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Sidley, Latham and Cleary Gottlieb advise on $9bn US healthcare merger

Walgreens-backed VillageMD acquires Warburg Pincus-backed Summit Health-CityMD

9 Nov 2022

Venable absorbs Florida firm Genovese Joblove & Battista to launch in Miami

Deal will add more than 30 South Florida lawyers to Venable’s roster across three offices

8 Nov 2022

Spain’s Cuatrecasas integrates with Portuguese firm SLCM in Lisbon

SLCM’s team will operate under the Cuatrecasas brand from January next year

8 Nov 2022

Lawyer profitability declines for third consecutive quarter as demand wanes and expenses rise

Firms may face increased pressure to cut headcount this year to reduce costs, Thomson Reuters says

7 Nov 2022

Kennedys shuts up shop in Bangkok after reviewing Thai business

UK firm maintains Southeast Asia presence in Singapore and Hong Kong

4 Nov 2022

Greenberg Traurig hires partner-level quartet from McDermott to boost Israeli practice

Experienced corporate team will be split between the firm’s New York and Tel Aviv offices

4 Nov 2022

Proskauer Rose announces record promotions in New York-dominated round

US firm elevates 25 to partnership, while eight are promoted to senior counsel

3 Nov 2022

Diversity Lab certifies more than 40 in-house teams for D&I efforts

Latest cohort meeting NFL-inspired diversity hiring targets include Ford, Gap and McDonald’s

2 Nov 2022

Perkins Coie acquires New York start-up advisory boutique Kluk Farber Law

Incoming team join Perkins Coie’s emerging companies and venture capital practice

2 Nov 2022

McDermott hires corporate partner duo from Reed Smith in Frankfurt

Rolf Hünermann and Phillip Schmidt join the firm’s German transactions practice group

1 Nov 2022

Gibson Dunn hires disputes partner from Clifford Chance’s Singapore alliance

Paul Tan will head up the Los Angeles firm’s international arbitration practice in Asia

31 Oct 2022

Littler opens in Hawaii with veteran labour law specialist from Jackson Lewis

Wayne Yoshigai joins as shareholder in Honolulu, while firm also re-hires Kyllan Kershaw in Atlanta

31 Oct 2022

Legal leaders fret about 2023 hiring, talent retention challenges, report finds

Reputation concerns and lack of senior level diversity also top of mind, according to MDC study

31 Oct 2022

Katten targets advertising sector with hire of senior IP litigation partner from Crowell & Moring

Christopher Cole joins in Washington as chair of firm’s advertising, marketing and promotions practice

28 Oct 2022

Latham & Watkins promotes 44 to partnership in record-equalling round

New York and London offices see most promotions with 11 and 10 respectively

28 Oct 2022

Gibson Dunn lands outgoing European Court of Human Rights president in London

Judge Robert Spano will join the US firm in January as of counsel

27 Oct 2022

Perkins Coie hires former DOJ lawyer to boost Washington commercial litigation practice

Michael Huston joins as partner and co-chair of its appeals, issues and strategy practice

27 Oct 2022

Jones Day elevates 45 to partner in latest US-dominated promotions round

Women make up almost half of this year’s cohort, up from 44% last year

26 Oct 2022

Allen & Overy boosts Italian litigation practice with partner hire from Delfino Willkie

Francesca Petronio becomes magic circle firm’s 10th global litigation practice recruit this year

26 Oct 2022

Linklaters appoints real estate lawyer as new Paris office managing partner

Françoise Maigrot will replace Bertrand Andriani at the start of next year

25 Oct 2022