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Sidley Austin to close Shanghai office

Chicago-founded Sidley latest US firm to scale back in China as it consolidates operations in Beijing and Hong Kong

7 May 2024

‘London a priority’ – Davis Polk secures Paul Hastings finance co-head

Luke McDougall joins as Wall Street firm moves to build out UK leveraged finance bench

3 May 2024

Mayer Brown agrees to split from Hong Kong partnership citing 'strategic priorities'

US firm will continue to operate in Hong Kong, but bulk of office will resurrect historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand

2 May 2024

Clifford Chance underlines US ambitions with hires from Shearman and White & Case

Announcement of former Shearman tax partner’s arrival came on day A&O Shearman came into being

2 May 2024

Simpson Thacher adds Skadden funds partner ahead of Boston debut

Kenneth Burdon to be joined by Simpson Thacher funds partner Nathan Somogie for launch later this year

1 May 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills launches global digital legal delivery practice

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams

1 May 2024

‘A platform like no other’ – A&O Shearman goes live

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue

1 May 2024

Mayer Brown to split from bulk of greater China arm, according to reports

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand

30 Apr 2024

Greenberg, Goodwin shepherd Ono Pharma’s $2.4bn Deciphera acquisition

Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence

30 Apr 2024

Kirkland hits Goodwin again for US funds lawyers

Four more lawyers join across US as partners after quintet defected from Goodwin in February

29 Apr 2024

Clifford Chance elects 29 new partners in latest promotions round

Eleven women included in round that sees firm exceed ethnicity targets for third year running

29 Apr 2024

Kirkland, Latham shepherd Thoma Bravo’s £4.3bn Darktrace acquisition

Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company

26 Apr 2024

HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris

Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate

26 Apr 2024

DLA Piper unveils 63-strong partner promotion round

Trimmed down cohort brings firm closer to goal of 30% female partnership by 2025

25 Apr 2024

Goodwin swoops on Travers for London private equity partner duo

Ian Keefe and George Weevil latest partners to switch firms as lateral hiring spree across City continues

25 Apr 2024

Baker McKenzie hires nine Munger Tolles partners in Los Angeles

Global giant targets West Coast deal work with 17-strong transactional team including two counsel joining as partners

24 Apr 2024

Paul Hastings opens in Boston with private equity team from Sidley Austin

Sidley’s former private equity co-head, Alexander Temel, joins as global PE co-chair alongside team of lawyers

23 Apr 2024

Ashurst unveils another record promotions round as 30 make partner

Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average

23 Apr 2024

Women make up 60% of newly promoted Eversheds Sutherland international partners

Forty-strong round marks third consecutive year women have outnumbered men across UK, EMEA and Asia promotions

22 Apr 2024

Addleshaw Goddard makes up 26 in record partner promotion round

Women make up majority of round for firm in strong growth mode

22 Apr 2024