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Frost Brown Todd merges with New Jersey’s Gibbons in Northeast push
Tie-up brings FBT six new offices across Northeastern US, creates firm with 800 lawyers and $450m in revenue
US financial services group Equitable Holdings promotes life insurance head to CLO
Kurt Meyers, who was also previously deputy GC, replaces José Ramón González as legal chief
Latham, Linklaters advise on Verisure’s €13.7bn record-breaking IPO
Latham says deal is the largest European private-equity backed listing on record
Weil continues US litigation build-out with Cooley partner hire in Boston
Adam Gershenson becomes Weil’s 14th litigation partner hire since the start of 2025
Trio of firms guide Qualtrics’ $6.75bn healthcare tech firm acquisition
Goodwin Procter and Simpson Thacher counsel Silver Lake-backed Qualtrics as Latham & Watkins acts for target Press Ganey Forsta
Tesco hires BT lawyer as GC of its UK and Ireland business
Jeff Langlands arrives after almost two decades at BT Group
UK law firms lead responsible business index as US firms slide – study
Clyde & Co, DWF, Pinsent Masons, Simmons & Simmons and Taylor Wessing top list published by Lamp House and Chambers
Weil adds six PE lawyers in Germany from Latham & Watkins
Partners Sebastian Pauls and Susanne Decker join with four team members as Weil moves to build pan-European PE powerhouse
Ashurst invests in disputes with London partner raid on Norton Rose Fulbright
Employed barrister Harriet Jones-Fenleigh began her career at top London set Fountain Court Chambers
Pinsents boosts City corporate bench with Ashurst, HSF Kramer partners
New arrivals to head Pinsents’ equity capital markets practice and US securities practice
Latham tops global M&A rankings after strongest first nine months for dealmaking since 2021
Los Angeles-founded giant ahead of Wachtell and Skadden in second and third spot respectively
Carr warns of revolving door as Lammy becomes third Lord Chancellor in two years
At the Opening of the Legal Year, Lady Chief Justice calls for stability while Lammy promises reforms and a renewed drive to champion English law
Belgian and UK law societies agree cross-border practice rights deal
UK law societies broker deal making it easier for lawyers to practise in Brussels
US packaging business Greif appoints only second GC in 148-year history
Deputy GC Dennis Hoffman to replace Gary Martz, who is retiring in November
Morgan Lewis continues London hiring spree with Jenner & Block partner
Litigation specialist Christian Tuddenham is the sixth partner to join the US firm in London in the past year