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
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
DAC Beachcroft forges Australian alliance
Collaboration with insurance specialist Gilchrist Connell intended to help clients navigate complex coverage issues and defend claims
Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round
Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years
The Global Legal Post launches ESG international comparative law guide
Edited by Debevoise & Plimpton’s Ulysses Smith, guide helps readers navigate complex and evolving regulatory landscape
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership
Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger
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
Ashurst chair Davies elected to serve a second term
Highly rated M&A partner pledges to continue helping to ‘drive the firm forward’
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
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
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
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%
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
‘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
Latham, Jones Day called in as Anglo American sells Australian coal mines to Peabody
Wachtell also acts in cash deal worth up to $3.78bn
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
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
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin unveil transatlantic merger
Deal, subject to partner approval, will create firm with $2bn-plus revenue
HFW adds construction lawyer from Clifford Chance in Perth
Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group
‘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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