Top UK independent’s smallest round since 2014 sees transactions lawyers made up across finance and funds practices | 3mos
Banking and finance
Incoming trio bring partner count in Abu Dhabi office Skadden opened last year to seven | 3mos
Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers | 3mos
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jessica Lee and Jane Colston, guide analyses cryptoasset regulation in a rapidly evolving global legal landscape. | 3mos
Former US federal prosecutor turned crypto lawyer Jennie Levin discusses her dual CLO and COO role at blockchain platform Algorand Foundation | 3mos
Intelligence platform is designed to assist the firm’s asset management, regulatory and tax lawyers | 3mos
Incoming group includes returnees Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian and Brittany Harrison | 4mos
Jeremy Cross joins from Addleshaw Goddard, while Philipp Kurek joins from Signature Litigation | 4mos
New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell | 4mos
Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds | 5mos
Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills | 5mos
Legal headhunters Macrae says activity reflects shift in how firms are looking to build sponsor-facing teams | 5mos
Tie-up brings strength in corporate M&A, commercial property, dispute resolution and finance to UK firm | 5mos
Women-majority round dominated by financial markets and real estate practice | 5mos
Six-strong round includes promotions in disputes, corporate and banking and finance teams | 5mos
Core London office dominates with seven new partners | 5mos
Top-tier global offshore firm targets cross-border work through exclusive alliance with highly rated independent | 5mos
Transactions-dominated round almost double the size of 2025’s cohort | 5mos
Corporate finance and litigation dominate in latest promotion round; proportion of women dips below half for first time in five years | 5mos
Matt Poblocki joins from Binance, where he has been leading the company’s Australia and New Zealand business | 5mos