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Clifford Chance flags US push as global revenue climbs 9% to £2.4bn

UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue grew 50% over last two years; PEP edges up

23 Jul 2025

Linklaters points to US growth as turnover climbs 11% to exceed £2.3bn

Record year for UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.2m and pre-tax profit pass £1bn for the first time

22 Jul 2025

Macfarlanes’ PEP tops £3m as new senior partner is unveiled

Head of tax Damien Crossley will succeed Sebastian Prichard Jones in March 2026

22 Jul 2025

Charles Russell Speechlys grows revenue 11% as PEP exceeds £680k

UK firm points to expansion of international private capital offering as topline reaches £242m

21 Jul 2025

Pinsent Masons adds former CMA chair in board refresh

Marcus Bokkerink joins as external board member alongside AlixPartners Europe co-founder Pippa Wicks

21 Jul 2025

Freshfields builds in Paris with four-lawyer M&A team hire from French boutique

Partner Benoit Marpeau joins from Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés with a counsel and two associates

18 Jul 2025

Kirkland, Slaughter and May guide Reckitt’s $4.8bn Essential Home sale to Advent

Kirkland acts for marquee client Advent as Slaughters counsels Reckitt in deal meant to help revamp its portfolio and sharpen focus on core brands

18 Jul 2025

Simmons marks second Middle East launch in two months with Abu Dhabi move

UK-headquartered firm follows up Riyadh debut with planned launch in Abu Dhabi Global Market

17 Jul 2025

Dentons’ UK, Ireland and Middle East revenue tops £300m after 9% growth

Global giant’s UKIME arm points to investment in high growth markets as topline hits record high

17 Jul 2025

Willkie builds in Dallas with PE partner trio from Akin, A&O Shearman

PE-focused office has doubled partner headcount since opening 14 months ago

16 Jul 2025

Cooley recruits Ashurst tech M&A co-head in London

Jonathan Cohen will support US firm’s venture capital offering in the UK

15 Jul 2025

Taylor Wessing reports record revenue as UK PEP pushes past £1m

Anglo-German firm grows topline 10% to £526.2m as UK PEP hits £1.1m

15 Jul 2025

Brodies reports 15th consecutive year of revenue growth as PEP hits £885k

Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 11% to £126.7m

15 Jul 2025

Linklaters recruits eight-lawyer restructuring team in Paris from top French boutique Darrois

Group led by partner François Kopf, who joins as global chair of restructuring and insolvency

11 Jul 2025

Freshfields builds US M&A momentum with lead role on Merck’s $10bn Verona deal

US pharma giant turns to Freshfields as Latham counsels London-based Verona

10 Jul 2025

Bird & Bird reports 6% revenue increase against flat PEP

UK-founded firm’s topline hits €672.6m in first year of five-year strategy

10 Jul 2025

Former Sidley, Kirkland practice leaders join recently launched Alvarez & Marsal-linked firm in Hong Kong

Gordon Davidson and Fergus Saurin sign up with Broadfield alongside five more hires across Hong Kong and London

9 Jul 2025

Law Society strikes deal with Italian National Bar in ‘post-Brexit breakthrough’

Memorandum of Understanding sees Italian Bar commit to pushing for introduction of ‘foreign legal consultant’ status in Italy

9 Jul 2025

Epiq acquires top UK claims administration business Case Pilots

New York-based Epiq boosts leadership in class action administration in UK and Europe with latest acquisition

8 Jul 2025

Trio of top M&A firms guide CoreWeave’s $9bn Core Scientific AI acquisition

David Polk and Kirkland & Ellis advise CoreWeave as Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acts for Core Scientific in deal to meet AI power needs

8 Jul 2025