Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retires Eliza Winter Freshfields’ leveraged finance global co-head Allison Liff has left the firm to join Ropes & Gray in New York. Liff…
Freshfields and Covington advise as Merck acquires US biotech company Terns for $6.7bn Will Lewallen Freshfields has scored a lead role in another US acquisition by pharma giant Merck, this time on the sell-side, advising…
Pinsents and Freshfields in the mix as Danone eats up Huel for €1bn Will Lewallen Pinsents Masons has advised nutritional drink brand Huel on its sale to French food and beverage company Danone for €1bn,…
Freshfields and Hengeler lead on UniCredit’s €35bn Commerzbank takeover bid Will Lewallen Freshfields and Hengeler Mueller have taken lead roles on UniCredit’s €35bn takeover bid for Commerzbank, an approach which has been…
‘We needed more flexibility’ – Georgia Dawson on reshaping Freshfields for the future Georgina Stanley ‘We are future-proofing our business to meet a transformative time, protecting what defines us, evolving where we need to and…
The ‘football managers’ of the legal world – why real estate PE partners are in high demand Kate Peacock Over the past 18 months, around 20 real estate private equity and real estate finance partners have switched firms in…
Revolving doors: Sidley raids Latham again as Fried Frank taps Kirkland for latest London hire Kate Peacock Sidley Austin has hired from Latham & Watkins again, as it brings over the firm’s former co-head of UK equity…
Freshfields takes headline role on £575m Telegraph acquisition Kate Peacock Freshfields is advising Axel Springer on its acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), with Gibson Dunn advising TMG owners…
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…
Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Latham tap senior government talent Eliza Winter Paul Weiss has added a former federal prosecutor to its litigation practice in New York. Antonia Apps joins following a…
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,…
Freshfields and Slaughters among international line-up on €5bn Deutsche Börse deal Will Lewallen Freshfields and Slaughter and May are among a raft of firms advising on Deutsche Börse’s planned €5.3bn acquisition of Allfunds,…
Slaughters and Freshfields lead on Zurich’s fresh £7.7bn bid for FTSE 100 insurer Theresa Hargreaves Slaughter and May and Freshfields are advising on Zurich Insurance Group’s £7.7bn bid for FTSE 100 insurer Beazley. Slaughters is…
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…
Gibson Dunn to open in Spain with Freshfields corporate heavyweight Eliza Winter Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has continued its recent European expansion with the hire of a heavyweight corporate partner from Freshfields…
‘It was seismic’ – the 2025 rulings that will reshape the London disputes market this year Eliza Winter The number of claims filed in the commercial court may have hit a five-year low in 2025 but, in other…
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…
