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Addleshaw Goddard posts double-digit revenue growth as PEP hits £1.1m

Turnover rises 17% to £644m as firm continues Europe and Middle East expansion

30 Jun 2026

Cravath, Latham guide Martin Marietta’s $13.5bn Lhoist North America merger

French firm Bredin Prat also helps steer latest in string of deals in the US ​building-products industry

30 Jun 2026

Shoosmiths tops £1m PEP for second consecutive year as turnover inches up

UK firm cites investment in technology and high-value work across corporate, litigation and real estate as turnover exceeds £221m

29 Jun 2026

Ashurst, Perkins Coie complete $2.8bn transatlantic merger

Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices

29 Jun 2026

Davis Polk hires Hogan Lovells M&A chief ahead of merger

Longtime Hogan dealmaker Bill Curtin joins in Washington DC just days before his former firm combines with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

26 Jun 2026

Kennedys builds US bench with 12-lawyer trial team from Tyson & Mendes

Four partners join in New York alongside eight further lawyers; together the team has tried more than 200 cases

25 Jun 2026

Baker McKenzie completes 2026 partner promotions with 30-strong international round

Summer tally follows 17 Americas promotions in January with the overall number the smallest for the firm in the past decade

24 Jun 2026

Pérez-Llorca opens Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds

Launch makes Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city

24 Jun 2026

Ropes & Gray recruits Paul Weiss financial services co-chief in Washington DC

Jarryd Anderson joins as head of financial services with federal reserve and deal experience, as bank M&A activity rebounds

23 Jun 2026

Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa buy

Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure ​demand

22 Jun 2026

Latham continues London tech transactions push with Travers partner hire

Hire of Richard Offord follows trio of tech-focused M&A partners joining from Morrison Foerster in May

22 Jun 2026

Freshfields continues Germany PE rebuild with senior Hengeler Mueller hire

Partner Daniel Möritz joins in Munich, continuing Freshfields’ hires and internal promotions in Germany after four senior PE partners defected to Latham & Watkins late last year

19 Jun 2026

Freshfields, Slaughters score lead roles on EQT’s £11bn Intertek takeover

Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign ​bidders

19 Jun 2026

Skadden hits Akin for investment management partners across Abu Dhabi, Washington DC

Incoming trio bring partner count in Abu Dhabi office Skadden opened last year to seven

18 Jun 2026

Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut’s $2.7bn sale

Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals

17 Jun 2026

Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

16 Jun 2026

Weil, Goodwin guide Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition

Weil guides Fox in deal that will create third-largest player in US television by viewer share

16 Jun 2026

Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger

Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive

15 Jun 2026

King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale

Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York

15 Jun 2026

Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Hogan Lovells guide $5.1bn auto parts deal

Combination of Ohio-based Dana with Eaton’s mobility business promises to create a more comprehensive supplier serving commercial- and light-vehicle markets

11 Jun 2026