US firm’s biggest-ever team hire sees group led by seven partners join across Silicon Valley and New York | 2w
Life Sciences
First results since transatlantic merger show PEP of $2.1m, up 7% on Herbert Smith Freehills’ pre-merger figure | 1mo
Turnover holds steady at $3.7bn as profit per equity partner rises 12% to $2.9m following period of partner cuts and departures | 1mo
Boost for US growth ambitions sees FIFA’s top counsel join as chair of the global sports practice | 1mo
The Law Over Borders Comparative Guide to Arbitration provides a comprehensive understanding of the current complexities of international arbitration. | 1yr
Big Four firm adds second US office after New York in response to growing demand for legal advice on Japan-US transactions and investment | 1mo
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices | 1mo
Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign bidders | 2mos
Davis Polk and Slaughter and May advise GSK as Ropes & Gray counsels target Nuvalent | 2mos
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue | 2mos
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys | 3mos
Robert Gray joins after nearly 18 years at Bakers; adds heft in deals work in the Nordics and CEE | 3mos
Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities | 3mos
Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company | 3mos
Michael Isaacs will replace Michael Malecek, who is departing in June | 4mos
Nathaniel Sisitsky replaces Michelle Hodges, who is retiring from the company | 5mos
Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin and Polsinelli among firms targeting senior expertise, reports Ben Rigby | 5mos
Paul Tiger left Freshfields last year having joined in 2019 as part of high-profile Cleary team hire that was seen as launchpad for its US growth | 6mos
Ropes acts for Gilead as Wilson Sonsini counsels target Arcellx in deal that comes as pharmaceutical groups rush to buy smaller rivals with proven drug pipelines | 6mos
Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader | 7mos
Winston & Strawn’s Stephen D’Amore and Taylor Wessing UK’s Shane Gleghorn explain why they have pinned their firms’ destinies together | 8mos