Trading Places: Cleary hires A&O Shearman capital markets duo as Freshfields tech M&A pair move to Covington Will Lewallen In New York, Cleary Gottlieb has hired equity capital markets co-head Ilir Mujalovic and capital markets partner Harald Halbhuber from…
HSBC’s Stephanie Hamon on how AI is becoming a must for panel firms Theresa Hargreaves HSBC is making AI expertise part of its new selection criteria for law firms to win a spot on its…
Revolving Doors: City hires at Goodwin, Ropes as Willkie brings in former CC antitrust head Eliza Winter Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired Clifford Chance’s former UK competition head as a partner in London. Greg Olsen will…
Revolving Doors: Latham, Proskauer, Weil build PE teams as US stays focused on Europe Kate Peacock Latham & Watkins has again hit a magic circle firm in Europe for a clutch of private equity partners, hiring…
Slaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeover Will Lewallen Magic circle duo Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have claimed the lead roles on a surprise deal which has…
Seal of approval: the LB100 firms with the strongest client recommendations Kate Peacock New data has revealed the LB100 firms that clients most strongly recommend, with Leigh Day emerging as the top-scoring firm…
Revolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuild Eliza Winter Mayer Brown has hired City real estate duo Mark Rajbenbach and Victoria Butcher from Taylor Wessing, ahead of the UK…
Defining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026 Eliza Winter After a year in which the courts sent clear signals on how collective and funded claims are likely to progress,…
‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on Houston Alex Ryan ‘This is now a market dominated by national firms,’ says Houston-based Kirkland & Ellis corporate partner and executive committee member…
Disputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activity Eliza Winter With firms including Proskauer, Orrick and Paul Hastings building up their disputes teams in the US, litigators in London are…
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher and Latham top LSEG PE rankings as partners look ahead to 2026 Will Lewallen Kirkland & Ellis was the top performing firm for PE-backed M&A globally in 2025, advising on 293 deals worth a…
Revolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in Europe Kate Peacock Sidley Austin has rolled into 2026 with yet another hire from Latham & Watkins, bringing over the firm’s former global…
Ashurst, Linklaters and Clifford Chance ramp up capital contributions as LLPs highlight CC’s CEE spin-off Will Lewallen Ashurst, Clifford Chance and Linklaters all significantly ramped up capital contributions from partners during the 2024-25 financial year, according to…
Trading places: Paul Hastings hires Cravath investigations chair as Paul Weiss private credit co-head departs Eliza Winter Paul Hastings has hired disputes heavyweight John Buretta (pictured) as co-chair of its litigation department, marking the firm’s fourth partner…
US firms top UK and global rankings in record year for M&A megadeals Kate Peacock US firms dominated the M&A rankings in 2025, according to the latest data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG),…
Thirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointments Theresa Hargreaves The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced its final legal panel, worth up to £820m, with a total of 30…
‘Anything that begins with admin is at risk’ – the pressures fuelling firms’ business services cuts Eliza Winter Recent weeks have seen a flurry of major law firms confirm plans to restructure their paralegal ranks and business services…
‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associates Kate Peacock Clifford Chance and Linklaters will match Cravath scale year-end and special bonuses for associates across their US offices, but not…
Revolving Doors: Latham hires real estate partner as HSF Kramer loses partners in London and Middle East Eliza Winter Leading the high profile hires this week, Latham & Watkins has continued its financial sector push with a notable partner…
Clifford Chance to cut 10% of London business support staff Eliza Winter Clifford Chance (CC) is set to cut around 10% of its business services staff in London, as part of a…
