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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

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

7 Mar 2025

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

6 Mar 2025

Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover nears $3bn

Transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP pushes past $3m

6 Mar 2025

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

5 Mar 2025

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

4 Mar 2025

Eversheds adds 12-lawyer tax controversy team in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Three partners join alongside two counsels and seven associates

4 Mar 2025

Knights absorbs South East firm in £30m deal

Merger with IBB Law largest yet for listed UK acquisitor firm

3 Mar 2025

Pinsent Masons launches in Saudi Arabia

London-based firm becomes latest to launch in kingdom’s hot legal market

3 Mar 2025

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

28 Feb 2025

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

28 Feb 2025

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

27 Feb 2025

Pérez-Llorca grows revenue 33% to record €165m

Results follow Spanish firm’s landmark merger with 100-lawyer Mexican firm in 2024

27 Feb 2025

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

26 Feb 2025

Gunnercooke enters Chicago with ex-FisherBroyles team

Five corporate and transactions partners join to open platform firm’s second US office

25 Feb 2025

Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut

Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office

24 Feb 2025

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

24 Feb 2025