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Freshfields beats gender target for fourth year in a row in latest partner promotion round
Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions
Skadden, Slaughter and May lead on International Paper’s £5.8bn DS Smith acquisition
Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi
Pérez-Llorca enters Mexico through landmark merger with 100-lawyer González Calvillo
Tie-up to make fast-growing Spanish firm second largest international firm in Mexico
Gibson Dunn unveils hire of Linklaters’ former leveraged finance co-head in London
David Irvine joins US firm to co-lead global finance practice
CMS makes up 54 in latest partner promotions round
Europe-dominated round follows 2023’s record 65 promotions
Fourteen women make the cut in Herbert Smith Freehills’ 27-strong partner promotions round
New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings
Bowmans adds M&A team in Johannesburg from Baker McKenzie
Bakers’ South Africa M&A co-head Angela Simpson moves over alongside three more lawyers
Jones Day adds government regulation team in Paris from White & Case
Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF
Simpson Thacher partner exits ahead of reported Paul Weiss Brussels office launch
Simpson Thacher confirms antitrust partner Ross Ferguson’s departure as Paul Weiss reportedly gears up to open first base in continental Europe
Noerr spins out four CEE offices to Kinstellar
Leading German independent cites limited growth in the region as it hives off majority of CEE network
Pinsent Masons makes up 22 in latest partner promotions round
Cohort evenly split between men and women sees UK firm exceed 500 partners
Sidley adds PE M&A lawyer in New York from Paul Weiss
John Godfrey is the 12th Paul Weiss lawyer to decamp to Sidley in past 10 months
Lewis Silkin makes up nine in record partner promotions round
Women make up more than half of cohort dominated by firm’s London headquarters
Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai
Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market
TLT promotes five to partner in women-only round
Promotions follow UK national firm achieving 33% female partnership two years ahead of schedule
Ten get the nod in Fieldfisher’s latest partner promotions
London-dominated round sees women make up at least half of City firm’s new partners for third consecutive year
Allen & Overy marks Saudi launch ahead of Shearman merger
Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth
Macfarlanes makes up six in latest partner promotions round
Cohort brings top London independent closer to hitting gender diversity goals
Orrick shutters Shanghai, Taipei offices
US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base
Katten adds financial services partner trio in London from Curtis
Funds duo Thomas Laurer and Ryan Hansen join alongside transactional tax planning lawyer Daniel Lewin