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 | 9mos
Corporate
Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn | 9mos
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations | 9mos
Defecting team includes Freshfields’ former continental Europe managing partner, Markus Paul | 9mos
Cahill and Cleary also score roles advising in bid intended to beat out rival Netflix | 9mos
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst | 9mos
Skadden acts for Netflix in blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros’ TV, film studios and streaming division, with Wachtell and Debevoise across the table | 9mos
Sidley’s leveraged finance co-head Nicholas Schwartz among those moving over | 9mos
Walid Salib joins as Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds help push deal volumes past $3trn in first three quarters | 9mos
Incoming group includes private client partner Gerritt Ponath and M&A lawyer Detlef Koch | 9mos
Round dominated by New York firm’s 600-lawyer corporate practice as 57 also made up to counsel | 10mos
Team includes NRF’s German corporate, M&A and securities practice group head Michael Prüssner | 10mos
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher | 10mos
Seven London promotions boosts Willkie’s partner bench in the city by 25% | 10mos
Carey Olsen also acts in HICL Infrastructure’s £5.3bn merger with The Renewables Infrastructure Group | 10mos
Tie-up to create top 20 global law firm by revenue with more than 3,000 lawyers | 10mos
Parker Hannifin agrees to pay $9.25bn for the filtration tech innovator | 10mos
Dan Oates and Angela Becker to join Akin according to reports, following other senior defections from Ropes’ London PE team this year | 10mos
Sebastian Rice leaves Akin after 24 years for top legal role at Dubai-based telecoms multinational Veon | 10mos
Former A&O Shearman Riyadh co-lead to spearhead launch of six-lawyer office, the latest in a procession of Saudi openings by international law firms | 10mos