Corporate

Peter Feist returns to Weil in New York in major hire for firm following string of high-profile exits | 2d

Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals | 5d

Group, which also includes two associates, will move over alongside Chris Machera as high-profile exits from Weil mount | 1w

Team of current King & Wood partners led by dispute resolution specialist Harry Liu opens firm’s third new office in less than half a year since split from Australia’s Mallesons | 1w

Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt | 1w

Dealmaker David Avery-Gee joins alongside corporate partner Sarah Flaherty in the latest in string of senior exits from Weil across London and New York | 1w

Move is part of a firm-wide initiative to capitalise on recent internationalisation process | 2w

Behind the apparent simplicity of luxury collaborations, Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore the network of commercial decisions that need to be reflected in the contract | 2w

Mark Gordon is the latest high-profile defection from Wachtell this year | 2w

Hires include corporate partner Stephen Morrall and three-lawyer property litigation team led by partner Claire-Elaine Arthurs | 3w

Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures | 4w

Murray Cox joins US firm’s energy and infrastructure practice as it continues to build its London bench | 1mo

Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI | 1mo

Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office | 1mo

Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families | 1mo

UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m | 1mo

Tokyo-based firm prepares to add fourth regional office in Japan | 1mo

Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices | 1mo

Michael Adler joins Akerman’s AI strategy platform and its corporate practice group as a partner in Washington | 1mo