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Sullivan & Cromwell continues run of London partner hires with duo from Kirkland
Deals lawyer Aprajita Dhundia makes the move alongside transactional tax expert Ian Ferreira
Jones Day elevates 33 to partner in latest promotions class
London ties with New York and LA for most promotions with four new partners each
Asset tokenisation business Securitize hires PayPal lawyer as GC
Jerome Roche was previously legal head for digital assets at the payments giant
Sidley Austin adds 29 to partnership in latest promotions round
Latest cohort drops from 38 a year ago, though women make up roughly half of promotions again
Trio of US biotech companies appoint legal chiefs amid venture funding recovery
Sudo Biosciences, PepGen and Tonix Pharmaceuticals all recruit experienced biotech specialists
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway appoints first GC
Michael O’Sullivan joins from Snap as Buffett plans to step down as CEO this year
Forsters debuts in Middle East with first office launch outside London
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst
Linklaters advises on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Company demerger
Spin off comes amid legal dispute between Magnum brand Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever
US tech giant Apple raids Meta for its next GC
Jennifer Newstead will take over from Kate Adams in March next year
Incyte secures Goodwin biotech and life sciences partner as GC
Richard Hoffman replaces Sheila Denton in the role
UK fintech ClearBank hires former FCA adviser as group GC
Angela Roberts takes over legal head role from Philip House
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s New York Mets hires Kasowitz partner as next GC
Kenneth David replaces James Denniston as baseball team’s top lawyer
Senior associates at UK firms have lower job satisfaction than other cohorts – study
Only 61% of senior associates are satisfied at work, compared to 75% of partners, according to a Chambers’ report
Orrick adds M&A and private equity quartet from Norton Rose Fulbright in Munich
Team includes NRF’s German corporate, M&A and securities practice group head Michael Prüssner
Real estate investment firm Passco hires Williams Mullen partner as CLO
Thomas Voekler brings nearly 25 years of real estate law experience to the role
Snapchat-owner Snap taps Munger Tolles again for latest GC
Zachary Briers replaces Michael O’Sullivan, who also previously worked at Munger Tolles
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
UAE’s MusicNation hires USPTO lawyer as first GC
Former USPTO Middle East IP attache Aisha Salem-Howey joins music rights business in Abu Dhabi
Biopharma research business Fortrea hires veteran in-house pharma counsel as GC
Agnieszka Gallagher succeeds Stillman Hanson, who is leaving the company
Eversheds makes twin banking and finance hire in Dubai from King & Spalding
Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari both join as partners to grow firm’s Middle East footprint