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Linklaters doubles down in New York with litigation team hire

Four partners join from boutique Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler following marquee hires across M&A and finance

31 Jan 2025

Greenberg Traurig hires teams from McDermott and life sciences boutique for Munich debut

Five lawyers join from McDermott and four from Ehlers Ehlers & Partners for base focused on private equity, healthcare and life sciences work

30 Jan 2025

A&O Shearman, Slaughters shepherd American Axle’s £1.16bn acquisition of UK car parts group Dowlais

Cravath also called in for deal that continues exodus of companies from London Stock Exchange

30 Jan 2025

US firms grew revenue by 12.5% in bumper 2024

Billing rate hikes and transactional practices drive growth as Am Law 50 firms leave smaller rivals trailing, according to report by Wells Fargo

29 Jan 2025

Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn

Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters

29 Jan 2025

HSF hits Orrick for 10-lawyer Germany corporate team

Team led by Orrick’s former Germany managing partner moves over in Düsseldorf

28 Jan 2025

Fish & Richardson debuts in Chicago

Former Jenner life sciences co-chair Louis Fogel to head IP heavyweight’s new base

27 Jan 2025

Morgan Lewis builds in London with partner hires from Baker McKenzie, Akin

Competition lawyer Paul Johnson joins from Baker McKenzie as structured finance lawyer Dasha Sobornova moves over from Akin

27 Jan 2025

Burges Salmon names successor to senior partner Seaton

Renewables boss Ross Fairley to succeed Chris Seaton in May

24 Jan 2025

Senior Drew & Napier disputes partner departs with team to found own firm

Siraj Omar launches eponymous firm in Singapore focused on commercial disputes

23 Jan 2025

Squire Patton Boggs adds seven-lawyer team in Brussels from Fieldfisher

US firm beefs up environmental, safety and health practice with group led by partners Peter Sellar and Gerard McElwee

23 Jan 2025

Kirkland recruits Skadden mass tort team for Philadelphia debut

Highly-regarded trial lawyer Allison Brown joins with four more partners

22 Jan 2025

Hogan Lovells corporate partners exit for Jones Day ahead of Australian closure

Charles Bogle and James Wood move over in Sydney as Hogan Lovells prepares to shutter sole Australian office

22 Jan 2025

King & Spalding merges with Saudi firm

Tie-up with Al Fahad & Partners adds 17-fee earners to US firm’s nine-lawyer Riyadh team

21 Jan 2025

Morgan Lewis shutters Shenzhen office after less than two years

Closure follows office head Shaobin Zhu defecting to DLA Piper last year

20 Jan 2025

White & Case adds Travers’ tech and commercial transactions head in London

Dan Reavill’s exit follows Travers commercial and IP partner Ben Chivers leaving for Temple Bright earlier this month

20 Jan 2025

Simmons bags DLA Piper’s UK competition head

Sarah Smith joins as head of Simmons’ UK competition and antitrust team following predecessor’s exit for Kirkland last year

17 Jan 2025

Jones Day signs up former lord chancellor Alex Chalk as a partner in London

Chalk follows footsteps of ex-lord chancellor Lord Falconer and former attorney general Lord Goldsmith in joining a top US law firm

17 Jan 2025

Milbank makes up 17 in latest partner promotions round

New York stalwart promotes heavily in hometown and across alternative investments and energy

16 Jan 2025

CMS rings in second redundancy round in 18 months

Firm to cut 15 roles in its real estate transactions practice, according to reports

16 Jan 2025