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…
HSF Kramer picks up three-partner corporate team from Paul Hastings in New York Will Lewallen Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has hired a three-partner corporate team from Paul Hastings in New York, in the biggest stateside…
Revolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partner Will Lewallen Paul Weiss has continued its London buildout with the addition of funds partner Nathalie Sadler from Dechert. Sadler spent 14…
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…
Paul Hastings restocks high yield with A&O Shearman partner and relaunches Brussels office Will Lewallen Paul Hastings has bolstered its UK and Europe offerings with a pair of partner hires this week, building its City…
Paul Hastings London revenue soars 25% as aggressive recruitment drives growth Georgina Stanley Paul Hastings’ London revenue soared by 25% in 2025, making the office a standout performer in a year in which…
Paul Hastings hires London M&A partner from Slaughter and May Will Lewallen Paul Hastings has added a second corporate partner within a week as the firm seeks to build out its London…
‘You have to keep swinging’ – Paul Hastings leaders on building London and cracking the global elite Georgina Stanley The leaders of Paul Hastings are unapologetically bullish about the firm’s ambitious plans on both sides of the Atlantic, and…
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…
Paul Hastings in London M&A push with hire of Cooley Singapore founding partner Will Lewallen Paul Hastings is building up its London private equity and M&A capabilities with the hire of Ferish Patel from Cooley.…
Sullivan & Cromwell makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings in London Will Lewallen Sullivan & Cromwell has hired two practice heads from Paul Hastings, as the New York firm pushes ahead with the…
Trading places: latest US laterals for Simpson Thacher, Dechert and A&O Shearman Will Lewallen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made an eye-catching hire from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, recruiting M&A partner Alison Preiss…
‘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…
Revolving Doors: Dechert bolsters private capital with senior in-house hire as McDermott recruits from A&O Shearman Theresa Hargreaves Dechert has boosted its private capital capabilities in London with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer from Singaporean wealth…
Paul Hastings becomes latest to launch in Charlotte with fund finance team from Cadwalader and Haynes Boone Will Lewallen Paul Hastings has launched in Charlotte, North Carolina, with more than 15 lawyers from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and Haynes…
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…
Goodwin boosts City private equity with Paul Hastings trio Will Lewallen Goodwin is set to hire private equity partners Anu Balasubramanian, Jamie Holdoway and Chetan Sheth from Paul Hastings, as the…
Revolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hires Eliza Winter Kirkland & Ellis has strengthened its London antitrust and competition practice this week with a double partner hire from Weil.…
‘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…
The rise of CLOs: how the structured finance niche became one of the hottest lateral markets Will Lewallen Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) have been an important, if somewhat obscure, part of the finance ecosystem for many years. However,…
