News About Freshfields

Jones Day, Sullivan & Cromwell advise Bayer on 'landmark' arbitration ruling against BASF

ICC arbitration centred on M&A dispute involving assets Bayer had sold to BASF

17 Aug 2022

Freshfields, Slaughters advise on ABG’s recommended takeover offer for Ted Baker

Proposed deal from US Reebok owner values UK fashion retailer at £211m

16 Aug 2022

Freshfields ups office days for UK lawyers

Magic Circle firm tells lawyers to be in the office at least three days per week having previously allowed 50% remote working

15 Aug 2022

Freshfields bolsters London leveraged finance and restructuring teams with double partner hire

Carol Van der Vorst and Lisa Stevens join from Ropes & Gray and Kirkland & Ellis respectively

11 Aug 2022

Linklaters trails key UK rivals in growth stakes as revenue rises 6.5% to £1.78bn

PEP grows 5.4% as firm achieves 'right combination of global coverage and high-quality cross practice expertise'

9 Aug 2022

Freshfields' PEP exceeds £2m as revenue climbs to £1.7bn

Magic Circle UK firm maintains PEP lead over rivals as it points to US investment

27 Jul 2022

Freshfields, HSF underscore racial diversity commitments with latest sponsorship schemes

Freshfields’ scholarship programme for black males enters 10th year, while HSF sponsors racial justice art project

22 Jul 2022

Sullivan & Cromwell, Freshfields advise on €8.6bn Sitel and Majorel merger

Arendt & Medernach, Stibbe and Elvinger Hoss Prussen also advised on the deal

22 Jun 2022

Freshfields promotes London disputes head to lead global practice

Sarah Parkes takes reins as UK firm looks to build in US and establish pioneering German mass claims unit

10 Jun 2022

Six London law firms back creation of new black British civil rights organisation

Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughters among the six

26 May 2022

Freshfields adds another Cravath dealmaker in New York as it pushes US growth

Jenny Hochenberg follows Damian Zoubek’s arrival at the Magic Circle firm last September

20 May 2022

Cooley and Milbank tapped to bring Grindr through $2.1bn SPAC deal

Freshfields also advises on high-profile transaction with Singapore-based blank check company

11 May 2022

UK partner promotions gender diversity tracker

How leading firms are measuring up against their goals to promote more women to their senior ranks

3 May 2022

Freshfields hits gender and racial diversity targets in latest partner promotion round

Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target

8 Apr 2022

Moscow exodus continues: Latham, Freshfields and four other top firms announce plans to quit Russia

String of announcements sees international legal community step up response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

9 Mar 2022

Freshfields to pull out of mandate advising Russian bank in $535m High Court 'tuna bonds' dispute

UK Magic Circle firm says it is 'immediately taking steps' to stop advising VTB after facing criticism last week

7 Mar 2022

Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields

Wall Street firm cites growing demand for elite Hong Kong law advice as Jason Xu climbs on board

23 Feb 2021