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Holland & Hart recruits three-partner patent team from Ashurst Perkins Coie

National US firm points to building destination IP practice as a strategic priority as trio joins in Denver

11 Aug 2026

Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk steer Intel’s upsized $20bn stock offering

Gibson Dunn acts for Intel on first public share sale since 1971 as Davis Polk steers underwriters

11 Aug 2026

Paul Hastings adds London restructuring firepower with senior partner hires

Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma join from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin respectively as US firm rebuilds City restructuring bench

10 Aug 2026

Clyde & Co revenue inches up 2% as profit falls by nearly 10%

Firm cites 'volatile geopolitical and commercial backdrop' as profit drops to £160m

10 Aug 2026

Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut

Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners

7 Aug 2026

Holland & Knight targets defence work with debut in Alabama boomtown

Florida-based firm opens office in Huntsville led by former IP chair for Southeastern firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

6 Aug 2026

Sidley Austin adds 11-lawyer fund finance team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

US firm continues hiring spree with two-partner group that includes a former co-head of legacy Cadwalader's fund finance practice

5 Aug 2026

Brown Rudnick hires 34-lawyer IP litigation team from HSF Kramer, opens in Silicon Valley

US firm’s biggest-ever team hire sees group led by seven partners join across Silicon Valley and New York

5 Aug 2026

ArentFox Schiff opens in Silicon Valley with Reed Smith trademark team

US firm points to ambition to grow corporate and real estate offering alongside IP in new office as it takes on team of around 10 attorneys and paralegals

5 Aug 2026

Mourant takes private equity investment to fund international expansion, AI investment

Offshore firm sells 27% stake to mid-market PE firm MML to fund international expansion, lateral hires and investment in AI

4 Aug 2026