News About Ashurst
Cadwalader hits Reed Smith, Ashurst for London fund finance trio
US firm restocks London finance bench following team exit for King & Spalding last year
‘Bitter pill to swallow’ for claimants as BT defeats landmark £1.3bn class action
Simmons scores victory for client in first opt out trial before Competition Appeal Tribunal
Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition
Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer
Shock Supreme Court trademark ruling finds Sky acted in bad faith in SkyKick dispute
‘Wide ramifications for brand owners’ as broad trademark specifications now more open to attack
UK government unveils long-awaited Employment Rights Bill – what next?
The Bill will ring in seismic shifts that substantially raise the bar for employers, write Ashurst’s Crowley Woodford and Ruth Buchanan
O’Melveny adds senior private equity duo in London from Ashurst
Ashurst’s PE co-chair David Carter and UK/European PE head Braeden Donnelly join US firm
Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale
Latham and Linklaters also among raft of firms called in for investment platform's takeover by private equity consortium
Ashurst sets sights on £1bn turnover as PEP jumps 14% to £1.3m
Strong performance across all regions and industries sees Anglo-Australian firm grow turnover 9% to £961m
Ashurst agrees global partnership with legal AI platform Harvey
Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology
Ashurst hires pair of senior Indian lawyers as international firms ramp up interest in India market
Anglo-Australian firm identifies India as a ‘key strategic focus’ as it recruits former partners from Khaitan & Co to grow global practice
Bird & Bird adds Ashurst corporate partner for Tokyo launch
Office to handle outbound work for Japanese clients as UK firm aims to reach €1bn revenue in five years
Kirkland, Latham shepherd Thoma Bravo’s £4.3bn Darktrace acquisition
Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company
Ashurst unveils another record promotions round as 30 make partner
Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average
Ashurst launches low cost legal centre in Poland
Firm’s third hub after Glasgow and Brisbane to provide support across managed services, due diligence, disputes and contract management
King & Spalding hires Ashurst’s ex-Middle East head of corporate
Simon Fraser will be based in Abu Dhabi; senior associate also moves across, as a partner
Ashurst grows revenue by 10% to £879m but PEP edges down
High inflation and rising costs sees PEP dip 0.4% from 2022’s record high of £1.175m
Ashurst targets Australia M&A with twin Gilbert + Tobin partner hires
Neil Pathak joins as Ashurst’s first Australia head of M&A alongside Susannah Macknay as firm looks to build public and private M&A offering
Ashurst signs up four-partner Shearman international energy team
Team move across UK and Asia comes hot on the heels of news of Shearman’s planned merger with Allen & Overy
Van Bael & Bellis launches London international trade team with hires from Crowell & Moring, Ashurst
Brussels-based independent launches new practice amid “unprecedented growth in EU and UK sanctions and export control legislation”
Baker Botts secures Ashurst energy projects team for Singapore debut
Launch sees US firm regain physical presence in Asia Pacific after shuttering Hong Kong base in 2021