Ropes acts for Swiss skincare conglomerate in deal that will increase its exposure to US market, with Weil and Paul Weiss representing ZO and its owner Blackstone | 1mo
Corporate
Rebecca Ward joins as US firm restocks City bench following raft of senior departures | 1mo
Glen Mastroberte reunites with former Skadden partner Jason Russell, who launched Davis Polk's Los Angeles office in May | 1mo
Davis Polk guides Boots in deal that will see the retailer acquired by the Canadian branch of the Weston family, with Skadden and A&O Shearman across the table | 1mo
Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins in second and third spot respectively | 1mo
Vienna-based regional firm to join City’s legal, financial and investment communities ‘on a permanent basis’ | 1mo
Japanese Big Four firm to open in Dallas and Houston next year, giving it five US offices | 1mo
Financial regulatory expert David Jansen is US firm’s 11th partner in Germany since the end of 2025 | 1mo
Disputes, real estate, energy, corporate and IP partners join as US firm doubles down on Australian market | 1mo
Peter Feist returns to Weil in New York in major hire for firm following string of high-profile exits | 1mo
Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals | 1mo
Group, which also includes two associates, will move over alongside Chris Machera as high-profile exits from Weil mount | 1mo
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 | 1mo
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 | 1mo
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 | 1mo
Move is part of a firm-wide initiative to capitalise on recent internationalisation process | 1mo
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 | 2mos
Mark Gordon is the latest high-profile defection from Wachtell this year | 2mos
Hires include corporate partner Stephen Morrall and three-lawyer property litigation team led by partner Claire-Elaine Arthurs | 2mos
Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures | 2mos