Editor and journalist at The Global Legal Post

All Articles

Sidley Austin hires Debevoise finance head in New York

Jeffrey Ross bolsters Chicago firm’s 200-stong finance practice as it seeks further growth

10 Mar 2026

Longtime Cravath litigation partner launches New York boutique

Gruenstein Law to focus on government and internal investigations, white-collar criminal cases, regulatory enforcement and complex civil litigation

9 Mar 2026

Pinsent Masons allies with China Commercial Law Firm in Qianhai

UK-founded firm to establish joint venture in Qianhai Free Trade Zone following launch of its Shenzhen office in January

9 Mar 2026

Freshfields and Gibson Dunn advise on Axel Springer’s £575m Telegraph acquisition

Deal scuppers rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail, advised by Slaughter and May

6 Mar 2026

Dechert hires new Dubai managing partner from White & Case

Phillip Sacks rejoins following two-year stint at White & Case, where he led the Middle East funds practice

6 Mar 2026

DLA Piper adds four partners across London and Luxembourg

PE M&A, finance and tax trio join in London as financial services regulatory specialist comes aboard in Luxembourg from Simmons & Simmons

5 Mar 2026

Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover tops $3bn

Merger-bound transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP hits $3.5m

4 Mar 2026

DOJ seeks abrupt reversal of its request to end court fight over orders targeting law firms

A day after applying to end its appeals of lower-court rulings blocking orders, DOJ applied to reverse its motion

4 Mar 2026

Anderson Mori opens Paris office amid European growth push

Follows openings in London and Brussels in recent years as Japanese rivals expand across Europe

3 Mar 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell adds Weil finance partner as London buildout continues

Jenny Choi is third Weil finance partner to join S&C this year as it continues rapid City growth focused on private capital

2 Mar 2026

DOJ drops fight against law firms targeted with executive orders

Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey celebrate the DOJ’s filing for dismissal

1 Mar 2026

Magic Circle trio guide $4bn data centre acquisition

Slaughter and May and Linklaters advise CPP and Equinix in acquisition of Nordic data centre operater atNorth, as Clifford Chance counsels owner Partners Group

27 Feb 2026

Darrois Villey adds four-partner M&A team in Paris from Gide

Former Darrois co-managing partner Olivier Diaz returns to top French independent with three more partners

27 Feb 2026

HSF Kramer, Linklaters guide Engie’s £10.5bn acquisition of UK Power Networks

HSF Kramer counsels French utility’s acquisition of UK’s biggest electricity distribution company from Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure Holdings, counselled by Linklaters

26 Feb 2026

Garrigues revenue approaches €530m in 12th year of growth

Spanish heavyweight says 9.5% rise in 2025 to €527.7m cements its place as leading law firm in the EU by revenue

26 Feb 2026

Former Freshfields US transactions chief joins White & Case in New York

Paul Tiger left Freshfields last year having joined in 2019 as part of high-profile Cleary team hire that was seen as launchpad for its US growth

25 Feb 2026

Ropes & Gray, Wilson Sonsini guide Gilead’s $7.8bn cancer drugmaker acquisition

Ropes acts for Gilead as Wilson Sonsini counsels target Arcellx in deal that comes as pharmaceutical groups rush to buy smaller rivals with proven drug pipelines

24 Feb 2026

Slaughter and May M&A partner exits for Paul Hastings in London

Mark Zerdin latest in string of senior hires by US firm as it rebuilds London bench after slew of exits over the past year

24 Feb 2026

Latham raids Wachtell for finance, M&A partner duo in New York

Emily Johnson and Mark Stagliano continue string of historically rare exits from prestigious Wall Street firm

23 Feb 2026

Proskauer hires three-partner PE team in Paris from Hogan Lovells

Team joins ahead of Hogan Lovells’ planned merger with Cadwalader going live at the start of July

16 Feb 2026