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Mishcon partner departs to launch corporate boutique in London

Angeli Arora founds Allectus to service funds clients in areas including shareholder disputes and impact investing

4 Sep 2023

McDermott adds former EY general counsel in New York from Gibson Dunn

Ron Hauben to co-head McDermott’s accounting defence practice as accounting firms face increased regulatory scrutiny

30 Aug 2023

Skadden Arps, Latham called in for Danaher’s $5.7bn Abcam acquisition

Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal

29 Aug 2023

Jones Day adds senior employment and privacy partner in London from Morgan Lewis

Pulina Whitaker joins having co-led Morgan Lewis’ global privacy and cybersecurity practice

24 Aug 2023

Irwin Mitchell CEO passes away following unexpected illness

Firm pays tribute to “hugely respected” leader Andrew Tucker

21 Aug 2023

Addleshaw Goddard and Bird & Bird post double-digit revenue growth

Profit at AG rises 18% in FY23 to £184m as Bird & Bird’s grows 8.4%

4 Aug 2023

Fieldfisher adds Meta lawyer to lead Dublin data protection team

Ciara Burke has remit to grow data protection and privacy practice amid uptick in regulation

4 Aug 2023

Kirkland & Ellis secures Paul Weiss London head Alvaro Membrillera

Departure leaves Paul Weiss with three partners in London office according to website

3 Aug 2023

Harneys sells fiduciary business to private equity giant Hillhouse

Offshore firm to reinvest “significant portion” of the sale proceeds into the law firm through creation of accelerator fund

3 Aug 2023

Consilio snaps up UK’s Lawyers On Demand and SYKE in major expansion of enterprise legal services business

Acquisition sees US firm add LOD’s pool of 4,500+ legal practitioners in 25 countries

2 Aug 2023

Am Law 200 firm Dinsmore & Shohl merges with Florida boutique, gaining Orlando office

Cincinnati-based firm adds 19 lawyers and nearly two dozen business professionals through merger with Mateer & Harbert

2 Aug 2023

BLM merger fuels 20% jump in Clyde & Co’s revenue to £788.6m

PEP holds steady at £708k as insurance law giant points to investments and swelling partner ranks

1 Aug 2023

Norton Rose Fulbright adds senior projects and construction team in Sydney from Clyde & Co

Clydes’ former Australia head of projects and construction joins alongside senior consultant and special counsel

1 Aug 2023

Simpson Thacher adds real estate private equity partner in London from longtime client Blackstone

Hire of Angus Lennox follows New York firm adding Blackstone’s Europe GC in 2021

31 Jul 2023

Competition litigation team exits Constantine Cannon for Fieldfisher as US boutique shutters London office

Exit of group led by partners Richard Pike and Stephen Critchley marks departure of last of Constantine Cannon’s London-based lawyers

31 Jul 2023

Allen & Overy appoints Middle East and Turkey chief as interim global managing partner

Khalid Garousha begins eight-month term in September following Gareth Price’s resignation for personal reasons

27 Jul 2023

Human rights KC launches non-profit with 11-year-old daughter to promote gender equality

Girls Human Rights Hub to offer mentorship and training for girls and young women across the world

27 Jul 2023

Blue chip three-way Italian merger unveiled to create €120m law firm

Gattai Minoli Partners and Pedersoli Studio to merge and take on 16-strong BonelliErede M&A team

26 Jul 2023

Fast-growing Middle East firm adds former White & Case London litigation chief for City launch

Disputes heavyweight John Reynolds joins to launch Meysan Partners’ first office outside Middle East

26 Jul 2023

Fieldfisher ups turnover to £370m as PEP falls by 11%

PEP dips to £930k as City firm becomes latest to record revenue rise but falling profits

25 Jul 2023