Combination would create top 30 US firm with more than 1,700 lawyers | 5mos

PEP soars by 32.7% as equity partner ranks shrink by more than 100 lawyers | 5mos

Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners | 5mos

Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions | 5mos

Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi | 5mos

Tie-up to make fast-growing Spanish firm second largest international firm in Mexico | 5mos

David Irvine joins US firm to co-lead global finance practice | 5mos

Europe-dominated round follows 2023’s record 65 promotions | 5mos

New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings | 5mos

Bakers’ South Africa M&A co-head Angela Simpson moves over alongside three more lawyers | 5mos

Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF | 5mos

Simpson Thacher confirms antitrust partner Ross Ferguson’s departure as Paul Weiss reportedly gears up to open first base in continental Europe | 6mos

Leading German independent cites limited growth in the region as it hives off majority of CEE network | 6mos

Cohort evenly split between men and women sees UK firm exceed 500 partners | 6mos

John Godfrey is the 12th Paul Weiss lawyer to decamp to Sidley in past 10 months | 6mos

Women make up more than half of cohort dominated by firm’s London headquarters | 6mos

Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market | 6mos

Promotions follow UK national firm achieving 33% female partnership two years ahead of schedule | 6mos

London-dominated round sees women make up at least half of City firm’s new partners for third consecutive year | 6mos

Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth | 6mos