Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners | 7h
Corporate
Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions | 1d
Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi | 1d
David Irvine joins US firm to co-lead global finance practice | 2d
Europe-dominated round follows 2023’s record 65 promotions | 3d
New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings | 3d
Linklaters among practices in firing line as impact of New York firm’s ongoing hiring spree ripples through market | 3d
Top 40 UK firm looks to grow lower-to-mid-market private equity work with London hires | 1w
Top 20 UK firm opens standalone office after cutting ties with Swiss Verein firm which has rebranded as WST | 1w
Bakers’ South Africa M&A co-head Angela Simpson moves over alongside three more lawyers | 1w
Cohort evenly split between men and women sees UK firm exceed 500 partners | 2w
John Godfrey is the 12th Paul Weiss lawyer to decamp to Sidley in past 10 months | 2w
Women make up more than half of cohort dominated by firm’s London headquarters | 3w
London-dominated round sees women make up at least half of City firm’s new partners for third consecutive year | 3w
Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth | 3w
Cohort brings top London independent closer to hitting gender diversity goals | 3w
US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base | 3w
Infrastructure-focused partners Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson join as latest in series of London laterals for top 25 US firm | 4w
Graham White, formerly of Kirkland and Fried Frank, adds gravitas to US firm’s transactional offering | 4w
Firm names ESG leaders for UK, US and EMEA to support global practice head Silke Goldberg | 4w
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