The most-read articles of 2025 News Editor 2025 will be remembered as the year of mega-mergers, with a rush of huge deals rounding off a hectic 12…
The biggest law firm mergers of all time Ben Wheway If it is voted through by partners, the Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader merger looks set to be the biggest law…
‘Every senior partner is asking themselves how their firm fits into this new picture’: sizing up Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Kate Peacock If more evidence was needed that the market for law firm mergers is hotter than ever, last week’s news of…
Addleshaws explores plans to boost rewards for star partners in performance drive Will Lewallen Addleshaw Goddard is exploring how to better reward star partners for their contributions in a bid to better drive and…
‘This is going to happen’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader leaders on creating the biggest law firm merger ever Georgina Stanley ‘Cadwalader approached this the way our clients approach a sophisticated M&A deal. They hired a pre-eminent M&A shop in Davis…
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…
Revolving Doors: Willkie hires from Kirkland in Germany, while Slaughters London partner surfaces at Simmons Kate Peacock Willkie Farr & Gallagher has become the latest firm to hire a partner from Kirkland & Ellis, bringing over corporate…
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…
‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader Georgina Stanley Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader are in merger talks that, if successful, will create a firm on the fringes of the…
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…
‘Technology pervades everything’: Addleshaw Goddard on why it has made tech a key sector as it eyes £1bn Will Lewallen ‘Technology pervades everything, every client from retail and consumer to financial services,’ Damon Rosamond-Lanzetta, head of Addleshaw Goddard‘s tech sector…
Sullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duo Eliza Winter Sullivan & Cromwell has hired two partners from Kirkland & Ellis into its London office, the firm announced today (16…
Freshfields accounts reveal 6% revenue rise for 2024-25 as US sees fastest growth Will Lewallen Freshfields saw revenue grow by 6% to £2.25bn during the 2024-25 financial year, the firm’s newly filed limited liability partnership…
Revolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equity Theresa Hargreaves Latham & Watkins has significantly bolstered its German PE and M&A practices with the hire of a total of four…
‘A merger of complementaries’ or ‘transatlantic panic’? – the market view on Winston Taylor Kate Peacock ‘The Ashurst tie-up seems to have kicked people into action – there’s quite a panic about transatlantic mergers.’ Whether panic…
Sidley London partner promotions up despite smaller global round Kate Peacock Sidley Austin has promoted three lawyers to the partnership in London, with a total of 29 new partners made up…
Taylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & Strawn Eliza Winter Taylor Wessing‘s UK arm is in talks to combine with US firm Winston & Strawn, in a transatlantic tie-up that…
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…
Norton Rose Fulbright EMEA chair appointed to the House of Lords Kate Peacock Farmida Bi (pictured), chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s EMEA group, has been granted a peerage by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.…
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…
