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Sullivan & Cromwell extends London growth with double finance partner hire from Paul Hastings

Patrick Bright and William Needham add expertise in capital markets and restructuring

13 Feb 2026

Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May guide Schroders’ £9.9bn sale to Nuveen

Deal marks largest-ever acquisition of a European fund manager that will create a combined group with $2.5trn of assets under management

12 Feb 2026

Paul Weiss names M&A co-head as new corporate chief

Angelo Bonvino steps in after predecessor Scott Barshay took over as chair of Wall Street firm from Brad Karp earlier this month

12 Feb 2026

Latham adds litigation partner duo in Texas from Kirkland, Winston

Hires come ahead of planned office launch in Dallas, according to reports

11 Feb 2026

Kirkland opens in Nashville targeting litigation and transaction work

Four recent hires from Butler Snow and King & Spalding help world’s largest firm launch in Music City, which it called an ‘ideal environment’ for further growth

10 Feb 2026

Mintz hires five-partner litigation team from Cadwalader in New York

Cadwalader’s former litigation co-chairs among group resigning over conflicts of interest with clients of firm’s planned merger partner, Hogan Lovells

10 Feb 2026

Trio of City firms guide NatWest’s £2.7bn Evelyn Partners acquisition

Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May and Linklaters score roles in deal set to create one of UK’s biggest wealth management and private banking businesses

9 Feb 2026

Baker McKenzie cites AI as it prepares to cut business services roles

Hundreds of staff could be affected following review of business professional functions

6 Feb 2026

Morrison Foerster opens in Seattle with 15-partner Perkins Coie litigation team

Move coincides with McGuireWoods’ Seattle launch with team from Perkins Coie ahead of latter's merger with Ashurst

6 Feb 2026

McGuireWoods debuts in Seattle with nine-partner Perkins Coie team

Departure of commercial and product liability disputes team follows Perkins Coie’s deal to merge with UK-based Ashurst

5 Feb 2026

Karp stands down as Paul Weiss chairman after Epstein emails

Dealmaker Scott Barshay takes the helm after emails reveal extent of Brad Karp’s ties with convicted sex offender

5 Feb 2026

Pinsent Masons enters CEE with six-partner Poland launch

Firm points to Poland’s strong economy and growing role as regional legal hub as it becomes latest to debut there

3 Feb 2026

Mishcon de Reya unveils new leadership team

Employment chair Daniel Naftalin named next managing partner as Johanna Walsh and Daniel Levy appointed as executive partners

2 Feb 2026

Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing partners greenlight £1.2bn merger

Combined firm expected to launch in May 2026 following ‘decisive’ votes in favour by both firms’ partnerships

30 Jan 2026

Pérez-Llorca to open Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds

Planned launch will make Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city

28 Jan 2026

Ropes & Gray, Kirkland & Ellis lead EQT’s $3.7bn buyout of Coller Capital

Deal understood to be the largest-ever acquisition of a secondaries fund manager

22 Jan 2026

Sidley Austin hires Clifford Chance US funds leaders in New York

Cliff Cone and Michael Sabin join alongside partner Dan Drabkin

21 Jan 2026

Freshfields rebuilds Germany PE bench with Kirkland partner hire, promotions

UK firm hires Florian Sippel and promotes three to partner just weeks after four senior private equity partners defected to Latham & Watkins

14 Jan 2026

Weil, A&O Shearman lead Rio Tinto’s $260bn merger talks with Glencore

Weil guides Glencore as A&O Shearman acts for Rio Tinto in what could be largest-ever M&A deal

12 Jan 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell continues London buildout with A&O Shearman finance hire

Patrick Clancy reunites with former A&O Shearman partner Barney Reynolds as S&C continues to expand rapidly in the City

9 Jan 2026