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Five London lawyers make the grade in Sidley’s 52-strong partner promotions round
Off-cycle round is US firm’s first since introducing a salaried partner tier earlier this year
Kirkland hires from three firms for Tokyo launch
M&A and debt finance trio join from MoFo, White & Case and Ropes for Chicago giant’s first Asian office outside Greater China
Transatlantic Winston Taylor merger goes live
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue
Kirkland to invest $500m building own AI platform
Chicago giant flexes financial muscle to develop proprietary AI products
Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Latham & Watkins adds MoFo London chief in M&A team hire
Andrew Boyd joins with two more partners in hire that boosts Latham’s tech M&A credentials in the City
UK platform firms exceed 5,000 lawyers for first time, report finds
The model is also attracting more lawyers from large commercial firms, according to research by legal analytics company Codex Edge
PE-backed HF rescues Rosling King team from administration
Deal sees around 40 London staff join HF to boost dispute resolution, insolvency and real estate offering
Charles Russell Speechlys adds Stephenson Harwood private client team in Asia push
UK firm says addition of five-strong Hong Kong team creates region’s largest private client practice
Kirkland, McGuireWoods called in for NextEra’s $67bn Dominion acquisition
One of the largest energy mergers aims to meet surging AI-driven data centre electricity demand
Dentons hires Baker McKenzie team to launch Hong Kong IP practice
Incoming group includes veteran IP trio Loke-Khoon Tan, Maria Joannides Smith and Dominic Edmondson
Kirkland recruits antitrust partner quartet from Cleary across Brussels and London
Top-ranked EU competition lawyer Robbert Snelders among those moving over
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Publicis’ $2.2bn buy of US data firm LiveRamp
First quarter’s leading M&A firms advise on deal that continues Publicis’ strategy to build access to data
Cooley launches energy, infrastructure and real estate group with Baker Botts energy co-chair
Mona Dajani joins in New York to lead practice alongside Cooley veteran Michelle Schulman
MoFo builds in London with tech transactions trio from Morgan Lewis, Baker McKenzie
Hires mean MoFo has added 10 lawyers to its partnership in London over the past year
A&O Shearman cuts business services roles in London
Up to 20 roles affected as transatlantic firm becomes latest in string of international players to axe jobs
DAC Beachcroft launches in Dubai with Clyde & Co partner trio
Insurance partners Michael Morris, Michael Ducker and Mark Beswetherick join to open UK firm’s first Middle East office
White & Case advises GameStop on $56bn takeover offer for eBay
Team led by M&A partner Richard Brand counsels video game retailer in surprise cash and stock offer for e-commerce giant
King & Spalding adds two London partners in as many days
Top 30 US firm continues City growth push with hires from Paul Hastings and Goodwin to build antitrust and corporate real estate offerings
Pillsbury debuts in Boston with Latham litigation hire
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys