Clifford Chance’s Nina Goswami and Van Bael & Bellis’s Reign Lee recap their diversity and inclusion session at the recent Law Firm Marketing Summit
Offer trumps earlier rival bid from Slaughter and May- and Milbank-repped Castlelake
Lee Askenazi, who co-led Clifford Chance’s financial markets team, joins with four more partners
Clifford Chance’s global restructuring co-head Philip Hertz and London restructuring lead Melissa Coakley join Sidley as US firm continues City hiring spree
Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign bidders
Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds
Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills
Deal follows Unilever’s spin out of its ice cream business last year as it refocuses on its home and personal care brands
Wachtell counsels Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the US, on acquisition of Clifford Chance-counselled rival National Storage
Slaughter and May and Linklaters advise CPP and Equinix in acquisition of Nordic data centre operater atNorth, as Clifford Chance counsels owner Partners Group
Deal marks largest-ever acquisition of a European fund manager that will create a combined group with $2.5trn of assets under management