US firm will continue to operate in Hong Kong, but bulk of office will resurrect historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 5mos

Announcement of former Shearman tax partner’s arrival came on day A&O Shearman came into being | 5mos

Kenneth Burdon to be joined by Simpson Thacher funds partner Nathan Somogie for launch later this year | 5mos

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams | 5mos

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue | 5mos

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 5mos

Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence | 5mos

Four more lawyers join across US as partners after quintet defected from Goodwin in February | 5mos

Eleven women included in round that sees firm exceed ethnicity targets for third year running | 5mos

Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company | 5mos

Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate | 5mos

Trimmed down cohort brings firm closer to goal of 30% female partnership by 2025 | 5mos

Ian Keefe and George Weevil latest partners to switch firms as lateral hiring spree across City continues | 5mos

Global giant targets West Coast deal work with 17-strong transactional team including two counsel joining as partners | 5mos

Sidley’s former private equity co-head, Alexander Temel, joins as global PE co-chair alongside team of lawyers | 5mos

Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average | 5mos

Forty-strong round marks third consecutive year women have outnumbered men across UK, EMEA and Asia promotions | 5mos

Women make up majority of round for firm in strong growth mode | 5mos

Sue Moore returns to global giant having earlier led Stephenson Harwood’s global finance practice | 5mos

DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund | 5mos