Top firms advise on €3.1bn IPO in European listings revival Will Lewallen Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have scored lead roles as security company Verisure announces plans to…
LB Awards Law Firm of the Year 2025 – why Taylor Wessing is a contender Tom Cox Taylor Wessing’s claim to be named Law Firm of the Year at this year’s Legal Business Awards is underlined by…
Paul Weiss picks up Washington antitrust team as A&O Shearman exits continue Alex Ryan A&O Shearman’s global antitrust head David Higbee has left the firm to join Paul Weiss in Washington DC, in one…
Revolving Doors: Orrick swoops for Gibson Dunn oil and gas duo as Addleshaw secures lawtech leader Bertie Ford As London is gripped by autumn’s blustery arrival, law firm partners continue to be swept into new firms and practices.…
Freshfields to cut back Manchester paralegal ranks with redundancy round Will Lewallen Freshfields has become the latest major law firm to announce job cuts this year, with up to 19 paralegal roles…
‘We’re ambitious in branching into new areas’ – Cleary targets expansion and continuity with new leadership Bertie Ford ‘Internationalism has been part of Cleary from the very beginning,’ says Jeffrey Karpf, as he prepares to take the helm…
‘You can’t stay the same size in a market like London; you have to grow’ – S&C sets out aggressive plans to build Tom Cox Sullivan & Cromwell has long been known for its measured approach to lateral recruitment. When the firm hired A&O Shearman’s…
‘There’s significant capital flowing into Italy’ – Ropes makes Milan move with Latham team hire Will Lewallen Ropes & Gray has ramped up its European expansion with the launch of a new office in Milan, hiring a…
Latham and Paul Weiss score lead roles as Apollo injects €3.2bn into RWE joint venture Will Lewallen Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss have scored major roles acting for Apollo as the private capital fund targets European…
Mishcon passes £100m profit mark as Signature posts 20% revenue growth Alex Ryan Mishcon de Reya has revealed its financial results for 2024-25, with topline turnover up 9%, from £302m last year to…
Latham, Wachtell and Freshfields steer $69bn Anglo American–Teck tie-up Tom Cox Latham & Watkins, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott, and Freshfields are advising on the merger between Anglo…
Skadden and Cravath take lead on $3.3bn Murdoch succession deal Bertie Ford Skadden and Cravath have advised on the settlement of the Murdoch Family Trust dispute and the related share offering, with…
Trading places: Top Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker decamps for Willkie in New York Alex Ryan Sullivan & Cromwell private equity group co-head Brian Hamilton (pictured) has left the firm’s New York office for Willkie Farr…
DWF puts revenue up 8% in final year under CEO Knowles Bertie Ford DWF has announced its financial results for the year ending 30 April 2025, reporting an 8% increase in group net…
Orrick takes eight-partner UK/US finance team from Cadwalader ahead of North Carolina launch Alex Ryan Orrick is hiring an eight-partner finance team from Cadwalader, including four partners each in London and the US, with the…
The legal AI frontrunners: a beginner’s guide to Harvey and Legora Bertie Ford AI-powered tech has been taking the legal industry by storm in recent years, with the big two players, Harvey and…
Revolving Doors: Ropes restocks in PE as Slaughters sees double partner departure Will Lewallen September is here, summer is over and this week’s Revolving Doors has a flurry of moves as partners everywhere return…
Paul Weiss and Skadden lead on Kraft Heinz split Theresa Hargreaves Paul, Weiss and Skadden have picked up lead roles in the separation of The Kraft Heinz Company just 10 years…
Role scorers: the law firms on the biggest deals of a record £3bn Premier League transfer window Will Lewallen The summer transfer window has seen Premier League clubs splash record amounts of cash on new players, with total spending…
‘We’re not complacent – we’re not done’: Latham stakes its claim as leader of the PE pack Alex Ryan The City private equity recruitment market has shown no signs of slowing down for the summer, with major moves including…
