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Greenberg Traurig boosts London corporate bench with Baker McKenzie partner

Robert Gray joins after nearly 18 years at Bakers; adds heft in deals work in the Nordics and CEE

5 May 2026

Dentons adds seven-lawyer disputes team from PwC Legal in Germany

Group joins in Berlin just a week after three corporate partners left Dentons’ Munich office for Reed Smith

5 May 2026

Davis Polk launches Los Angeles office with longtime Skadden partner

New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell

1 May 2026

Paul Hastings hits Covington for PE real estate team in London

Team led by partners Lyndsey Laverack and Jade Williams-Adedeji continues growth push for US firm’s City office

1 May 2026

‘Quintessential Texas trial lawyer’ McKool Smith’s Sam Baxter retires after 56-year career

Eastern District of Texas patent litigator secured some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the state’s history

1 May 2026

Clifford Chance promotes 28 to partner in US-heavy round

Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds

30 Apr 2026

Reed Smith grows in Germany with three-partner corporate team from Dentons

Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities

30 Apr 2026

Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator

Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years

29 Apr 2026

Kirkland lures top City dealmaker from Paul Weiss

Will Aitken-Davies joined Paul Weiss as head of European M&A in 2023 as part of US firm's headline-grabbing London buildout

29 Apr 2026

Browne Jacobson enters Northern Ireland through merger with 30-lawyer Davidson McDonnell

Tie-up brings strength in corporate M&A, commercial property, dispute resolution and finance to UK firm

27 Apr 2026

Nine make the grade in Simmons’ latest partner promotions round

Women-majority round dominated by financial markets and real estate practice

27 Apr 2026

DLA Piper votes to dissolve verein

New global LLP to sit above existing US and International entities as of 1 May 2026

24 Apr 2026

Linklaters, White & Case and DLA Piper guide Porsche’s Bugatti sale

Linklaters counsels longtime client Porsche, White & Case advises Bugatti and its owner, while DLA Piper acts for acquiring consortium

24 Apr 2026

Gibson Dunn hits Sullivan & Cromwell for four-partner appellate litigation team led by Jeffrey Wall

Wall and team member Morgan Ratner have been representing President Donald Trump in his appeal of a conviction of falsifying business records

23 Apr 2026

Kirkland recruits Wachtell’s restructuring and finance head in New York

Joshua Feltman joins with an $80m pay package over three years, according to the Financial Times

22 Apr 2026

Osborne Clarke announces leaner UK partner promotions round

Six-strong round includes promotions in disputes, corporate and banking and finance teams

22 Apr 2026

HSF Kramer promotes 25 partners in first post-merger round

Core London office dominates with seven new partners

21 Apr 2026

Weil hits Latham, White & Case for senior antitrust duo as German buildout continues

Arrival of Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann follows several transactions-focused hires in Germany over the past six months

21 Apr 2026

Ogier forges alliance with Bermuda law firm MJM

Top-tier global offshore firm targets cross-border work through exclusive alliance with highly rated independent

20 Apr 2026

Paul Weiss, Jones Day shepherd QXO’s $17bn TopBuild acquisition

Paul Weiss counsels US construction supplies distributor on largest acquisition to date as Jones Day acts for target

20 Apr 2026