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‘We’re massive video game fans’: technology lawyer trio launch IP, AI boutique in Washington DC
KellDan Law’s founding team previously practised together at national IP firm Banner Witcoff
Freshfields makes up 47 in bumper partner promotions round
Transactions-dominated round almost double the size of 2025’s cohort
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 25 partners
Corporate finance and litigation dominate in latest promotion round; proportion of women dips below half for first time in five years
IP firm becomes UK top 10 trademark filer before UKIPO with boutique acquisition
London-based Brandsmiths says acquisition of Sipara makes it one of most active and capable UK trademark prosecution and portfolio management teams
‘A natural fit’: Perkins Coie, Ashurst partners greenlight $2.8bn merger
Combined firm expected to launch in Q3 2026 following ‘overwhelming’ votes in favour by both firms’ partnerships
Barnes & Thornburg secures eight-partner insurance recovery team from Lowenstein
Group adds strong East Coast presence to firm’s existing Midwest and West Coast practice
Perkins Coie marks China comeback with Shenzhen office
Ahead of planned merger with Ashurst, Seattle-headquartered firm targets region’s tech companies
Trio of firms guide Pershing Square’s €55bn bid for Universal Music
Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Dutch heavyweight Stibbe advise Pershing in offer to combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
Sidley Austin adds Cravath VC co-head in New York
Scott Bennett joins top-10 global firm as head of its technology capital markets group, marking latest senior loss for Cravath in New York
Clyde & Co hires 12-strong team in Bangkok from DLA Piper
Two-partner group joins alongside six further hires from other firms in move Clydes described as one of the most significant hires in the Thai legal market in recent years
Simpson Thacher returns to Singapore after 20-year absence in private equity drive
New York firm cites city-state’s status as a ‘central hub for global investors and multinational businesses’
Eversheds Sutherland hires DLA Piper’s London managing partner in IP disputes push
Ruth Hoy is joining with legal director Huw Cookson, who will be a partner at his new firm
Bird & Bird re-elects Bartsch for second CEO term
Christian Bartsch to lead tech-focused firm for another four years as it aims to hit €1bn in revenue by 2029
Linklaters promotes 37 to partner in round dominated by corporate and disputes
Women make up just over 40% of cohort, which edges up from 34 last year
King & Wood launches two offices in North America ahead of Mallesons split
Chinese firm announces new offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles targeting cross-border investment and trade work just before separation from Australia’s Mallesons at start of next month
Mega deals power Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell to summit of global Q1 M&A ranking
Strongest deal-making start for five years in value terms is tempered by lowest deal volume since 2015
Reed Smith builds in Saudi Arabia with corporate trio
US firm nearly doubles Riyadh headcount with two partners and an associate from local boutique AlAmmar Law
Mayer Brown builds in Tokyo with seven-lawyer A&O Shearman team
Arrival of partners Toshiro Mochizuki and Kana Morimura follows recent hire of A&O Shearman’s Tokyo head
Skadden and Paul Weiss advise on $22bn US insurance deal
Skadden acts for Corebridge as Paul Weiss counsels Equitable in all-stock deal to create company with $1.5trn in AUM
Top Spanish firm Cuatrecasas sees revenue inch up 2.7% to €447m
Revenue growth slows in 2025 after double-digit increases in previous two years