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Paul Weiss recruits Kirkland funds partner in London
Jeremy Leggate makes it a dozen Kirkland partners to join US firm since last summer
Two Swiss lawyers sanctioned by UK Takeover Panel for role in MWB Group ‘sham’
Firms including Gibson Dunn, RPC, Taylor Wessing and Fladgate advise on ‘historic enforcement ruling’
White & Case boosts pay for newly-qualified London associates by 17% to £175k
NQs in New York firm’s 500-lawyer City office get £25k increase from the start of 2025
Dentons UKIME revenue grows 6% to top £280m
Global giant points to growing cross-practice collaboration as turnover hits record high
Hogan Lovells, Pinsents shepherd NatWest’s acquisition of Metro Bank mortgage portfolio
Hogan Lovells advises Metro Bank on £2.4bn cash sale
Travers Smith rings in record results as PEP grows 18% to £1.3m
UK independent rebounds from FY23’s flat numbers as revenue pushes past £200m
Dentons hires new global chief executive from EY
EY’s former global vice chair Kate Barton to succeed Elliott Portnoy in November
Simmons PEP pushes past £1m as turnover grows 10% to £574m
PEP rises 7% to £1,076k after flatlining in FY23
Linklaters adds capital markets quartet in Hong Kong from Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin
Hires follow Magic Circle firm downsizing China team last year
Bird & Bird adds seven-lawyer finance team in Italy from Hogan Lovells
Hire follows Hogan Lovells hiring 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick
Cooley’s London chief takes team to Akin
Justin Stock joins with two more partners to boost Akin’s tech transactions bench
Herbert Smith Freehills rings in record results as revenue hits £1.3bn
PEP jumps 12% to £1.3m after flatlining in FY23
New Kirkland policy allows it to withhold pay from defecting partners
Beefed-up powers introduced this week following string of defections to rivals, according to reports
Garrigues makes major play in Mexico with Sánchez Devanny merger
Tie-up to make Spanish heavyweight second-largest international firm in Mexico
Squire Patton Boggs debuts in Switzerland with Geneva office launch
Partner transfers from Singapore to lead office focused on shipping, trade and dispute resolution
Hogan Lovells bolsters City bench with trio of private capital hires from US rivals
Transatlantic firm adds lawyers from K&L Gates, Ropes & Gray and Weil to help target global private capital market across full investment lifecycle
Ashurst sets sights on £1bn turnover as PEP jumps 14% to £1.3m
Strong performance across all regions and industries sees Anglo-Australian firm grow turnover 9% to £961m
Brodies reports 14th consecutive year of revenue growth as PEP dips
Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 7.5% to £114.3m, as PEP falls £2k to £846k
White & Case swoops for Ropes’ Europe secondaries lead in London
Alexandra Chauvin’s hire follows firm recruiting Ropes funds heavyweight Emily Brown last November
Clyde & Co ups revenue 10% as PEP hits £739k
Firm points to growth across sectors and geographies as revenue reaches £845m