Rainmaker George Casey to oversee US strategy in new role having joined the firm from Shearman last year | 1yr
Corporate
Tie-up with 24-lawyer Faber Daeufer & Itrato boosts Crowell’s emerging companies and life sciences capabilities | 1yr
Rainmaker Graham Robinson joins with two more partners and around 15 associates | 1yr
Willkie Farr and Latham also called in for Third Point Investors’ proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance and re-IPO | 1yr
George Knighton returns after just under six years at US rival in the capital | 1yr
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 | 1yr
Firm has hired seven partners into the practice across Abu Dhabi, Paris and London since 1 April, six of them from White & Case | 1yr
Once luxury houses innovate more through sustainable practices, the rest of the fashion industry is sure to follow, writes Foley & Lardner’s Grace Fucci | 1yr
Linklaters counsels longtime client DHL as Paul Weiss and Sidley act for Evri | 1yr
Legacy Shearman & Sterling’s London tax head Simon Letherman joins as corporate finance specialist Lerika Le Grange moves over from Taylor Wessing | 1yr
Latham advises Coinbase with Willkie across the table in crypto industry’s biggest deal to date | 1yr
Hires comes as Akin plans Chicago office launch, according to sources with knowledge of the matter | 1yr
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 | 1yr
US firm continues rapid London buildout with Tom Levine and Nick Charlwood | 1yr
UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports | 1yr
Firm doubles down on European expansion strategy with new offices in Warsaw and Krakow staffed with team hired from Polish boutiques | 1yr
Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell also called in for footwear industry’s biggest buyout to date | 1yr
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 | 1yr
Cash deal marks largest UK take-private to date in 2025 | 1yr
Intake at Addleshaws falls to 17 from 2024’s record high of 26 while cohort at Bird & Bird edges up from 13 to 17 | 1yr