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Paul Hastings, Weil called in for BlackRock’s $23bn Panama Ports deal
Paul Hastings advises seller CK Hutchison as Weil guides consortium led by BlackRock
Two sets of mid-sized UK law firms unveil mergers as business costs rise
Seddons GSC and Wilkin Chapman Rollits will both come into being on 1 April
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover nears $3bn
Transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP pushes past $3m
French firm LPA Law debuts in Vietnam through boutique merger
Tie-up with 15-lawyer APFL Partners comes as Vietnam’s economy grows rapidly fuelled by strong exports and foreign investment
Pallas Partners builds in New York with twin partner hire from Kasowitz
Finance litigation specialists join London-based boutique as cross-border finance and restructuring disputes ramp up
Eversheds adds 12-lawyer tax controversy team in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Three partners join alongside two counsels and seven associates
Knights absorbs South East firm in £30m deal
Merger with IBB Law largest yet for listed UK acquisitor firm
Pinsent Masons launches in Saudi Arabia
London-based firm becomes latest to launch in kingdom’s hot legal market
Freshfields hires two leading infrastructure partners from Paul Hastings in London
Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson return to the Magic Circle having co-headed Linklaters’ infrastructure practice before joining Paul Hastings two years ago
Keystone Law adds partners from Kirkland, Memery Crystal in latest hiring round
Platform firm continues to attract talent from top firms as it continues hiring push
PE investment in UK legal sector hits record high
Investment of £534m last year boosted five-year figure to £1.2bn, according to research by Acquira
Pérez-Llorca grows revenue 33% to record €165m
Results follow Spanish firm’s landmark merger with 100-lawyer Mexican firm in 2024
CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm
Tie-up to create 40-lawyer practice contrasts with wider scaling back of China operations by large international law firms
Gunnercooke enters Chicago with ex-FisherBroyles team
Five corporate and transactions partners join to open platform firm’s second US office
Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut
Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office
DWF taps Kennedys for partner quartet in London
Arrival of group led by Kennedys’ marine practice head follows large team hires in Australia and Canada
Gibson Dunn adds DLA Piper investment funds co-chair in London
James O’Donnell joins alongside of counsel Hannah Watson Fanin as US firm builds on City investment funds practice
Latham elects 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 24 associates to partner in January
Simpson Thacher builds out in Boston with hires from Cooley, Ropes & Gray
Recently launched office bolstered with two partners practising across private funds and government investigations
Legal AI start-up Luminance, backed by Slaughter and May, raises $75m
Funding round marks one of largest capital raises by pure-play legal AI company in UK and Europe