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Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round
Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years
Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round
London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices
Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo
Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
A&O Shearman rings in first post-merger partner promotions round
Thirty-three make the grade in round that sees M&A and energy practices gain most new partners
Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker
Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast
Five more firms ink deal with Trump as Susman Godfrey sues
Kirkland, Latham, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader to provide combined $600m in pro bono legal work to avoid executive orders
Skadden, Wachtell called in for Versace’s $1.4bn sale to Prada Group
Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018
Susman Godfrey latest to be hit with executive order
Litigation firm vows to fight “unconstitutional” order
Jenner & Block, WilmerHale seek to permanently block executive orders
Firms file for summary judgment against what Jenner called a ‘plain violation’ of First Amendement
Cravath PE co-head defects to Sidley Austin in New York
Dave Perkins moves over after nearly 20 years at Wall Street stalwart
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, NRF guide Woodside’s $5.7bn LNG asset stake sale to Stonepeak
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside
A&O Shearman signals Chicago debut with hire of Mayer Brown duo
Arrival of energy and infrastructure partners sparks launch of Magic Circle UK firm’s 10th US office
McDermott shutters Singapore office ending Asia presence
Closure leaves US firm with eight overseas offices, all in in Europe
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin approve merger to create top 20 global firm
Partnerships vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for combination, forging ‘transatlantic and transpacific’ firm with $2bn-plus revenue
Milbank latest law firm to cut deal with Trump
Firm joins Paul Weiss, Skadden and Willkie Farr in making a deal to avoid punitive executive order
Greenberg Traurig hits Reed Smith for London infrastructure partner
Richard Ceeney second Reed Smith partner to defect to GT in London in a month
Willkie Farr strikes deal to avoid Trump executive order
Firm where former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff practices joins Paul Weiss and Skadden in cutting a deal to escape punitive executive action
Paul Weiss, Wachtell lead on Rocket’s $9.4bn Mr Cooper acquisition
Paul Weiss guides online mortgage business Rocket on second major acquisition this year
Japan’s Miura & Partners marks Hong Kong office launch
Office set to open this summer follows firm’s recent launches in US, Malaysia and Thailand
WilmerHale, Jenner & Block sue Trump over executive orders
Moves follow federal judge temporarily blocking similar order against Perkins Coie