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Slaughter and May unveils latest partner promotions round

Six make the grade in round that sees proportion of women dip

26 Mar 2025

Sidley, Weil lead on Clearlake’s $7.7bn deal to take Dun & Bradstreet private

Sidley guides longtime client Clearlake as Weil advises Dun & Bradstreet on deal that ends its second stint as a public company

25 Mar 2025

‘It could have destroyed our firm’: Paul Weiss chair issues firmwide statement on Trump deal

Brad Karp details reasoning behind deal with Trump administration that saw executive order targeting firm withdrawn

24 Mar 2025

Macfarlanes promotes nine to partner in largest round since 2019

Majority-female round follows top City independent posting double-digit revenue and profit growth for FY24

24 Mar 2025

Campaigning Skadden associate resigns citing Big Law's failure to challenge Trump's attacks on law firms

Rachel Cohen helped coordinate letter signed by nearly 800 associates calling on law firm leaders to condemn Trump administration's “all-out attack”

21 Mar 2025

Akin hires White & Case partner ahead of Riyadh debut

Project finance specialist Alexander Malahias joins ahead of planned office launch later this year

19 Mar 2025

CMS makes up 56 in latest partner promotions round

Round focused on UK, Europe and corporate lawyers nears gender parity

19 Mar 2025

Cooley, Covington shepherd AstraZeneca's $1bn EsoBiotec acquisition

AstraZeneca boasts highest market capitalisation of FTSE 100, at $185bn

18 Mar 2025

Cleary acquires London Gen AI-focused legaltech startup

Springbok AI’s founder and team of 10 data scientists and AI engineers to join Cleary

17 Mar 2025

Kirkland’s revenue hits $8.8bn as PEP grows 16%

Chicago giant again sets turnover record for Am Law 100 as profits per equity partner climb to $9.25m

17 Mar 2025

Wachtell, Davis Polk lead $6.7bn merger of troubled drugmakers Mallinckrodt and Endo

Hogan Lovells, Paul Weiss and Ireland’s Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody also act in tie-up of drugmakers with shared history of opioid crisis lawsuits

14 Mar 2025

Honigman adds Big Law quartet in Israel, launches investment funds practice

Joiners arrive from Paul Weiss, Simpson Thacher and Pillsbury

14 Mar 2025

Paul Hastings targets big-ticket public M&A with hire of Kirkland deals star in New York

Eric Schiele’s arrival as global M&A co-chair described as ‘major leap forward’ in fulfilling M&A ambitions

13 Mar 2025

Garrigues revenue pushes past €480m in record result

Spanish heavyweight says 6% growth cements its place as leading law firm in the EU by revenue

12 Mar 2025

Reed Smith hits record $1.5bn in revenue

PEP rises nearly 14% to $1.8m while London office grows turnover 15% following two years of decline

12 Mar 2025

Ropes & Gray debuts in Paris with Clifford Chance team

Team led by trio of partners focuses on private equity, infrastructure, banking and finance transactions

12 Mar 2025

Holland & Hart adds Perkins Coie environmental partners for Phoenix debut

National firm moves to exploit market’s growing demand for expertise across energy, environmental and construction sectors

11 Mar 2025

Latham & Watkins sees revenue soar 23% to hit $7bn

Los Angeles giant’s PEP tops $7m following 29% growth last year

11 Mar 2025

Fieldfisher names new senior partner

Litigator and MENA head Viven Davies to take up role on 1 April as Fieldfisher moves to become Europe’s leading law firm

10 Mar 2025

Gateley hits Clyde & Co for corporate team in Dubai

Corporate partner Darren Harris joins with five more lawyers as Gateley commits to building Middle East hub in Dubai

10 Mar 2025