Revolving Doors: Proskauer boosts London finance team as Paul Weiss picks up another Kirkland partner Kate Peacock Proskauer has further expanded its London finance practice with its hire of Andrew Payne. Previously at Linklaters in Singapore, Payne…
The law firms impressing clients with their commerciality – and what GCs want Theresa Hargreaves ‘My expectation is that law firms understand my business, my needs, and my pain points.’ This statement from one GC…
Trading places: Freshfields makes Paul Weiss AI hire as Latham and Simpson Thacher boost corporate and finance Alex Ryan Freshfields has continued its US expansion with a partner hire from Paul Weiss to co-head its artificial intelligence practice. The…
US quartet lead on Kimberly-Clark’s $49bn acquisition of Tylenol-maker Alex Ryan Four top US firms have taken prominent roles on consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark’s multibillion-dollar deal to acquire Kenvue – the…
Revolving Doors: Simpson Thacher swipes Kirkland PE partner as MoFo bolsters fintech Will Lewallen Simpson Thacher has built on recent hires in its corporate and finance practices with its hire of M&A private equity…
Kirkland’s new Boston hires lead as Novartis seals $12bn Avidity Biosciences acquisition Theresa Hargreaves Kirkland & Ellis’s recently hired Boston team has scored a key role advising Avidity Biosciences on its $12bn acquisition by…
Trading places: Latham real estate head leaves for Kirkland as A&O Shearman sanctions head joins Sidley Bertie Ford Latham & Watkins global real estate practice head Michelle Kelban has left the firm for Kirkland & Ellis, where she will…
Partners at top Philadelphia firms on the state of play in a burgeoning lateral recruitment market Alex Ryan When Kirkland & Ellis made its debut in Philadelphia this January through the hire of a five-partner mass tort team…
Revolving Doors: Gibson Dunn hires Latham energy M&A partner as Kirkland PE partner heads to Willkie Tom Cox Gibson Dunn has tapped Latham & Watkins for energy M&A partner Simon Tysoe, a Legal 500 leading partner in London…
Top firms in the game for record $55bn EA buyout Will Lewallen A raft of top law firms have scored lead roles as American video game company Electronic Arts (EA) has agreed…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
Trading places: latest US moves for Linklaters, Clifford Chance and Ropes Alex Ryan Linklaters’ co-head of Americas energy and infrastructure has left the firm in a double departure to Akin. Ron Erlichman (pictured),…
Former Weil London head and top Kirkland restructuring partner join Sullivan & Cromwell Alex Ryan Sullivan & Cromwell has hired Kirkland restructuring partner Kon Asimacopoulos and former Weil London head Mike Francies (pictured) into its…
Trading places: Leading litigator leaps to Latham as Simpson Thacher bulks up in Boston Alex Ryan Simpson Thacher has continued to build out its Boston office, adding M&A partner William Lay from Kirkland & Ellis. Lay…
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher lead as Claire’s files for second bankruptcy in seven years Tom Cox Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are advising as fashion accessories retailer Claire’s filed for bankruptcy in the…
Slaughters and Kirkland clean up on Reckitt’s $4.8bn Advent sell-off Will Lewallen Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have picked up lead advisory roles as British multinational Reckitt sells its Essential…
Kirkland and Davis Polk lead as Ferrero seals $3.1bn tie-up with cereal giant Kellogg Theresa Hargreaves Davis Polk and Kirkland & Ellis have won the lead roles as Nutella-maker Ferrero Group prepares to buy US cereal…
‘Buyers are out there’ – why M&A partners are feeling positive despite geopolitical thunderstorms Bertie Ford ‘The volatility in the world isn’t going away anytime soon, it just has to be priced in. We have to…
Latham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher come out on top in new Legal 500 US rankings Alex Ryan Legal 500 has launched its 2025 US research, with Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher emerging as the…
Trading places: 13-partner Kirkland team hire and senior Paul Weiss defections among latest major US moves Alex Ryan Kirkland & Ellis has hired a 13-partner US litigation team from King & Spalding, as the near-$9bn powerhouse continues to…
