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Quartet of firms guide Apollo-backed Athora’s £5.7bn takeover of UK pension insurer PIC

Sidley Austin and A&O Shearman advise Athora as HSF Kramer guides PIC and Slaughter and May advises PIC shareholders including CVC

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Medtronic hires next GC from Becton Dickinson as legal chief set to retire

Michelle Quinn will replace Ivan Fong, who has been at Medtronic since 2022

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Ex-Baker McKenzie strategy chief joins Rouse board amid PE-fuelled demand for NEDs

Rouse, one of several IP firms to have struck investment deals, operates a corporate governance structure

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Singapore’s WongPartnership announces leadership changes

Sean Yu elected managing partner, replacing Wai King Ng, who will become senior partner alongside his existing role as chair

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US nuclear innovator NuScale Power appoints CLO from Centrus Energy

Shahram Ghasemian takes up newly created role at the company

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Macfarlanes, Uría Menéndez line up opposite A&O Shearman to advise on Santander’s £2.7bn TSB acquisition

Top UK and Spanish independent firms guide seller Sabadell as A&O Shearman counsels buyer Santander

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Walkers elevates 20 to partner in largest overall promotions round in 60-year history

Women make up half of the partner promotions, with 15 lawyers also promoted to senior counsel

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher debuts in Hamburg

US firm opens third German base with recently-hired restructuring and litigation teams

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Shoosmiths spins out serious injury practice to PE-backed firm

Team of around 80 set to join Fletchers as Shoosmiths doubles down on 2030 strategy

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HSF Kramer boosts NQ pay in London, closes in on Magic Circle

Boost to £145k follows recent raises at Ashurst and Hogan Lovells to £140k as junior salary war continues

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Jenner & Block adds mass torts team in Chicago from Mayer Brown

Partners Richard Bulger and Daniel Ring join with three more lawyers, will co-chair Jenner’s mass torts practice

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Fieldfisher hires 68-strong team for Portugal debut

UK-founded firm absorbs local practice André Miranda Associados as it continues to grow European footprint

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Crowell hires 18-strong Dentons IP team in London, bolstering Unified Patent Court capability

Group led by top patent lawyer Justin Hill will strengthen tech offering in London and across Europe

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Ashurst pushes revenue past £1bn in record year

Anglo-Australian firm grows topline 8% in FY25 as PEP hits new high of £1.39m amid strong demand across key industries

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