News About Freshfields
Kirkland, Freshfields called in for drugmaker Zentiva’s €4.1bn sale to GTCR
Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent
Latham, Wachtell lead on Anglo American-Teck $53bn mega merger
Freshfields and Linklaters’ ally Webber Wentzel also among raft of firms called in for mining deal of the decade
Freshfields guides Bahrain sovereign wealth fund as it takes full ownership of McLaren
Deal values reigning Formula One world champions at around £3.5bn
Freshfields launches Saudi office, forms alliance with associate firm
Move follows Freshfields ranking as top M&A advisor in Middle East in first half
Deutsche Bank lines up Freshfields’ European white-collar crime head as next GC
Simone Kämpfer will replace Friederike Rotsch in September
Freshfields’ Dawson elected to serve a second term as senior partner
Co-managing partner Rafique Bachour to step down; Alan Mason and Rick van Aerssen will remain in post
Freshfields adds London PE real estate duo from Ropes & Gray
Partners David Seymour and Will Bryant join as UK firm looks to grow offering across full range of private capital and strategic investors in real estate sector
Freshfields builds in Paris with four-lawyer M&A team hire from French boutique
Partner Benoit Marpeau joins from Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés with a counsel and two associates
Freshfields builds US M&A momentum with lead role on Merck’s $10bn Verona deal
US pharma giant turns to Freshfields as Latham counsels London-based Verona
Three firms steer Kimberly-Clark sale of majority stake in international tissue unit to Brazil’s Suzano
Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie guide Kleenex tissue-maker Kimberly-Clark as Freshfields counsels Suzano
CAT approves £200m Mastercard settlement amid bitter funding dispute
‘Largest consumer settlement through the English courts’ brings decade-long interchange fee battle to a close
Careful calibration: Lawyers weigh up UK FDI reform proposals
Report backed by TheCityUK and Freshfields calls for smarter screening to protect security without stifling investment
UK government urged to reform FDI rules to help boost growth, Freshfields study finds
National Security & Investment Act is too broad, slowing potential deals, according to research undertaken with TheCityUK
Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round
London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices
Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025 – and why
Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue to headline at London International Disputes Week
Main conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre will tackle topics ranging from AI to judicial innovation and professional ethics
Covid-19 vaccine battle between Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech heats up in Germany and US
Freshfields leads Moderna to win in German court but pharma company is not so successful in the US
Freshfields hires two leading infrastructure partners from Paul Hastings in London
Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson return to the Magic Circle having co-headed Linklaters’ infrastructure practice before joining Paul Hastings two years ago
Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut
Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office
CAT approves Mastercard’s £200m class action settlement over credit card fees
Decision follows bid by claim’s funder to scupper deal struck with lead claimant Walter Merricks