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Kennedys builds US bench with 12-lawyer trial team from Tyson & Mendes
Four partners join in New York alongside eight further lawyers; together the team has tried more than 200 cases
Baker McKenzie completes 2026 partner promotions with 30-strong international round
Summer tally follows 17 Americas promotions in January with the overall number the smallest for the firm in the past decade
Pérez-Llorca opens Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds
Launch makes Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city
Ropes & Gray recruits Paul Weiss financial services co-chief in Washington DC
Jarryd Anderson joins as head of financial services with federal reserve and deal experience, as bank M&A activity rebounds
Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa buy
Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure demand
Latham continues London tech transactions push with Travers partner hire
Hire of Richard Offord follows trio of tech-focused M&A partners joining from Morrison Foerster in May
Freshfields continues Germany PE rebuild with senior Hengeler Mueller hire
Partner Daniel Möritz joins in Munich, continuing Freshfields’ hires and internal promotions in Germany after four senior PE partners defected to Latham & Watkins late last year
Freshfields, Slaughters score lead roles on EQT’s £11bn Intertek takeover
Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign bidders
Skadden hits Akin for investment management partners across Abu Dhabi, Washington DC
Incoming trio bring partner count in Abu Dhabi office Skadden opened last year to seven
Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut’s $2.7bn sale
Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals
Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout
Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers
Weil, Goodwin guide Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition
Weil guides Fox in deal that will create third-largest player in US television by viewer share
Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger
Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive
King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale
Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Hogan Lovells guide $5.1bn auto parts deal
Combination of Ohio-based Dana with Eaton’s mobility business promises to create a more comprehensive supplier serving commercial- and light-vehicle markets
Newly-formed Winston Taylor names first Paris head, hires Gibson Dunn PE partner
Grine Lahreche to lead new transatlantic firm’s 19-partner Paris arm as Patrick Ledoux joins from Gibson Dunn
Trio of firms guide GSK’s $10.6bn US cancer drug maker buy
Davis Polk and Slaughter and May advise GSK as Ropes & Gray counsels target Nuvalent
Kennedys tops £450m revenue as North America and APAC fuel growth
Insurance heavyweight ups revenue 9.1% as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm by 2030
Seyfarth launches in Miami with ex-Littler shareholder
Juan Carlos Varela joins as office managing partner and chair of Seyfarth’s Latin America practice alongside two other Venezuelan-American attorneys
Linklaters, Hogan Lovells lead Ingredion’s £2.7bn Tate & Lyle buy
Linklaters acts for Tate & Lyle as Hogan Lovells counsels US-based Ingredion in deal that represents another loss for London stock market