Murray Cox joins US firm’s energy and infrastructure practice as it continues to build its London bench | 2mos
Corporate
Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI | 2mos
Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office | 2mos
Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families | 2mos
UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m | 2mos
Tokyo-based firm prepares to add fourth regional office in Japan | 3mos
Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices | 3mos
Michael Adler joins Akerman’s AI strategy platform and its corporate practice group as a partner in Washington | 3mos
Gibson Dunn acts for Intel on first public share sale since 1971 as Davis Polk steers underwriters | 3mos
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 | 3mos
Offshore firm sells 27% stake to mid-market PE firm MML to fund international expansion, lateral hires and investment in AI | 3mos
Mohammed Basama has joined from US rival King & Spalding as a partner | 3mos
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 | 3mos
Samantha McGonigle brings extensive tech and software-related deals experience, follows recent tech hires by Latham in London from MoFo, Travers Smith | 3mos
PEP stalls at £3.1m in year top UK independent characterised as ‘transitional’ | 3mos
Keith Hallam joins from White & Case with experience in activism defence and shareholder-engagement matters alongside dealmaking | 3mos
Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 4.8% | 3mos
First results since transatlantic merger show PEP of $2.1m, up 7% on Herbert Smith Freehills’ pre-merger figure | 3mos
Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July | 3mos
UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn | 3mos