New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell | 6mos
Banking and finance
Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds | 6mos
Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills | 6mos
Legal headhunters Macrae says activity reflects shift in how firms are looking to build sponsor-facing teams | 6mos
Tie-up brings strength in corporate M&A, commercial property, dispute resolution and finance to UK firm | 6mos
Women-majority round dominated by financial markets and real estate practice | 6mos
Six-strong round includes promotions in disputes, corporate and banking and finance teams | 6mos
Core London office dominates with seven new partners | 6mos
Top-tier global offshore firm targets cross-border work through exclusive alliance with highly rated independent | 6mos
Transactions-dominated round almost double the size of 2025’s cohort | 6mos
Corporate finance and litigation dominate in latest promotion round; proportion of women dips below half for first time in five years | 7mos
Matt Poblocki joins from Binance, where he has been leading the company’s Australia and New Zealand business | 7mos
Hart succeeds Oliver Bray, whose six-year tenure concludes at the end of April | 7mos
Brian Schartz and John Luze take the number of partners joining the practice from Kirkland to five | 7mos
Solid performance across private equity, finance and litigation help drive record results for Pittsburgh-based firm | 7mos
Four-strong debt finance and restructuring team bolster ranks ahead of proposed merger with Perkins Coie | 7mos
Top 40 firm launches with partners hired from K&L Gates, White & Case, Goodwin Procter, Morrison Foerster, McDermott Will & Schulte and Weil | 7mos
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago | 8mos
Brad Weyland to help plug gap created when Paul Hastings partner duo exited in February for Sullivan & Cromwell | 8mos
Jeffrey Ross bolsters Chicago firm’s 200-stong finance practice as it seeks further growth | 8mos