News About Freshfields
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
AI could shape future of arbitration, Freshfields claims in report
Geopolitical shifts, Russian disputes and ESG also flagged as key trends in 2025 arbitration report
Freshfields’ revenue surged to £2.1bn in 2024 buoyed by strong US growth
Details of Magic Circle UK firm’s 2023/4 financial results have only just emerged, via its LLP accounts filing
Cleary, Freshfields secure major wins for Amazon and Apple as CAT strikes down class action
First outright rejection of certification effectively tightens UK’s class action regime putting spotlight on independence of class representatives
Skadden debuts in Middle East with senior Freshfields hire
New York firm taps corporate heavyweight Michael Hilton to lead Abu Dhabi launch
Hausfeld expands antitrust team with senior London hire from Freshfields
Daniel Hunt joins as a partner, adding collective actions and mainstream antitrust expertise