Corporate

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 | 1mo

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

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

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 | 1mo

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

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

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

Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 4.8% | 2mos

First results since transatlantic merger show PEP of $2.1m, up 7% on Herbert Smith Freehills’ pre-merger figure | 2mos

Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July | 2mos

UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn | 2mos

John Buyers brings more than 30 years’ experience in IT law advising on tech transactions | 2mos

Turnover holds steady at $3.7bn as profit per equity partner rises 12% to $2.9m following period of partner cuts and departures | 2mos

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 | 2mos

UK-headquartered firm cites investment in lateral hires and international platform as it reports ‘measured’ set of results in fourth year of growth strategy | 2mos

UK-headquartered firm ups revenue 4% to £398m in year to end of March as PEP dips 3% to £975k | 2mos

Transatlantic firm points to particularly strong performance by corporate finance team in first year of new strategy | 2mos

The recipient of the General Counsel of the Year award at the 2026 Luxury Law Awards discusses her career path, pressing industry issues, advice for young lawyers and her favourite Maybourne hotel | 2mos

Offer trumps earlier rival bid from Slaughter and May- and Milbank-repped Castlelake | 2mos