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…
The best lawyers in Houston, Dallas and more, revealed in latest Legal 500 US elite rankings Alex Ryan More than 200 firms have been recognised in the latest batch of US elite rankings, unveiled by Legal 500 today…
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…
White & Case London partner promotions triple as firm makes up 45 worldwide Will Lewallen White & Case has promoted nine lawyers to its London partnership – a threefold increase on last year when it…
A&O Shearman’s hard reset: 170 partner departures and counting Bertie Ford More than 170 legacy Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling partners have left or retired since the two…
Trading places: latest US partner moves for HSF Kramer, Latham, Orrick and more Alex Ryan HSF Kramer has bolstered its Washington DC antitrust group with a senior hire from the US Department of Justice. John…
‘How much of a commitment are you willing to make?’ – why firms like Paul Weiss are bulking up DC antitrust Alex Ryan Earlier this month, Paul Weiss made waves in the Washington DC market with its hire of a three-partner antitrust team…
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…
Betting big on the US: HSF Kramer chiefs on what’s next for their $2bn merger Georgina Stanley ‘Often when you put two businesses together, you’re looking for ways to streamline, and for ways to cut. For us,…
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),…
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer kicks off US investment plan with first post-merger lateral Will Lewallen Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has made its first US lateral hire since its transatlantic merger this summer, bringing in a…
LB Awards Law Firm of the Year 2025 – why Freshfields is a contender Will Lewallen Of the UK-heritage firms in the running for Law Firm of the Year at the LB Awards, Freshfields stands out…
Paul Weiss picks up Washington antitrust team as A&O Shearman exits continue Alex Ryan A&O Shearman’s global antitrust head David Higbee has left the firm to join Paul Weiss in Washington DC, in one…
‘We’re ambitious in branching into new areas’ – Cleary targets expansion and continuity with new leadership Bertie Ford ‘Internationalism has been part of Cleary from the very beginning,’ says Jeffrey Karpf, as he prepares to take the helm…
‘You can’t stay the same size in a market like London; you have to grow’ – S&C sets out aggressive plans to build Tom Cox Sullivan & Cromwell has long been known for its measured approach to lateral recruitment. When the firm hired A&O Shearman’s…
Latham, Wachtell and Freshfields steer $69bn Anglo American–Teck tie-up Tom Cox Latham & Watkins, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott, and Freshfields are advising on the merger between Anglo…
Skadden and Cravath take lead on $3.3bn Murdoch succession deal Bertie Ford Skadden and Cravath have advised on the settlement of the Murdoch Family Trust dispute and the related share offering, with…
