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Reed Smith adds former Gowling WLG tech sector group co-head as a partner in London
David Brennan will join the firm’s corporate team after almost 14 years at Gowling WLG
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing partners greenlight £1.2bn merger
Combined firm expected to launch in May 2026 following ‘decisive’ votes in favour by both firms’ partnerships
IBA Australian gender parity report finds widening gap at senior levels
Women make up 59% of lawyers at larger law firms, yet only 42% of partners
Eversheds Sutherland’s US arm posts record revenue in 2025
Revenue rose 9.2% to $503m, the first time turnover has surpassed half a billion dollars
Gibson Dunn asserts London focus with new enlarged office
Rapid growth in the City spurs US firm to more than double the size of its London space with move to One Exchange Square
US firms see revenue grow in 2025 driven by rising billing rates and demand – study
Wells Fargo report shows pace of growth edged up 12.6% overall, with top 50 firms rising 13.3%
Stephenson Harwood acquires boutique to re-enter Madrid
UK firm to launch in Spanish capital with three-partner team having closed its former Madrid office in 2002
Leading arbitration centres band together to offer mutual access to their facilities
IACA’s Global Passport initiative launches at IBA Arbitration Day in Abu Dhabi
Brabners makes twin partner hire from Forsters, gunnercooke to debut in London
London office adds to regional firm’s presence in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds
Red Lion Chambers appoints former Harbour Litigation Funding director in new client role
Maurice MacSweeney joins as client and business development director
Legal & General lines up deputy GC to replace 27-year veteran legal head
Maria Alvarez-Scott will replace Geoffrey Timms as GC in May
Paul Hastings hires fund finance teams from Haynes Boone, Cadwalader to open in Charlotte
New partners include Holly Loftis, Aleksandra Kopec, Mark Nesdill and Danyeale Chung
Ropes & Gray expands in Paris with private funds and tax team from Linklaters
Incoming team include partners Edouard Chapellier and Jonathan Abensour
Luxury wine-maker The Duckhorn Portfolio hires CLO from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Adam Copley will replace interim GC Catherine Sullivan, who returns to deputy GC role
US lateral partner hires hits five-year high amid government lawyer exodus – study
Some 3,009 lateral hires were made in 2025, with 9% of those moves coming from government agencies, according to Firm Prospects