Corporate legal leaders from Sony, Coursera, Hitachi, ITOCHU and Standard Industries say listening skills and judgement will drive success as legal departments confront geopolitical volatility, AI disruption and changing expectations | 3w
Corporate
Linklaters acts for Tate & Lyle as Hogan Lovells counsels US-based Ingredion in deal that represents another loss for London stock market | 3w
M&A specialists from across the world gathered in New York earlier this month for the IBA’s 23rd annual Global Mergers and Acquisitions Conference | 1w
Arrival of Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist comes hard on the heels of Kirkland’s Tokyo launch | 4w
Off-cycle round is US firm’s first since introducing a salaried partner tier earlier this year | 1mo
M&A and debt finance trio join from MoFo, White & Case and Ropes for Chicago giant’s first Asian office outside Greater China | 1mo
M&A lawyers Simon Rahimzada and Vasi Papadopoulos join firm ahead of its merger with Cadwalader | 1mo
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue | 1mo
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta | 1mo
One of the largest energy mergers aims to meet surging AI-driven data centre electricity demand | 1mo
First quarter’s leading M&A firms advise on deal that continues Publicis’ strategy to build access to data | 1mo
Stocche Forbes lawyers Paola Carrara and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore how Brazil’s complex legal environment offers opportunities and challenges for luxury brands seeking to expand into the country | 1mo
Hires mean MoFo has added 10 lawyers to its partnership in London over the past year | 1mo
Team led by M&A partner Richard Brand counsels video game retailer in surprise cash and stock offer for e-commerce giant | 1mo
Top 30 US firm continues City growth push with hires from Paul Hastings and Goodwin to build antitrust and corporate real estate offerings | 1mo
Incoming group, led by Vincenzo Giannantonio, joins from Italian independent Gitti & Partners | 1mo
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys | 1mo
Robert Gray joins after nearly 18 years at Bakers; adds heft in deals work in the Nordics and CEE | 1mo
Latest round includes six US promotions, up from one in previous two rounds | 2mos
Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities | 2mos