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Weil taps Latham for two more IP litigators
Chris Henry and Gaby LaHatte arrive hot on the heels of Weil’s hire of Latham partner trio for new IP, technology and science litigation practice
Fieldfisher PEP hits £1m amid European growth push
UK-headquartered firm grows profit per equity partner 3% in year to end of March as revenue inches up 1% to £385m
Clyde & Co revenue inches up 3% as profit hits £178m
Firm points to North America as fastest-growing region as revenue reaches £854m
Corrs Chambers Westgarth adds rival Gilbert + Tobin’s executive partner in Sydney
Tim Gordon joins after 11 years at Gilbert + Tobin, where he also led corporate advisory group
Pogust Goodhead appoints new board members in leadership shake-up
Former Dentons CEO among trio of new directors added to class action firm’s board amid media reports chief executive Tom Goodhead has been replaced
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher steer Blackstone’s $6.5bn Enverus buy
Simpson Thacher guides Blackstone in acquisition of Kirkland-repped data analytics energy intelligence platform
Crowell adds 16 healthcare litigation partners across US from Reed Smith
Dozens of lawyers set to move across as part of team hire that will see Crowell open an office in Dallas
Latham, Alston & Bird lead on Amphenol’s $10.5bn CommScope buy
Wachtell also guides CommScope shareholder The Carlyle Group in deal for network provider’s connectivity and cable solutions unit
Freshfields launches Saudi office, forms alliance with associate firm
Move follows Freshfields ranking as top M&A advisor in Middle East in first half
William Fry secures four corporate partners from Eversheds’ Irish arm after merger talks fall through
Between 10 and 15 lawyers join top Irish independent ahead of Eversheds’ Irish relaunch
McDermott-Schulte merger goes live
McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel merged 1 August to form 1,750‑lawyer firm with revenues of $3bn
Paul Hastings’ London co-chair exits for Linklaters
Mei Lian joins Linklaters’ corporate and structured lending practice in London
A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May guide Brookfield’s £2.4bn Just Group acquisition
A&O Shearman reps Brookfield in deal that deepens Canadian investment giant’s push into UK pension risk transfer market
CMS pushes global revenue past €2bn milestone
Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 5.9% to €2.07bn
Penningtons Manches reappoints CEO, grows revenue to £120m
Helen Drayton re-elected unopposed following UK firm’s 16th consecutive year of growth
Travers Smith, Mishcon de Reya raise NQ pay
Travers to dish out £130k, Mishcon £100k as battle for junior talent continues
Simmons & Simmons absorbs Dublin employment boutique
Dedicated Irish employment practice launched via acquisition of boutique CC Solicitors as partner Vicky Wickremeratne rejoins in London
Legacy HSF grew revenue by 4% to £1.36bn in final pre-merger year
Modest topline growth accompanied by 8.6% rise in PEP to £1.4m
Freshfields adds London PE real estate duo from Ropes & Gray
Partners David Seymour and Will Bryant join as UK firm looks to grow offering across full range of private capital and strategic investors in real estate sector
Eversheds Sutherland launches Silicon Valley office
Transtalantic firm hires Baker McKenzie litigation partner to build out newest California office