News About Macfarlanes
Paul Weiss, Jones Day, Wachtell, Macfarlanes advise on Sysco’s $29bn purchase of Restaurant Depot
Deal expands US food distributor’s footprint into restaurant cash and carry business
Macfarlanes elevates four to partnership in London in reduced promotions round
Latest cohort is down from nine in 2025, with the new partners spread across disputes, private client, finance and employment
Macfarlanes to open New York office
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets
Trio of City firms guide NatWest’s £2.7bn Evelyn Partners acquisition
Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May and Linklaters score roles in deal set to create one of UK’s biggest wealth management and private banking businesses
Farrer & Co appoints new head of AI
Oliver Jeffcott, who joins from Macfarlanes, will initially focus on helping lawyers “understand the use cases” for AI
Macfarlanes’ PEP tops £3m as new senior partner is unveiled
Head of tax Damien Crossley will succeed Sebastian Prichard Jones in March 2026
Macfarlanes, Uría Menéndez line up opposite A&O Shearman to advise on Santander’s £2.7bn TSB acquisition
Top UK and Spanish independent firms guide seller Sabadell as A&O Shearman counsels buyer Santander
Macfarlanes promotes nine to partner in largest round since 2019
Majority-female round follows top City independent posting double-digit revenue and profit growth for FY24
Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale
Latham and Linklaters also among raft of firms called in for investment platform's takeover by private equity consortium
Competition Appeal Tribunal green lights landmark £2bn truck cartel opt-in collective claim
Addleshaws, Slaughters, HSF, Travers Smith and Macfarlanes among firms advising on marathon legal battle
Macfarlanes sees jump in profits, revenue after dip in 2023
UK firm also sees improvement in PEP as transactional and litigation practices perform well
Macfarlanes raises NQ pay to £140k
City stalwart becomes highest-paying UK firm after international Magic Circle rivals
‘A new apex predator in town’ - Paul Weiss continues to target London's top tier firms for talent
Linklaters among practices in firing line as impact of New York firm’s ongoing hiring spree ripples through market
Macfarlanes makes up six in latest partner promotions round
Cohort brings top London independent closer to hitting gender diversity goals
White & Case secures Macfarlanes partner to head London white collar team
Neill Blundell joins having led Macfarlanes’ corporate crime and investigations practice
Kirkland adds senior tax partner in London from Macfarlanes
Ceinwen Rees second tax lawyer to join Chicago giant in London this month as it restocks after raid by Paul Weiss
Macfarlanes announces partnership with HarveyAI
UK law firm joins Allen & Overy and PwC in rolling out tool designed for legal work backed by OpenAI Startup Fund
Macfarlanes secures funds specialist from Sidley Austin in London
Arrival of Peter Chapman as a partner follows appointment of Stephen Ross as funds head in January
Macfarlanes sees revenue, profits fall after stellar 2022
Top London independent’s PEP stays ahead of Magic Circle rivals despite falling almost 20% to £2.1m
Macfarlanes ups NQ pay to £115k
Seven percent increase sees City firm remain behind most of magic circle following recent rises