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Weil recruits Cravath private equity chief as US practice co-head

Peter Feist returns to Weil in New York in major hire for firm following string of high-profile exits

28 Sep 2026

Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals

Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals

25 Sep 2026

Pinsent Masons managing partner faces two challengers in leadership contest

Property chief Richard Griffiths and UK head of employment Helen Corden in running for managing partner role against incumbent Laura Cameron

24 Sep 2026

Three Weil partners join PE co-chief in defection to Paul Weiss in New York

Group, which also includes two associates, will move over alongside Chris Machera as high-profile exits from Weil mount

23 Sep 2026

Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire

Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber

22 Sep 2026

Womble Bond marks Florida debut with Jacksonville launch

Firm cites commitment to financial services sector as it launches 34th US office with trio of finance, bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers recruited earlier this year from Burr & Forman

21 Sep 2026

King & Wood launches Singapore office with nine-partner team

Team of current King & Wood partners led by dispute resolution specialist Harry Liu opens firm’s third new office in less than half a year since split from Australia’s Mallesons

21 Sep 2026

Gibson Dunn adds Paul Weiss product liability co-chief in three-partner team hire

Los Angeles-based Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s product liability practice as firm expands litigation bench yet again

18 Sep 2026

Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FC

Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt

18 Sep 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell adds Weil’s London co-chief in double partner hire

Dealmaker David Avery-Gee joins alongside corporate partner Sarah Flaherty in the latest in string of senior exits from Weil across London and New York

17 Sep 2026

Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London

Partners Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth boost US firm's high-yield, term loan B and leveraged finance capabilities in the City

1 Sep 2026

Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco

Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures

1 Sep 2026

Milbank secures White & Case practice co-head for Chicago debut

Nadav Klugman, co-chair of White & Case’s global project development and finance practice, joins to help launch Milbank’s 12th global office

24 Aug 2026

Orrick, Cleary, Fenwick & West guide Stripe’s multibillion-dollar OpenRouter buy

Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI

21 Aug 2026

Moore & Van Allen to debut in DC with hires from Seyfarth, Haynes & Boone

Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office

20 Aug 2026

Quartet of firms steer Madison Air’s $5.6bn acquisition of German fan-maker ebm-papst

Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families

20 Aug 2026

Pinsents’ revenue tops £700m but PEP falls by 7%

UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m

19 Aug 2026

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