Legal Business Awards 2025: shortlist unveiled Georgina Stanley Freshfields, Latham & Watkins, Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke are among the firms vying for the coveted Law Firm of…
Slaughters, Latham and HSFK lead on National Grid’s £1.5bn LNG sale Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Latham & Watkins and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer have all taken lead roles on Centrica’s £1.5bn acquisition…
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…
Clifford Chance and Latham lead on Metlen’s £6bn London listing Bertie Ford Clifford Chance and Latham have picked up key roles on the largest listing of a European company in the UK…
Revolving Doors: Proskauer takes Schulte partner in post-merger exit as William Fry picks up Eversheds Dublin quartet Bertie Ford Proskauer has hired financial services regulatory partner Anna Maleva-Otto from legacy Schulte Roth & Zabel into its London funds group,…
Big law firms are betting on Boston – but does the market have room for more? Alex Ryan ‘Historically Boston was a very insular market’, says Andrew Sucoff (pictured right), chair of Goodwin’s Boston office. ‘There weren’t a…
Trading places: Paul Hastings picks up from Latham and Paul Weiss as Linklaters continues US push Alex Ryan Paul Hastings has added to its New York finance bench with its hire of high-profile partner duo Corey Wright and…
PE heavyweight Allardice leaves White & Case for Latham Alex Ryan Latham & Watkins has hired prominent private equity partner Ross Allardice (pictured), the firm announced today (16 July), bolstering its…
‘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…
Freshfields lands major US mandate advising Merck on $10bn Verona Pharma acquisition opposite Latham Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields is advising Merck on its $10bn acquisition of respiratory-focused pharmaceutical company Verona Pharma, in a major US mandate for…
Trading places: Latham picks up M&A star in rare Wachtell departure Alex Ryan Latham & Watkins has made a major addition to its M&A practice in New York with the hire of Wachtell…
Revolving Doors: Baker McKenzie picks up leading Latham funds partner as A&O Shearman departures continue Alex Ryan Baker McKenzie has hired investment funds partner Nick Benson into its London office from Latham & Watkins. A Legal 500…
More than just size: the Global London firms making the best impression on clients Alex Ryan The Legal Business Global London ranking – which ranks the fifty biggest non-UK firms by their London headcount – is…
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…
Leaders at Paul Weiss, Latham and A&O Shearman named in campaign to remove Trump deal firm partners from board roles Alex Ryan A group of associates who resigned from firms that cut deals with US President Donald Trump to avoid executive orders…
Revolving Doors: Sidley picks up Latham City corporate co-chair, two leave HSF in London, and A&O Shearman readies Chicago launch Alex Ryan Sidley Austin made waves in London this week with another senior partner hire from Latham & Watkins, bringing over Latham’s…
Kirkland, Latham, A&O Shearman among latest to cut deals with Trump administration Alex Ryan Five more top US and international firms have cut deals with US President Donald Trump, offering a combined total of…
Howdy Saudi: why Riyadh is now the centre of attention for firms targeting the Middle East Anna Huntley The Middle East has long been an attractive destination for international law firms, but when it comes to expansion plans…
‘I’ve seen too many young talented women shy away from a law firm job’ – Latham’s Alex Kelly on making it to the top Georgina Stanley Alex Kelly is global vice chair of Latham’s private equity and investment funds practice, based out of the firm’s New…
Latham & Watkins revenue hits $7bn high as PEP surges 30% Anna Huntley Latham & Watkins saw global revenue surge by 23% in 2024 to a record high of $7bn, with the growth…
