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Cleary makes up 26 in latest partner promotions round
US firm completes first promotions round since it introduced non-equity partner tier
Davis Polk recruits Sidley partner duo to launch London restructuring practice
Arrival of Mark Knight and Jifree Cader follows partner raids on A&O Shearman and Paul Hastings earlier in 2024
K&L Gates hires former Gibson Dunn oil and gas co-head in Singapore
Partner Brad Roach joins with a senior associate
A&O Shearman recruits Travers Smith incentives head
Mahesh Varia exits after nearly 27 years at top UK independent
Simpson Thacher hits Kirkland, Jones Day for M&A lawyers
Firm chair Alden Millard points to bolstering global M&A bench as a ‘priority’
Skadden, Davis Polk called in as Emerson completes acquisition of AspenTech
Emerson calls on longtime adviser Davis Polk as Skadden reps Aspen
UK disputes firm Seladore Legal recruits ex-HSF lawyer for Singapore debut
Liang-Ying Tan is seventh partner to join Seladore, all of whom previously worked at HSF
Harris and Trump line up burgeoning legal teams as US goes to the polls
Lawyers from array of top US firms on hand as ‘most-litigated’ election in US history reaches critical stage
Freshfields hires private credit trio from Weil in London
Paul Stewart joins as global co-head of private credit and capital solutions alongside two new partners
Fieldfisher managing partner Shooter wins second term
Robert Shooter has overseen 10% year-on-year revenue growth since taking the helm in 2022
Skadden raids Latham for London tech transactions head
Deborah Kirk latest in string of partner departures from Latham’s City office
Linklaters secures top-flight A&O Shearman finance team in New York
A&O Shearman’s financial markets co-head David Lucking moves across with three more partners
AmLaw 200 partner pay hits record $1.4m
Average compensation jumps 26% in two years according to survey by Major Lindsey & Africa
Kessler Topaz name partner retires after 28 years
Plaintiff lawyer David Kessler was lead counsel in landmark Tyco class action
Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas to step down after 27 years at helm
Thomas, who will stay on as a partner, will oversee process to appoint successor in January
Freshfields debt finance partner defects to Kirkland in US
HT Flanagan to work out of Dallas and New York at Kirkland, which boasts world’s largest debt finance practice
Kirkland, Freshfields, Bredin Prat called in for €16bn sale of Sanofi’s consumer health arm
Sale to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice comes as investors anticipate more and larger European PE buyouts
Cooley recruits Gowling’s London life sciences head
Jenny Davies joins as a partner in Cooley’s London life sciences partnering and licensing practice
Raft of firms called in for $14.5bn Nord Anglia acquisition
Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium
Kirkland marks first structured finance hire in London
Chicago giant replenishes London ranks following raids by Paul Weiss; also hires structured credit partner from Milbank in New York