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Freshfields adds ex-Cravath dealmaker in New York

Keith Hallam joins from White & Case with experience in activism defence and shareholder-engagement matters alongside dealmaking

28 Jul 2026

Raft of law firms steer Uber’s $15bn bid for Delivery Hero

Freshfields and Wachtell lead for Uber as Sullivan & Cromwell guides Delivery Hero and Paul Weiss, Hengeler Mueller, Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn act for investment firm SSW

16 Jul 2026

Simpson Thacher strengthens London regulatory team with Freshfields partner hire

Emma Rachmaninov joins US firm as co-head of its European financial services and funds regulatory team

15 Jul 2026

Freshfields axes equity partners following pay overhaul

UK firm lets go of partners and downgrades others’ equity shares in growth push, according to the Financial Times

13 Jul 2026

Freshfields, HSF Kramer lead on Sky’s £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s media and entertainment arm

Freshfields advises ITV as HSF Kramer acts for Sky in deal set to reshape British TV landscape

6 Jul 2026

Freshfields continues Germany PE rebuild with senior Hengeler Mueller hire

Partner Daniel Möritz joins in Munich, continuing Freshfields’ hires and internal promotions in Germany after four senior PE partners defected to Latham & Watkins late last year

19 Jun 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

Freshfields adds private equity partner in Madrid from Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira will lead Madrid private equity team following predecessor’s departure for Gibson Dunn

17 Jun 2026

Innsworth loses judicial review challenge to Mastercard settlement

Walter Merricks hails ‘total victory’ as High Court dismisses funder’s challenge to distribution of £200m settlement

10 Jun 2026

White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market

Arrival of Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist comes hard on the heels of Kirkland’s Tokyo launch

4 Jun 2026