Corporate

Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices | 3d

Michael Adler joins Akerman’s AI strategy platform and its corporate practice group as a partner in Washington | 4d

Gibson Dunn acts for Intel on first public share sale since 1971 as Davis Polk steers underwriters | 5d

Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners | 1w

Offshore firm sells 27% stake to mid-market PE firm MML to fund international expansion, lateral hires and investment in AI | 1w

Mohammed Basama has joined from US rival King & Spalding as a partner | 1w

Wachtell acts for Italy’s Prysmian, the world’s biggest cablemaker, as it bets on AI-driven infrastructure demand with buy of Debevoise-repped electrical products-maker Atkore | 1w

Samantha McGonigle brings extensive tech and software-related deals experience, follows recent tech hires by Latham in London from MoFo, Travers Smith | 1w

PEP stalls at £3.1m in year top UK independent characterised as ‘transitional’ | 2w

Keith Hallam joins from White & Case with experience in activism defence and shareholder-engagement matters alongside dealmaking | 2w

Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 4.8% | 3w

First results since transatlantic merger show PEP of $2.1m, up 7% on Herbert Smith Freehills’ pre-merger figure | 3w

Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July | 3w

UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn | 3w

John Buyers brings more than 30 years’ experience in IT law advising on tech transactions | 4w

Turnover holds steady at $3.7bn as profit per equity partner rises 12% to $2.9m following period of partner cuts and departures | 4w

Freshfields and Wachtell lead for Uber as Sullivan & Cromwell guides Delivery Hero and Paul Weiss, Hengeler Mueller, Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn act for investment firm SSW | 1mo

UK-headquartered firm cites investment in lateral hires and international platform as it reports ‘measured’ set of results in fourth year of growth strategy | 1mo

UK-headquartered firm ups revenue 4% to £398m in year to end of March as PEP dips 3% to £975k | 1mo