New recruits include Simmons & Simmons’ former Asia head of funds Jek Aun Long | 8mos
Corporate
Tie-up brings FBT six new offices across Northeastern US, creates firm with 800 lawyers and $450m in revenue | 8mos
Goodwin Procter and Simpson Thacher counsel Silver Lake-backed Qualtrics as Latham & Watkins acts for target Press Ganey Forsta | 8mos
Partners Sebastian Pauls and Susanne Decker join with four team members as Weil moves to build pan-European PE powerhouse | 8mos
New arrivals to head Pinsents’ equity capital markets practice and US securities practice | 8mos
Los Angeles-founded giant ahead of Wachtell and Skadden in second and third spot respectively | 8mos
Linklaters and Vinson & Elkins also score roles advising underwriters as energy REIT Fermi lists on the Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange | 8mos
Firm opens 50th global office with financing and restructuring partner Christian Adams and M&A partner Chris Lester | 9mos
Liaison office intended to support firm’s role as a bridge for cross-border business with CEE | 9mos
Six law firms called in for video game maker’s acquisition by consortium that includes Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF, the largest take-private investment in history | 9mos
Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin advise Fortegra as Latham & Watkins guides DB Insurance | 9mos
Launch means all of Japan’s Big Four now have a presence in UK capital | 9mos
Mexican law roles handed to White & Case, Creel García-Cuéllar and Robles Miaja | 9mos
Wachtell advises Pfizer as it scrambles to win slice of booming obesity drug market with Paul Weiss-repped Metsera | 9mos
Burr Eckstut joins as head of US tech transactions from White & Case | 9mos
Michael Brueck joins after 15 years as a partner at Kirkland where he led on deals for Danaher, GLP and Evercore | 9mos
Move follows recent openings in Riyadh and Tokyo as UK firm aims to reach €1bn in revenue by 2029 | 9mos
Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up | 9mos
Anna Howell joins alongside newly-minted partner Mitasha Chandok just a week after Orrick added four finance partners in London from Cadwalader | 9mos
Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent | 9mos