News About HSF Kramer

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

‘A board-level issue’: the resurgence of force majeure

Ongoing geopolitical, economic and environmental turbulence means it has never been more important to get force majeure drafting right at the outset, write Julian Copeman and Richard Mendoza of HSF Kr...

25 Mar 2026

HSF Kramer adds Paul Hastings M&A partner trio in New York

Robert Leung joins as Americas head of energy, mining and infrastructure alongside Mike Huang and Daniel Grossman

24 Mar 2026

HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London

DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells

17 Mar 2026

HSF Kramer, Linklaters guide Engie’s £10.5bn acquisition of UK Power Networks

HSF Kramer counsels French utility’s acquisition of UK’s biggest electricity distribution company from Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure Holdings, counselled by Linklaters

26 Feb 2026

Jones Day hires class actions partner from HSF Kramer in Sydney

Christine Tran has trial experience in both shareholder and product liability class actions

27 Oct 2025

HSF Kramer builds in Milan with hire of senior banking partner from BonelliErede

Emanuela Da Rin joins with four-strong team as BonelliErede announces hire of partner trio from rival Gatti Pavesi

10 Oct 2025

Pinsents boosts City corporate bench with Ashurst, HSF Kramer partners

New arrivals to head Pinsents’ equity capital markets practice and US securities practice

6 Oct 2025

HSF Kramer marks first US partner hire since merger

Burr Eckstut joins as head of US tech transactions from White & Case

22 Sep 2025

HSF Kramer adds former Interpol secretary general as legal adviser

Firm’s third EMEA hire this month sees Jürgen Stock join in Frankfurt to advise on white-collar crime and complex investigations

11 Sep 2025

Trio of firms called in for National Grid’s £1.5bn LNG terminal sale to Centrica, ECP

Latham and Slaughter and May counsel the purchasers as HSF Kramer advises National Grid in deal to allow it to focus on its electricity and gas networks

14 Aug 2025

Legacy HSF grew revenue by 4% to £1.36bn in final pre-merger year

Modest topline growth accompanied by 8.6% rise in PEP to £1.4m

24 Jul 2025

Quartet of firms guide Apollo-backed Athora’s £5.7bn takeover of UK pension insurer PIC

Sidley Austin and A&O Shearman advise Athora as HSF Kramer guides PIC and Slaughter and May advises PIC shareholders including CVC

4 Jul 2025

HSF Kramer boosts NQ pay in London, closes in on Magic Circle

Boost to £145k follows recent raises at Ashurst and Hogan Lovells to £140k as junior salary war continues

2 Jul 2025

HSF Kramer hires partner from Ashurst to head up real estate disputes team

Experienced commercial real estate lawyer Alison Hardy joins newly merged firm in London

20 Jun 2025

English court leads the way in Russian aviation insurance dispute

The impact of the English court’s judgment in the Russian aircraft lessor policy claims will be felt widely and for some time to come, write HSF Kramer partner Fiona Treanor and senior associate Willi...

20 Jun 2025

‘Underscores the integrity and reliability of the UK courts’: Lawyers reflect on Russian aviation ruling

Lawyers have responded to the Russian Aviation insurance judgment, the effects of which will be felt beyond the immediate dispute involving lessors and insurers, writes Ben Rigby

17 Jun 2025

HSF teams up with Kramer ahead of merger for London reinsurance IPO

Willkie Farr and Latham also called in for Third Point Investors’ proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance and re-IPO

23 May 2025

HSF names new executive partner for UK, EMEA ahead of Kramer merger

Jeremy Walden to take the helm of Anglo-Australian firm’s 270-partner UK and EMEA network on 1 June

15 May 2025

UK lawyers rue omission of legal services from trade deal with India

UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports

8 May 2025