Oceania/Australia

HSF’s merger with Kramer Levin goes live

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer boasts revenue of more than $2bn; points to focus on US growth

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Ashurst hives off seven-partner Canberra office to Australian firm

Team’s exit for Thomson Geer result of Ashurst scaling back work for Australian government

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DAC Beachcroft forges Australian alliance

Collaboration with insurance specialist Gilchrist Connell intended to help clients navigate complex coverage issues and defend claims

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Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round

Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years

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Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership

Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger

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Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, NRF guide Woodside’s $5.7bn LNG asset stake sale to Stonepeak

Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside

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Ashurst chair Davies elected to serve a second term

Highly rated M&A partner pledges to continue helping to ‘drive the firm forward’

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DWF follows up on nine-partner raid on Hall & Wilcox by securing 53 additional team members

Specialist London market insurance litigation group moving across to UK-based firm swells following talks with team members

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Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn

Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters

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Hogan Lovells corporate partners exit for Jones Day ahead of Australian closure

Charles Bogle and James Wood move over in Sydney as Hogan Lovells prepares to shutter sole Australian office

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Fifty-six partners appointed in Norton Rose Fulbright’s class of 2025

Number of promotions increases from 49 last year, though proportion of women falls to 35%

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Herbert Smith Freehills removes partner over 'deeply offensive' social media post

Damien Hazard 'issued with relevant notice' following X post criticising Jewish lawyer's comments on arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

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‘A dynamic international landscape’: The Global Legal Post launches IP guide

Law Over Borders Intellectual Property guide is edited by Foley & Lardner’s Jeffrey Greene

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DWF rebuilds in Australia with nine-partner raid on Hall & Wilcox

Hire of nine-partner team follows DWF purchasing Australian claims management business in September

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New York via Sydney: Herbert Smith Freehills’ unique transatlantic merger play

HSF’s deal to merge with Kramer Levin provides Anglo-Australian firm with an unusual path into the US market

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Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin unveil transatlantic merger

Deal, subject to partner approval, will create firm with $2bn-plus revenue

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HFW adds construction lawyer from Clifford Chance in Perth

Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group

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‘Being trusted doesn’t actually mean anything unless you’re the most trusted’: trust building expert Stefan Grafe

Mext Consulting’s Stefan Grafe talks about how law firms can build greater client trust and win more business

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