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HSF hires Sidley partner in London as head of international private equity
Private capital push also sees Anglo-Australian firm appoint new partner from DLA Piper to co-head UK venture capital practice
Paul Hastings adds partners from Cooley, Goodwin in Northern California growth push
Senior PE/M&A partner Scott Joachim and capital markets specialist David Ambler among those moving over in Palo Alto
Weil steers Microsoft through final stage of $69bn Activision Blizzard merger clearance
Global antitrust counsel advised on 17 review processes worldwide to secure largest-ever gaming industry deal
Linklaters secures Addleshaws’ competition head in London
Bruce Kilpatrick to rejoin Magic Circle firm’s leading antitrust practice after 16 years at AG
Trowers & Hamlins, Mishcon de Reya latest UK firms to cut jobs
Trowers to shed around 25 lawyers, including six partners, as Mishcon axes software solutions team
BCLP finalises leadership changes
New global department leaders and chief marketing officer named amid wider leadership shuffle
Davis Polk, Gibson Dunn lead on ExxonMobil $60bn mega merger
Oil giant’s acquisition of Gibson Dunn client Pioneer Natural Resources marks largest transaction so far this year
Kirkland, Latham act in Birkenstock $1.5bn US IPO
Kirkland counsels German shoemaker on New York Stock Echange listing as Latham acts for underwriters
Paul Hastings targets US insurance M&A with trio of partner hires from Sidley Austin, Mayer Brown
M&A and regulatory partners join in New York and Chicago
Pinsent Masons adds partner trio in Germany from Dentons in Europe growth push
Public sector and EU law duo join in Dusseldorf alongside corporate partner and team of associates
Linklaters, Herbert Smith Freehills called in for Metro Bank rescue
Deal sees HSF client Spaldy Investments become embattled high street bank’s majority shareholder
Baker McKenzie launches Korean joint venture
Bakers to offer Korean law advice through partnership with 20-lawyer KL Partners
Fried Frank names new chair, creates managing partner and vice chair roles
Kenneth Rosh to succeed chair David Greenwald next March following latter’s decade at the helm
BonelliErede names new chairman and managing partner
Duo set to take over in January as firm puts new five-year plan into action
Freshfields secures Travers Smith’s head of environment in ESG drive
Arrival of Doug Bryden in London follows 2022 hire of academic as head of client sustainability and environment
Japanese heavyweight Anderson Mori debuts in Brussels
Tokyo-based firm follows up 2022’s London launch with new base offering Japanese law advice to clients across Europe
Spencer West adds 19-strong team from shuttered Axiom Ince in private wealth push
Fee-sharing firm also acquires London boutique Hieron and adds team from Selig + Partners
Eversheds Sutherland names first head of global AI
TMT sector head Nasser Ali Khasawneh to lead newly-formed global AI leadership team
CMS secures Clyde & Co partner for Saudi Arabia debut
Mohammed Aldowish joins having led Clyde & Co’s Saudi disputes practice
Kirkland & Ellis unveils latest record partner promotions round
Chicago giant promotes 205 to partnership, up from 193 last year