Clifford Chance’s global restructuring co-head Philip Hertz and London restructuring lead Melissa Coakley join Sidley as US firm continues City hiring spree | 4d
Restructuring and insolvency
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices | 6d
Deal sees around 40 London staff join HF to boost dispute resolution, insolvency and real estate offering | 1mo
UK firm self-reports to Solicitors Regulation Authority following insolvency judge’s highly critical remarks | 1mo
Team is led by Neil Devaney, who returns as head of London financial restructuring | 2mos
Opposing counsel Boies Schiller Flexner raised AI error issues in bankruptcy case | 2mos
Joshua Feltman joins with an $80m pay package over three years, according to the Financial Times | 2mos
Brian Schartz and John Luze take the number of partners joining the practice from Kirkland to five | 3mos
Four-strong debt finance and restructuring team bolster ranks ahead of proposed merger with Perkins Coie | 3mos
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago | 3mos
David Nemecek brings vast distressed situations experience; firm plans Dallas opening as part of the new practice launch | 4mos
Just a year after Saks’s $2.7bn acquisition of Neiman Marcus, the filing reflects broader challenges for traditional brick-and-mortar luxury retail | 5mos
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher | 7mos
Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari both join as partners to grow firm’s Middle East footprint | 7mos
Ropes’ business restructuring chair, Ryan Dahl, leads team move across New York and Chicago | 8mos
Tie up with iLS sees London-based Norman Pepe join as an equity partner | 8mos
Firm opens 50th global office with financing and restructuring partner Christian Adams and M&A partner Chris Lester | 9mos
Isabelle Vincent and Arnaud Roiron are joined by a team of three associates | 9mos
Edward Smith joins from Travers Smith, while Seyavesh Rahnema joins from Norton Rose Fulbright | 9mos
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