A&O Shearman’s joint Singapore managing partner Tim Beech moves over with newly-minted partner Regina Lui and an associate to boost US firm’s global corporate trust team | 3d

Firm has hired seven partners into the practice across Abu Dhabi, Paris and London since 1 April, six of them from White & Case | 3d

Once luxury houses innovate more through sustainable practices, the rest of the fashion industry is sure to follow, writes Foley & Lardner’s Grace Fucci | 6d

Linklaters counsels longtime client DHL as Paul Weiss and Sidley act for Evri | 1w

Legacy Shearman & Sterling’s London tax head Simon Letherman joins as corporate finance specialist Lerika Le Grange moves over from Taylor Wessing | 1w

Latham advises Coinbase with Willkie across the table in crypto industry’s biggest deal to date | 1w

Hires comes as Akin plans Chicago office launch, according to sources with knowledge of the matter | 1w

White & Case counsels NRG Energy in deal to acquire fleet of natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power, repped by Willkie Farr and Milbank | 1w

US firm continues rapid London buildout with Tom Levine and Nick Charlwood | 1w

UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports | 2w

Firm doubles down on European expansion strategy with new offices in Warsaw and Krakow staffed with team hired from Polish boutiques | 2w

Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell also called in for footwear industry’s biggest buyout to date | 2w

Bird & Bird lawyers Rita Tardiolo and Francesca Signorini report on greenwashing allegations at Copenhagen Fashion Week, an issue that highlights the importance of brands living up to their green promises | 2w

Cash deal marks largest UK take-private to date in 2025 | 2w

Intake at Addleshaws falls to 17 from 2024’s record high of 26 while cohort at Bird & Bird edges up from 13 to 17 | 3w

Wall Street leader acts for longtime client Merck as Goodwin Procter counsels acquisition target SpringWorks | 3w

Round dominated by corporate and global financial markets practices also sees three partners elevated in Singapore | 3w

US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice | 4w

Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years | 4w