In-house moves: Finance & Leasing Association hires first GC, as Slaughters EU fin reg head leaves for Barclays Theresa Hargreaves Former KPMG UK general counsel Jeremy Barton (pictured) has been appointed as GC of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA)…
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…
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…
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…
Slaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeover Will Lewallen Magic circle duo Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have claimed the lead roles on a surprise deal which has…
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…
Top UK trio lead as NatWest snaps up Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn Theresa Hargreaves Linklaters, Macfarlanes and Slaughter and May have picked up the lead roles on the £2.7bn sale of wealth manager Evelyn…
Beyond the deals: how clients rate London’s top M&A teams Kate Peacock In the battle for London market share, the City M&A scene is one of the most competitive, with top UK…
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…
Disputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activity Eliza Winter With firms including Proskauer, Orrick and Paul Hastings building up their disputes teams in the US, litigators in London are…
The Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner? Theresa Hargreaves ‘Most of our clients are entities – be they corporations or partnerships – but these client relationships are, above all,…
‘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…
US firms top UK and global rankings in record year for M&A megadeals Kate Peacock US firms dominated the M&A rankings in 2025, according to the latest data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG),…
Hot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new year Kate Peacock Despite a tumultuous first half of the year, as Trump’s tariffs shook global markets, a wave of mega-deals in H2…
Revolving Doors: Willkie hires from Kirkland in Germany, while Slaughters London partner surfaces at Simmons Kate Peacock Willkie Farr & Gallagher has become the latest firm to hire a partner from Kirkland & Ellis, bringing over corporate…
Government plans to reverse PACCAR signal end to ‘turbulent time’ for litigation funding Alex Ryan The Ministry of Justice has today (17 December) announced plans to regulate the litigation funding sector, bringing an end to…
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.…
Thirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointments Theresa Hargreaves The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced its final legal panel, worth up to £820m, with a total of 30…
Slaughters, Gibson Dunn lead on Daily Mail’s £500m Telegraph Media Group acquisition Eliza Winter Slaughter and May is advising Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) on its proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media…
