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‘Very selective’: DLA goes to Freshfields for rare City corporate hire in wake of London losses

Hamish McNicol

It has been something of a one-way street out of DLA Piper’s London office recently but the global giant believes it…

Freshfields steps up New Law makeover with Euro services hub and Manchester expansion plans

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to build on its mass relocation of support roles to the north with the launch of an…

Magic Circle duo secure key mandates as Novartis sells its €13bn stake to GSK

Thomas Alan

Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed pivotal roles on a $13bn deal which sees GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) acquire…

Deal watch: trio of big-ticket deals highlight frothy market for US and City elite

Nathalie Tidman

Barely a City or US firm in London has gone without popping a Champagne cork in recent days as big-ticket…

Freshfields names Pritchard new corporate boss as dealmaker Marchant retires after 30 years

Nathalie Tidman

M&A partner Julian Pritchard has been named Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s new London deals head following the announcement stalwart dealmaker Simon Marchant…

Deal watch: Magic Circle duo lead on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European Assets

Thomas Alan

Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed key roles on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European assets, as Vodafone…

Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected five London-based lawyers to its partnership from its dispute resolution and corporate practices as part…

Freshfields and Davis Polk win key roles as Comcast looks to thwart Murdoch’s Sky bid

Thomas Alan

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have landed pivotal roles as Comcast seeks to disrupt an existing bid…

Freshfields trounces rivals as Global 100 firms release gender pay stats

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the penultimate Magic Circle firm to publish statistics on the disparity between male and female…

Comment: A shock to the system as Freshfields heavyweight departs

Alex Novarese

Given that it has been so well telegraphed that the $10m lateral was coming to the Square Mile, the shock…

Freshfields and Davis Polk win roles as Comcast eyes Sky with ‘superior’ £22bn bid

Nathalie Tidman

Broadcasting giant Comcast has instructed Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell as it looks to trounce an existing…

US moves: Freshfields hires DoJ heavyweight while White & Case opens Houston office

Tom Baker

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has enhanced its US antitrust bench with the hire of veteran Eric Mahr from the Department of…

Can Freshfields limit the damage as Kirkland tempts PE heavyweight with $10m transfer?

Nathalie Tidman

Nathalie Tidman assesses the fallout as M&A veteran quits an unsettled City giant Even for a market grown blithe to…

A shock to the system as Freshfields heavyweight departs

Alex Novarese

Given that it has been so well telegraphed that the $10m lateral was coming to the Square Mile, the shock…

LLP accounts: Freshfields management team takes home £19.1m amid overall profit uptick

Nathalie Tidman

The management team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer took home £19.1m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to latest LLP accounts filed…

Buyout star David Higgins quits Freshfields for Kirkland in landmark $10m transfer

Marco Cillario

Despite a recent overhaul of its partnership to reward top performers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost private equity heavyweight David Higgins…

Comment: Ditching lockstep – better too late than never?

Alex Novarese

‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…

A dramatic break with lockstep for Freshfields but will it be enough to galvanise the City giant?

Nathalie Tidman

Nathalie Tidman assesses the Magic Circle firm’s high-stakes partnership shake-up ‘Freshfields has overhauled its partnership for two reasons – to…

Ditching lockstep – better too late than never?

Alex Novarese

‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…

Dealwatch: 2017 closes out with slew of energy, tech and transport deals

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May advised UK’s ‘big six’ energy providers Npower and SSE on the merger between…