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Simpson Thacher restructuring leader rejoins Weil in New York

Sunny Singh returns to co-chair top-tier practice following Ray Schrock’s exit last month

16 Dec 2024

Eversheds Sutherland’s Ireland arm in talks to join William Fry

More than 120 lawyers could move to Irish heavyweight should deal go through

13 Dec 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills removes partner over 'deeply offensive' social media post

Damien Hazard 'issued with relevant notice' following X post criticising Jewish lawyer's comments on arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

12 Dec 2024

Sidley promotes 38 to partner in latest US-dominated round

Chicago firm also makes up 27 to counsel in largest combined class to date

12 Dec 2024

Morrison & Foerster hits Goodwin for ECVC team in New York

Goodwin partner Peter Fusco joins as co-chair of MoFo's ECVC group alongside at least six more lawyers

12 Dec 2024

Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition

Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer

11 Dec 2024

Baker Hostetler adds 10-lawyer Locke Lord team for Austin debut

Affordable housing team joins ahead of Locke Lord’s merger with Troutman Pepper in January

11 Dec 2024

EY Law loses 11-strong team to Hunton Andrews Kurth in London

Project and energy team’s exit follows EY cutting legal roles in UK

10 Dec 2024

Travers Smith re-elects Edmund Reed for second term as managing partner

Appointment follows Travers ringing in record financial results in FY23/24

10 Dec 2024

Paul Weiss makes up 34 in expanded partner promotions round

First round since US firm introduced non-equity partner tier sees cohort almost triple

9 Dec 2024

Artificial Intelligence 'could deepen gender divide' in law

Linklaters-backed survey tests how women in law are currently experiencing the impacts of AI

4 Dec 2024

Paul Weiss shutters Beijing office as Big Law's China exodus continues

Wall Street leader is 13th US firm to close an office in China this year

4 Dec 2024

Clifford Chance recruits private credit partner duo in Paris from Goodwin Procter

Hires follow reports Ropes & Gray has added three partners from CC ahead of Paris launch next year

3 Dec 2024

Linklaters launches AI sandbox to drive innovation

Firm aims to develop ideas through homegrown chatbot and partnerships with external vendors

3 Dec 2024

Twenty make the grade in Cooley’s latest partner promotions round

Three made up in London following exit of office managing partner Justin Stock for Akin in the summer

2 Dec 2024

Weil recruits partners in New York from Fried Frank, White & Case

Firms boosts banking and finance and executive comp bench hot on the heels of senior exits

2 Dec 2024

Class action firm Pogust Goodhead to conduct redundancy consultation

Firm could cut up to 100 roles, according to reports

29 Nov 2024

Addleshaw Goddard secures corporate trio in London from Pinsent Masons

Firm recruits corporate finance and M&A duo alongside US securities specialist from UK rival

29 Nov 2024

Skadden, Latham called in as Mubadala takes CI Financial private in $8.7bn deal

Canadian firms Blakes, Stikeman Elliott and Wildeboer Dellelce also advise on Mubadala’s largest deal to date

28 Nov 2024

Simpson Thacher adds partners from A&O Shearman, Clifford Chance for Luxembourg launch

Firm second in as many days to announce Luxembourg debut with hires from A&O Shearman

27 Nov 2024