Big Four firm adds second US office after New York in response to growing demand for legal advice on Japan-US transactions and investment | 2d
Life Sciences
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices | 1w
Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign bidders | 3w
Davis Polk and Slaughter and May advise GSK as Ropes & Gray counsels target Nuvalent | 1mo
This guide provides a practical and up-to-date overview of litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution across key international jurisdictions. | 1mo
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 | 1mo
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys | 2mos
Robert Gray joins after nearly 18 years at Bakers; adds heft in deals work in the Nordics and CEE | 2mos
Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities | 2mos
Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company | 2mos
Michael Isaacs will replace Michael Malecek, who is departing in June | 2mos
Nathaniel Sisitsky replaces Michelle Hodges, who is retiring from the company | 3mos
Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin and Polsinelli among firms targeting senior expertise, reports Ben Rigby | 3mos
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 | 4mos
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 | 4mos
Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader | 6mos
Winston & Strawn’s Stephen D’Amore and Taylor Wessing UK’s Shane Gleghorn explain why they have pinned their firms’ destinies together | 6mos
Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn | 6mos
Agnieszka Gallagher succeeds Stillman Hanson, who is leaving the company | 7mos
Kirkland, Wachtell, Ropes and Sidley advise on largest medical devices deal in almost two decades | 8mos
Move follows recent partner hires in CC’s disputes practice in Australia, Spain, Italy and US | 8mos