space are more interested in energy than they’ve ever been, and clients in the energy and…
Elite US duo advising Paramount on $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins are advising Paramount as the media conglomerate launches a $108.4bn hostile bid…
Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law Alex Ryan Yvette Ostolaza is Sidley’s management committee chair – a role she has held since 2022 – and a commercial litigator.…
‘For us, it all came together’ – how Proskauer built a London high yield offering in 12 months Alex Ryan ‘When you start a new practice, there are a tremendous amount of variables,’ says Jake Keaveny, head of European capital…
Trading places: Skadden creates new C-suite role as Davis Polk makes trophy sports signing Alex Ryan Skadden has appointed its first chief digital and information officer, hiring PwC partner Vince DiMascio (pictured) into the newly created…
‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters Alex Ryan Everyone told me how miserable law school was, so I decided that if I was going to be miserable, I…
Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to pull out of South Africa Alex Ryan Norton Rose Fulbright is splitting from its South African business, with the firm’s offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban…
What a Cadwalader-Alston merger would look like: the key data points Alex Ryan Cadwalader has been the subject of much merger speculation in recent weeks, with Atlanta-based Alston & Bird one firm hotly…
Trading places: Freshfields makes Paul Weiss AI hire as Latham and Simpson Thacher boost corporate and finance Alex Ryan Freshfields has continued its US expansion with a partner hire from Paul Weiss to co-head its artificial intelligence practice. The…
US quartet lead on Kimberly-Clark’s $49bn acquisition of Tylenol-maker Alex Ryan Four top US firms have taken prominent roles on consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark’s multibillion-dollar deal to acquire Kenvue – the…
McDermott continues post-merger expansion with DLA London hire Alex Ryan McDermott Will & Schulte has hired financial services regulatory partner Karen Butler from DLA Piper, as the firm continues to…
The best lawyers in Houston, Dallas and more, revealed in latest Legal 500 US elite rankings Alex Ryan More than 200 firms have been recognised in the latest batch of US elite rankings, unveiled by Legal 500 today…
McDermott promotes 74 to partnership in first post-merger round, adding two London partners Alex Ryan McDermott Will & Schulte has made its first round of partner promotions since its $3bn merger went live, with 74…
Partners at top Philadelphia firms on the state of play in a burgeoning lateral recruitment market Alex Ryan When Kirkland & Ellis made its debut in Philadelphia this January through the hire of a five-partner mass tort team…
The $3bn McDermott Will & Schulte merger: four things the data tells us Alex Ryan The headline figures for the McDermott Will & Schulte merger speak for themselves – combined revenue of $3bn, and more…
