New office in the Dubai International Financial Centre will be led by partner Manish Aggarwal
William Charles’s arrival follows the hire of Andrew Savage from McDermott in November
Promotions round matches 2025 and 2024’s 28-strong partner classes
Matthew Scully joins London disputes boutique alongside experienced former senior clerk Stephen Penson
Team includes A&O’s global real estate finance head David Oppenheimer
Frederick Krebs died in December following 'valiant battle with kidney cancer'
Latest intake matches last year’s round, though the number of female promotions falls by half to two
A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners
Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader
Kirsty Brimelow KC succeeds Barbara Mills KC as UK and Ireland’s ‘Four Bars’ unite to oppose plan to curtail juries
World’s largest lawyers’ association flags rule of law concerns in its bi-annual Legal Agenda publication
First woman of colour to lead society and Linklaters’ global managing partner among array of lawyers and judges to receive awards
Laura Halonen and Andrew Mackenzie succeed Christine Falcicchio and Cherine Foty, who have led the CGA since 2020
Decision by Allen & Gledhill’s Dinesh Dhillon taken ‘in the interest of preserving unity’
Charles Adams will begin his second term at the start of May next year