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Akin to shutter Singapore office
Closure of eight-lawyer office next year to leave Akin with Hong Kong as sole branch in Asia
McDermott considers tapping private equity investment
Firm explores restructuring to meet ethics rules that could set precedent in US
Norton Rose Fulbright and South Africa arm to split
Offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to become independent next year, making NRF latest international firm to pull out of South Africa
HFW debuts in Brisbane with five-lawyer construction team
Group led by partner Christopher Rowden joins from local boutique CDI Lawyers to open HFW’s fourth Australian office
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
UK Supreme Court appoints new deputy president
Lord Sales to take up post in January 2026 following retirement of incumbent Lord Hodge
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
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
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
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
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
Latham builds US restructuring bench with Ropes & Gray partner trio
Ropes’ business restructuring chair, Ryan Dahl, leads team move across New York and Chicago
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