Planned launch will make Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city | 5mos
Corporate
Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy | 5mos
Deal understood to be the largest-ever acquisition of a secondaries fund manager | 5mos
Paul Foote will head up the firm’s European infrastructure M&A coverage | 5mos
Alison Preiss adds to a growing number of previously rare Wachtell departures over the past year | 5mos
Law firm accumulator adds Wigge and Bokwall Rislund to its Swedish roster | 5mos
Armando Albarrán will help expand Gibson Dunn’s transactional platform in Europe | 5mos
UK firm hires Florian Sippel and promotes three to partner just weeks after four senior private equity partners defected to Latham & Watkins | 5mos
Weil guides Glencore as A&O Shearman acts for Rio Tinto in what could be largest-ever M&A deal | 5mos
DLA Piper advises firm behind Truth Social platform in merger with Baker Botts-repped TAE Technologies | 6mos
Global chair Barbara Becker is set to travel to London for an extended stay early next year | 6mos
Deals lawyer Aprajita Dhundia makes the move alongside transactional tax expert Ian Ferreira | 6mos
Corporate-focused round sees promotions across Spain, Mexico and Colombia as corporate partner José Luis Romeu named successor to longtime London head Álvaro Ramírez de Haro | 6mos
Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn | 6mos
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations | 6mos
Defecting team includes Freshfields’ former continental Europe managing partner, Markus Paul | 6mos
Cahill and Cleary also score roles advising in bid intended to beat out rival Netflix | 6mos
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst | 6mos
Skadden acts for Netflix in blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros’ TV, film studios and streaming division, with Wachtell and Debevoise across the table | 6mos
Sidley’s leveraged finance co-head Nicholas Schwartz among those moving over | 6mos