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Paul Weiss antitrust partner jumps to Paul Hastings in Washington DC
Joshua Soven served at the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
HFW revenue climbs 8% to £270m against 3% dip in PEP
UK-headquartered firm clocks record year for revenue and profit in third year of sector-focused strategy
Quartet of firms guide Apollo-backed Athora’s £5.7bn takeover of UK pension insurer PIC
Sidley Austin and A&O Shearman advise Athora as HSF Kramer guides PIC and Slaughter and May advises PIC shareholders including CVC
Macfarlanes, Uría Menéndez line up opposite A&O Shearman to advise on Santander’s £2.7bn TSB acquisition
Top UK and Spanish independent firms guide seller Sabadell as A&O Shearman counsels buyer Santander
Latham tops global M&A rankings after strongest first half for dealmaking in three years
Los Angeles-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell in second and third spot respectively
Willkie Farr & Gallagher debuts in Hamburg
US firm opens third German base with recently-hired restructuring and litigation teams
Shoosmiths spins out serious injury practice to PE-backed firm
Team of around 80 set to join Fletchers as Shoosmiths doubles down on 2030 strategy
HSF Kramer boosts NQ pay in London, closes in on Magic Circle
Boost to £145k follows recent raises at Ashurst and Hogan Lovells to £140k as junior salary war continues
Jenner & Block adds mass torts team in Chicago from Mayer Brown
Partners Richard Bulger and Daniel Ring join with three more lawyers, will co-chair Jenner’s mass torts practice
Fieldfisher hires 68-strong team for Portugal debut
UK-founded firm absorbs local practice André Miranda Associados as it continues to grow European footprint
Ashurst pushes revenue past £1bn in record year
Anglo-Australian firm grows topline 8% in FY25 as PEP hits new high of £1.39m amid strong demand across key industries
Stewarts’ PEP nears £2m after surging 33%
UK disputes firm posts robust set of results as revenue and profit see double-digit growth
Federal judge throws out executive order against Susman Godfrey
Ruling marks BigLaw’s fourth victory over Trump after similar orders against Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale were overturned in May
Akin, Addleshaw Goddard open Middle East offices
Akin to launch in Riyadh as Addleshaw launches fifth regional base in Abu Dhabi
McDermott, Schulte agree $2.8bn merger
Combination set to go live on 1 August, creating top-20 US firm by revenue with more than 1,750 lawyers
Linklaters extends terms for leaders Comiskey and Lewis to 2029
Senior partner and managing partner’s terms extended with ‘overwhelming support’ following record financial results and strong US growth
Dechert adds senior PE lawyer in London from GIC
Jarlath Pratt joins as partner having been assistant general counsel at Singaporean sovereign wealth fund
Latham & Watkins hires former deputy assistant attorney general in Washington DC
Andrew Forman joins after nearly three years in Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division
Baker McKenzie completes 2025 partner promotions with 41-strong international round
Summer tally follows 18 Americas promotions in January with the overall proportion of women dipping slightly to 47%
Weil, Slaughter and May guide Advent’s £4.4bn Spectris takeover
Weil advises Advent as Slaughters acts for Spectris in one of the biggest recent takeovers of a London-listed business