Tie-up adds 13-strong team including partner Pavel Kropáček, bringing expertise in real estate and litigation | 1yr
Corporate
Ira Schacter marks one of McDermott’s first big laterals since merger with Schulte | 1yr
Latham and Slaughter and May counsel the purchasers as HSF Kramer advises National Grid in deal to allow it to focus on its electricity and gas networks | 1yr
PEP rises 0.5% to £797k having dipped slightly last year | 1yr
Turnover jumped 7.5% driven by growing domestic footprint and new partner hires | 1yr
UK-headquartered firm grows profit per equity partner 3% in year to end of March as revenue inches up 1% to £385m | 1yr
Simpson Thacher guides Blackstone in acquisition of Kirkland-repped data analytics energy intelligence platform | 1yr
Wachtell also guides CommScope shareholder The Carlyle Group in deal for network provider’s connectivity and cable solutions unit | 1yr
Move follows Freshfields ranking as top M&A advisor in Middle East in first half | 1yr
Between 10 and 15 lawyers join top Irish independent ahead of Eversheds’ Irish relaunch | 1yr
McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel merged 1 August to form 1,750‑lawyer firm with revenues of $3bn | 1yr
UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue grew 50% over last two years; PEP edges up | 1yr
Record year for UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.2m and pre-tax profit pass £1bn for the first time | 1yr
Head of tax Damien Crossley will succeed Sebastian Prichard Jones in March 2026 | 1yr
Partner Benoit Marpeau joins from Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés with a counsel and two associates | 1yr
Kirkland acts for marquee client Advent as Slaughters counsels Reckitt in deal meant to help revamp its portfolio and sharpen focus on core brands | 1yr
Global giant’s UKIME arm points to investment in high growth markets as topline hits record high | 1yr
PE-focused office has doubled partner headcount since opening 14 months ago | 1yr
Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 11% to £126.7m | 1yr
Deal creates an opportunity for Ulta Beauty to enter the growing UK beauty market | 1yr