News About Clifford Chance

Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in as Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer

Offer trumps earlier rival bid from Slaughter and May- and Milbank-repped Castlelake

10 Jul 2026

Sidley adds five-partner finance team from Clifford Chance in New York and DC

Lee Askenazi, who co-led Clifford Chance’s financial markets team, joins with four more partners

9 Jul 2026

Sidley hits Clifford Chance for top restructuring duo in London

Clifford Chance’s global restructuring co-head Philip Hertz and London restructuring lead Melissa Coakley join Sidley as US firm continues City hiring spree

2 Jul 2026

Freshfields, Slaughters score lead roles on EQT’s £11bn Intertek takeover

Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign ​bidders

19 Jun 2026

Clifford Chance promotes 28 to partner in US-heavy round

Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds

30 Apr 2026

Gibson Dunn strengthens in Paris with investment funds team from Clifford Chance

Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills

28 Apr 2026

Hogan Lovells, Cleary, Clifford Chance, Wachtell advise on McCormick’s $44.8bn purchase of Unilever’s food business

Deal follows Unilever’s spin out of its ice cream business last year as it refocuses on its home and personal care brands

2 Apr 2026

Wachtell, Clifford Chance lead on $10.5bn storage megadeal

Wachtell counsels Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the US, on acquisition of Clifford Chance-counselled rival National Storage

17 Mar 2026

Magic Circle trio guide $4bn data centre acquisition

Slaughter and May and Linklaters advise CPP and Equinix in acquisition of Nordic data centre operater atNorth, as Clifford Chance counsels owner Partners Group

27 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

Latham & Watkins adds private equity quartet from Clifford Chance in Paris

Group includes trio of partners: Benjamin de Blegiers, Daniel Zerbib and Gauthier Martin

11 Feb 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

Humphries Kerstetter boosts ranks with partner hire from Clifford Chance

Matthew Scully joins London disputes boutique alongside experienced former senior clerk Stephen Penson

6 Jan 2026

Clifford Chance elects Adams for second term as global managing partner

Charles Adams will begin his second term at the start of May next year

23 Dec 2025

Clifford Chance to cut back office roles as AI use takes hold

UK firm to axe up to 50 roles according to Financial Times report, citing increased use of AI among factors driving change

21 Nov 2025

Clifford Chance hits White & Case for 15-lawyer class actions team in Frankfurt

Move follows recent partner hires in CC’s disputes practice in Australia, Spain, Italy and US

21 Oct 2025

‘A lawyer of exceptional vision’: Clifford Chance mourns death of former managing partner

Eminent finance lawyer Michael Bray led Clifford Chance from 2000-2002, later joining Grimaldi

2 Oct 2025

Ashurst adds Clifford Chance partner to launch first office in Africa

Ouns Lemseffer joins as head of Ashurst’s Morocco practice as it prepares to open an office in Casablanca

16 Sep 2025

A&O Shearman restocks Luxembourg funds bench with Clifford Chance duo

Hires follow funds lawyers exiting for Simpson Thacher, legacy Herbert Smith Freehills’ Luxembourg launches

13 Aug 2025

Clifford Chance flags US push as global revenue climbs 9% to £2.4bn

UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue grew 50% over last two years; PEP edges up

23 Jul 2025