Europe/Ireland
Orrick, Cleary, Fenwick & West guide Stripe’s multibillion-dollar OpenRouter buy
Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI
UK software provider CostsMaster partners with Irish AI consultancy Portlaw Strategic Intelligence
Collaboration is led by Dr Victoria McCloud, former King's Bench Master and deputy costs judge
Clutch of law firms guide DCC Energy’s $7.7bn takeover by KKR, ECP
Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary guide KKR’s largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade alongside Irish firms Matheson, Arthur Cox and William Fry
‘Information is becoming commoditised; judgement isn’t’: dealmakers debate impact of AI on cross-border M&A
Sullivan & Cromwell partners Frank Aquila and Jeremy Kutner explore how AI, regulation and geopolitics are reshaping global M&A with experts from 29 countries
At the forefront of change: how Walkers has navigated 25 years in Europe
The heads of Walkers’ European offices discuss how their markets are evolving amid rising regulation, private capital growth and increasing demand for digital asset expertise
Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa buy
Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure demand
Addleshaw Goddard makes up 17 partners
Cohort spans the UK, Europe and the Middle East, including two in newly added Warsaw office
Biotech company Prothena promotes deputy GC to legal head
Michael Isaacs will replace Michael Malecek, who is departing in June
The Global Legal Post launches comparative guide to fashion law
Cross-jurisdictional Law Over Borders guide is edited by Trevisan & Cuonzo partner Julia Holden, who is based in Milan
Harvey opens in Dublin as part of European growth push
Dublin base to operate as a general and administrative hub to support EMEA customers
Eversheds Sutherland marks first senior hires in Ireland since integration
Pinsent Masons’ Dublin head of tax and Ogier managing associate sign up with recently relaunched practice
UK insurance lawyers group FOIL elects Browne Jacobson partner as next president
Bridget Tatham to lead Forum of Insurance Lawyers for 2026, succeeding Keoghs partner Howard Dean
‘I’ve been driven by a desire to fix things’: TrialView’s founder on start-up’s next steps
Boosted by a £3m investment, barrister turned legaltech entrepreneur Stephen Dowling is targeting US expansion
Trane Technologies names oil and gas industry veteran as next GC
Victoria Lazar replaces Evan Turtz, who is retiring in October
Eversheds relaunches in Ireland with integrated 26-partner practice
New set-up will be part of Eversheds’ International LLP and follows breakdown of affiliated Irish arm’s merger talks with William Fry
Irish court maintains injunction against Danone in row with Yoplait over yoghurt product
Ruling prevents Danone from launching its Skyr yoghurt in the Irish market
William Fry secures four corporate partners from Eversheds’ Irish arm after merger talks fall through
Between 10 and 15 lawyers join top Irish independent ahead of Eversheds’ Irish relaunch
Simmons & Simmons absorbs Dublin employment boutique
Dedicated Irish employment practice launched via acquisition of boutique CC Solicitors as partner Vicky Wickremeratne rejoins in London
Dentons’ UK, Ireland and Middle East revenue tops £300m after 9% growth
Global giant’s UKIME arm points to investment in high growth markets as topline hits record high
Powell Gilbert launches in Düsseldorf to grow its UPC practice
Office to be led by renowned patent litigator Andreas Kramer, joining from Vossius