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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
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
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
Latham adds litigation partner duo in Texas from Kirkland, Winston
Hires come ahead of planned office launch in Dallas, according to reports
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
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
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
Baker McKenzie cites AI as it prepares to cut business services roles
Hundreds of staff could be affected following review of business professional functions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sidley Austin hires Clifford Chance US funds leaders in New York
Cliff Cone and Michael Sabin join alongside partner Dan Drabkin
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
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
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