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Paul Hastings rebuilds London tax bench with partner hires

Firm hires Jenny Doak from Weil and former Cadwalader lawyer Catherine Richardson just weeks after two senior tax partners defected to White & Case

10 Nov 2025

Ropes & Gray PE partner duo exit in London

Dan Oates and Angela Becker to join Akin according to reports, following other senior defections from Ropes’ London PE team this year

7 Nov 2025

Bird & Bird’s former France co-head decamps to Eversheds with six-lawyer team

Employment specialist Benjamine Fiedler marks Eversheds’ 17th partner hire this year in Continental Europe

7 Nov 2025

Akin’s veteran London chief exits for GC role

Sebastian Rice leaves Akin after 24 years for top legal role at Dubai-based telecoms multinational Veon

6 Nov 2025

Cozen O’Connor grows in Midwest through merger with 50-lawyer Minneapolis firm

Tie-up with Moss & Barnett a “major step” in Cozen’s plan to expand transactional and commercial practices across key Midwest markets

5 Nov 2025

Mishcon de Reya opens two UAE offices, obtains licence for Hong Kong

Firm cites increasing flow of capital, business and family interests in Middle East as it launches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

4 Nov 2025

Morgan Lewis debuts in Saudi Arabia with hires from A&O Shearman, Al Tamimi

Former A&O Shearman Riyadh co-lead to spearhead launch of six-lawyer office, the latest in a procession of Saudi openings by international law firms

3 Nov 2025

Hausfeld defeats Gibson Dunn-repped Apple in landmark £1.5bn class action suit

Result marks first case brought under UK’s collective action regime to reach successful conclusion at trial

24 Oct 2025

UK Supreme Court appoints new deputy president

Lord Sales to take up post in January 2026 following retirement of incumbent Lord Hodge

24 Oct 2025

Cleary adds Paul Hastings partner in London for European real estate launch

Departure of Stephen Nicolas leaves Paul Hastings with no London real estate partners following other recent exits

23 Oct 2025

Kirkland made up ‘at least 225’ partners in unannounced promotions round, new research reveals

Report by Pirical confirms record number of appointments at global giant, which has broken with years of tradition by not announcing its new partners

23 Oct 2025

Quartet of firms lead Hologic’s $18.3bn take private by Blackstone and TPG

Kirkland, Wachtell, Ropes and Sidley advise on largest medical devices deal in almost two decades

22 Oct 2025

Clifford Chance hits White & Case for 15-lawyer class actions team in Frankfurt

Move follows recent partner hires in CC’s disputes practice in Australia, Spain, Italy and US

21 Oct 2025

Ex-Mishcon duo launch boutique targeting sports and tech work

Three Points Law will use legal AI platform Legora and partner with Excello Law’s House of Brands to provide more “value-driven” offering

21 Oct 2025

Latham builds US restructuring bench with Ropes & Gray partner trio

Ropes’ business restructuring chair, Ryan Dahl, leads team move across New York and Chicago

20 Oct 2025

Simmons adds DLA Piper’s pensions de-risking lead in London team hire

Amrit Mclean joins with four more lawyers to turbocharge Simmons’ offering in pension risk transfer transactions

20 Oct 2025

White & Case promotes 45 to partner as intake rises

Promotions spread across 20 of firm’s 43 global offices in largest cohort since 2022

16 Oct 2025

King & Spalding launches in Sydney with five-partner team

US firm cites ‘extensive’ Australian relationships as it opens office focused on commerical litigation, energy and tech transactions and global workforce matters

15 Oct 2025

Milbank adds Paul Hastings partner duo for European real estate finance launch

Miles Flynn and Rehan Hanif join as part of broader infrastructure push by Milbank in London

13 Oct 2025

Trio of firms guide Carlyle’s €7.7bn acquisition of majority stake in BASF’s coating unit

Freshfields acts for Germany’s BASF as Milbank and Latham counsel Carlyle

10 Oct 2025