Leading lawyers across LA, San Francisco, Seattle and more, unveiled in biggest Legal 500 US Elite rankings yet Theresa Hargreaves More than 1,000 lawyers in key markets across the West Coast, Salt Lake City and Detroit have been recognised in…
Senior Cadwalader litigators exit amid Hogan Lovells merger talks Kate Peacock Two senior litigation partners have left Cadwalader for rivals in the US, as the firm prepares for its merger with…
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher and Latham top LSEG PE rankings as partners look ahead to 2026 Will Lewallen Kirkland & Ellis was the top performing firm for PE-backed M&A globally in 2025, advising on 293 deals worth a…
Taylor Wessing and Winston kick off partner vote on transatlantic merger Georgina Stanley Partners at Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn have started voting on the firms’ planned transatlantic merger, which was announced…
In-house moves: Coca-Cola waves goodbye to Wardle after ten years, with new GCs at Meta, giffgaff, and more Theresa Hargreaves Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has appointed Svetlana Walker as its new general counsel and company secretary, set to start in the…
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…
‘This is going to happen’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader leaders on creating the biggest law firm merger ever Georgina Stanley ‘Cadwalader approached this the way our clients approach a sophisticated M&A deal. They hired a pre-eminent M&A shop in Davis…
A merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers Alex Ryan This year’s rush of mergers is showing no signs of slowing as Christmas approaches, with Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader the…
Trading places: Paul Weiss signs up five NY partners as Latham, Kirkland, A&O also make moves Alex Ryan Paul Weiss has added five partners to its New York finance group with a series of hires from Sidley, Kirkland…
‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader Georgina Stanley Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader are in merger talks that, if successful, will create a firm on the fringes of the…
Taylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & Strawn Eliza Winter Taylor Wessing‘s UK arm is in talks to combine with US firm Winston & Strawn, in a transatlantic tie-up that…
Elite US duo advising Paramount on $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins are advising Paramount as the media conglomerate launches a $108.4bn hostile bid…
One of the best-paid roles in law: Apple appoints new general counsel Theresa Hargreaves Apple has recruited Meta’s chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead as its new general counsel, following the retirement of current postholder…
A&O Shearman’s first post-merger accounts reveal scale of pension deficit and partner capital injections Eliza Winter A&O Shearman has filed its first set of accounts as a merged firm, shedding light on the financial implications of…
Sidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law Alex Ryan Yvette Ostolaza is Sidley’s management committee chair – a role she has held since 2022 – and a commercial litigator.…
‘There’s never been a merger of equals of firms this size’ – what the market thinks about Ashurst Perkins Coie Eliza Winter ‘Bringing together two firms with more than a billion dollars in revenue each has never been done before. There’s never…
Trading places: Skadden creates new C-suite role as Davis Polk makes trophy sports signing Alex Ryan Skadden has appointed its first chief digital and information officer, hiring PwC partner Vince DiMascio (pictured) into the newly created…
Ashurst and Perkins set for $2.7bn transatlantic merger Georgina Stanley Perkins Coie and Ashurst are set to combine in a transatlantic merger that will create a top 20 global law…
‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters Alex Ryan Everyone told me how miserable law school was, so I decided that if I was going to be miserable, I…
LB100: why global reach is the differentiator for insurance firms as growth slows Will Lewallen While 2024-25 was another strong year for the UK’s biggest law firms, those with an insurance focus underperformed compared to…
