Corporate losses continue for Freshfields as Latham makes public M&A play in London Muna Abdi Kirkland & Ellis topped M&A rankings for Europe last year, bringing in a total of $224.2bn in deals, while Freshfields…
Cranes in the sky: UK real estate market rebuilds Muna Abdi With real estate investment moving out of paralysis post-election, Muna Abdi asks which firms are best prepared to take advantage…
Revolving doors: Alston & Bird adds London structured finance partner as Signature’s Bushell departs Muna Abdi City recruitment clearly slowed down last week but Alston & Bird managed to add to its relatively new City branch…
Still punching – Can boutiques keep moving up a weight class amid mounting competition? Muna Abdi ‘Gone are the days where the client would just default to a certain adviser because that is who it has…
Disputes perspectives: Constantine Partasides QC Muna Abdi Modern history was my undergrad. History has always been my passion. I had a sense I’d be a lawyer, but…
Revolving doors: Orrick adds four-partner WFW projects team as Taylor Wessing invests in employment bench Muna Abdi After an eventful week and with many lawyers working from home until further notice, City firms and US rivals continue…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump adds to levfin bench as Eversheds and TLT hire disputes partners Muna Abdi In a week that saw firms on high alert due to coronavirus, the City lateral market has maintained a steady…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws, Proskauer and MoFo bolster London benches as CC looks to US Muna Abdi City recruitment maintained momentum last week as Addleshaw Goddard hired a commercial partner, Proskauer Rose added a litigation partner and Morrison…
Dealwatch: CC beats Coronavirus jitters with two mandates as DLA drinks up Danone deal Muna Abdi An ‘all over the place’ market which saw Coronavirus impact transactions did not stop Clifford Chance (CC) from advising on two…
Revolving doors: White & Case appoints Sidley tax lawyer as McDermott returns to Hogan Lovells for corporate partner Muna Abdi US players dominated the City recruitment drive last week as White & Case appointed a partner to its global tax practice,…
Revolving doors: Taylor Wessing bolsters City real estate bench as Clydes revisits Keoghs for Manchester hire Muna Abdi In a muted week for the City recruitment market, Taylor Wessing made the only noteworthy London hire while Clyde &…
Dealwatch: Big-ticket M&A back on track as Cleary and NRF lead on Alstom’s €6.2bn rail acquisition Muna Abdi Amid a relative dearth of substantial European buyouts recently, the proposed €6.2bn acquisition by France’s Alstom of the rail business…
Revolving doors: Goodwin appoints BCLP real estate partner as Mayer Brown hires White & Case City projects pair Muna Abdi American players dominated City recruitment last week as Goodwin Procter appointed a real estate partner, Mayer Brown made two hires to its…
Trio of senior hires as property teams bank on market revival as investors hunt for key assets Muna Abdi Evidence of a thriving real estate sector in the UK can be seen through hires by the established real estate…
Record year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants falls Muna Abdi Clydes, HSF, Freshfields and White & Case arbitration partners among new QCs A record 22 applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds…
Revolving doors: Swings and roundabouts for Squires and Addleshaws as 2Birds fills real estate gap Muna Abdi City hires picked up pace again last week after a fallow patch as leading firms made prominent additions to a…
Revolving doors: Cooley recruits another Latham partner as Harbottle makes private capital play Muna Abdi Cooley has kicked off the February lateral market in London by returning to US rival Latham & Watkins for a…
Revolving doors: Goodwin recruits CMS private equity head as Shoosmiths adds cyber partner in London Muna Abdi In a relatively subdued week for the London lateral market, Goodwin Procter and Shoosmiths made the only noteworthy hires in the…
Revolving doors: City laterals abound as RPC hires DWF restructuring head and Linklaters recruits White & Case banking partner Muna Abdi Firms got back into the swing of City hiring last week after an early January lull as RPC added DWF’s…
Mishcon turns off the lights in New York as partners defect to KWM Muna Abdi Mishcon de Reya has called it quits in Manhattan after ten years as the firm’s three remaining partners jumped ship…
