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Sullivan & Cromwell hangs on to number one spot in global M&A legal advisor rankings
US firm topped ranking by deal value, narrowly ahead of Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, according to Refinitiv
Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons
Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval
Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after
Around the house: LGBTQ social app Grindr hires first GC, ONEOK replaces retired GC with energy industry veteran
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at PensionBee, Faraday Future, WSFS Bank and Nixon Peabody
Axiom Ince suffers further partner defections as future of firm in doubt
Latest losses include exits to Birketts, HF and Wikborg Rein
Proskauer raids Shearman for 19-strong corporate team in Paris
Team includes Shearman’s former Paris office head Xavier Norlain and three other partners
Clifford Chance makes twin energy partner hire from Latham & Watkins
New recruits Craig Nethercott and Chirag Sanghrajka will be based in London and Dubai respectively
CMS enters alliance with Brazilian firm FAS Advogados
Agreement adds to CMS’s Latin America presence in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
Greenwoods snaps up nine-strong private client team from Ince & Co as exits continue
Team is led by Ince’s former head of private client and tax Matthew Biles
Private client quartet launch MEUM Group in London to cater for the ultra wealthy
Firm will provide legal advisory and financial management services under one roof
Around the house: Microsoft announces legal leadership change, Hilton names former Molson Coors CLO as GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Disney Parks, Alcoa, Webster Financial Corporation and Cogeco
RWK Goodman hires employment team from Ince & Co in latest round of exits
At least 15 lawyers have quit the troubled Axiom Ince group over the past week
Osborne Clarke to open in Miami to boost US arbitration and tech law strategy
Firm hires Samaniego Law’s Javier Fernández-Samaniego to head Miami office
Around the house: US Foods ends hunt to fill vacant GC role, Maximus raids GE Aerospace for GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Sonder, Dave, Tanger Outlets and Spearmint Energy
Womble Bond Dickinson to open in Denver with partner duo from Hogan Lovells
Latest US office launch will be led by new partners Scot Anderson and Ana Maria Gutiérrez
Raft of top-tier firms advise on Smurfit Kappa’s $11bn acquisition of WestRock
Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss
Around the house: ADM taps Baker Hughes for GC, Moody’s hands GC role to long-serving in-house lawyer
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Swarovski, Cox Enterprises, Ceribell and Intact Financial Corporation
Smaller UK firms positive on future despite rising costs and fee pressures, study finds
Almost half of firms say attracting and retaining talent is their biggest challenge this year, according to NatWest survey
Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss advise on Roark Capital’s acquisition of Subway
Deal could value US fast food chain at about $9.55bn subject to financial performance, according to reports
DWF adds three partners in Dubai to strengthen disputes and insurance teams
Trio join from Clyde & Co and Horizons & Co