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Sidley recruits M&A partners in New York from Jones Day, Simpson Thacher

David Grubman joins from Jones Day to co-lead Sidley’s global M&A practice as Adam Cromie moves over from Simpson Thacher

15 Jan 2025

RPC names successor to managing partner Miller

Litigator Antony Sassi to take helm in May following James Miller’s eight years in the role

15 Jan 2025

Clifford Chance taps Skadden for private capital heavyweight Embley in London

Bruce Embley co-headed Freshfields’ global M&A practice before joining Skadden in 2020

14 Jan 2025

Cravath, Davis Polk advise on Johnson & Johnson’s $14.6bn Intra-Cellular acquisition

Cravath advises longtime client J&J as it boosts key neurological drugs division

14 Jan 2025

Quinn Emanuel pushes London revenue past £200m

Turnover hits £220.1m in 2024 as profit dips slightly following 60% leap in 2023

13 Jan 2025

Jenner launches London public law practice with senior Baker McKenzie hire

Joanna Ludlam joins having co-led Bakers’ global investigations practice

13 Jan 2025

Kirkland, Latham, White & Case shepherd Constellation Energy’s $26.6bn Calpine acquisition

Deal will create largest low-emission energy supplier in the US

13 Jan 2025

Skadden debuts in Middle East with senior Freshfields hire

New York firm taps corporate heavyweight Michael Hilton to lead Abu Dhabi launch

9 Jan 2025

MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn

Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie

9 Jan 2025

Morrison Foerster debuts in Amsterdam

US firm's fourth European office to offer privacy and data security services to tech and life sciences clients

8 Jan 2025

Kirkland tops global 2024 M&A rankings ahead of Skadden

Deal value jumps 10% in 2024 to $3.2trn with volume down 14% to 50,200

6 Jan 2025

Morgan Lewis to absorb 54-lawyer Kramer Levin Paris team

Split comes ahead of Kramer Levin’s planned merger with Herbert Smith Freehills

20 Dec 2024

Skadden, Goodwin, Davis Polk act as Novo closes $16.5bn Catalent deal

Jones Day, Linklaters and Arnold & Porter also called in for the largest healthcare buyout of 2024

20 Dec 2024

Jones Day promotes 37 to partner in latest US-dominated round

Corporate and litigation dominate cohort that follows larger rounds in previous two years

19 Dec 2024

Simpson Thacher hits Sidley for leveraged finance partner duo in London

US firm also recruited a leveraged finance partner from Linklaters last month

18 Dec 2024

Sidley Austin unveils eighth partner raid on Latham in London this year

Latham’s London finance co-chair Tania Bedi latest to swell Sidley’s ranks

18 Dec 2024

Kennedys elects successor to longstanding senior partner Thomas

John Bruce takes the helm at UK insurance specialist following Nick Thomas’s 27 year-tenure

18 Dec 2024

Pillsbury to launch in Riyadh through link up with one of its former lawyers

Office to give top 70 US firm first physical base in Middle East

18 Dec 2024

DAC Beachcroft hires team of 30 for US debut

Group including four partners to open offices in New York and Los Angeles at start of next year

17 Dec 2024

Sidley recruits CMS TMT head in London

Clive Gringras latest in string of recent partner hires for US firm’s City office

17 Dec 2024