Hemmie Chang joins to lead new life sciences-focused office | 3yrs
Corporate
Deal valued at $5.6bn to buy Twinkie owner follows acquisitions by Campbell Soup and Mars | 3yrs
San Francisco corporate head Rachel Proffitt to take over in 2024; Conroy to stay on as chair | 3yrs
Omar Momany joins having led Bakers’ UAE corporate/M&A practice | 3yrs
Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss | 3yrs
Team includes one partner from Linklaters as Wall Street firm also commits to new LA arm | 3yrs
ECM specialist James Channo departs troubled firm with three-strong team | 3yrs
M&A specialists Dr Thomas Dörmer and Dr Tim Heitling join alongside team of counsel and associates | 3yrs
Move comes amid sustained slump in European deal activity | 3yrs
Second Scottish merger this week hands national UK firm £12m practice with network of five offices | 3yrs
US firm adds partners from Van Doorne and Taylor Wessing for 16th European location | 3yrs
Angeli Arora founds Allectus to service funds clients in areas including shareholder disputes and impact investing | 3yrs
Deal could value US fast food chain at about $9.55bn subject to financial performance, according to reports | 3yrs
Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal | 3yrs
Alex Bidlake joins as a partner after more than 15 years at Magic Circle rival | 3yrs
Roger Cheng joins Magic Circle firm’s corporate practice having led takeovers team at the regulator | 3yrs
Deal sees supermarket giant add 400 stores in the Southeastern region of the US | 3yrs
Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law | 3yrs
Luxury merger also gives Tapestry access to Capri brands Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors | 3yrs
Departure leaves Paul Weiss with three partners in London office according to website | 3yrs