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Former solicitor becomes High Court judge in four-person appointments round
Margaret Obi becomes just one of eight High Court judges who were previously solicitors
Ex-White & Case construction partner joins Crown Office Chambers
Rebecca Shorter, chair of the Society of Construction Law, has requalified as a barrister
Trio of firms called in for Fortegra’s $1.65bn sale to South Korean insurer DB Insurance
Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin advise Fortegra as Latham & Watkins guides DB Insurance
Japan’s Mori Hamada debuts in London
Launch means all of Japan’s Big Four now have a presence in UK capital
US general counsel pay rises by a fifth since 2020, Equilar report shows
Median GC pay at the largest companies in the US hits $3.4m in 2024
Skadden, Paul Weiss lead on Citigroup’s $2.3bn sale of Banamex stake to Mexican billionaire
Mexican law roles handed to White & Case, Creel García-Cuéllar and Robles Miaja
US nuclear business The Nuclear Company hires former Tesla deputy GC as CLO
Robert Harmon joins from construction tech business ICON
Squire Patton Boggs makes twin transatlantic structured finance hire from Reed Smith
Trish O’Donnell will be based in New York, while Nathan Menon joins in London
Stewarts hires family law silk from 4 Paper Buildings to head up specialist children’s team
Alex Verdan KC brings more than 35 years of advocacy experience in children’s disputes
Hogan Lovells adds two-partner trade team in Brussels from Steptoe
Steptoe’s EU trade lead Renato Antonini joins alongside Eva Monard and Byron Maniatis
Orrick to shutter Geneva office by year end
Decision to close arbitration-focused outpost after 10 years follows ‘routine review’
Brick Court bolsters senior clerking team with rare hire from Fountain Court
Katie Szewczyk rejoins Brick Court as deputy senior clerk after more than decade at rival set
DWF bolsters UK major injury and casualty group with 28-strong Kennedys team
Arrival of four partners and their team follows DWF’s hire in May of a 13-strong marine insurance team from Kennedys
Wachtell, Paul Weiss guide Pfizer’s $7.3bn buy of weight loss drugmaker Metsera
Wachtell advises Pfizer as it scrambles to win slice of booming obesity drug market with Paul Weiss-repped Metsera
US mortgage giant Freddie Mac hires MUFG Americas GC as next legal head
Matthew Abrusci replaces Heidi Mason, who retired at the start of this month