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07/11/2025

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07/11/2025

Ropes PE Partner Duo Defects to Akin in London

The news comes after a prolonged period of speculation around where one of the partners would land.

07/11/2025

Ropes PE Head Leads 2-Partner Defection to Akin in London

The news comes after a prolonged period of speculation around where one of the partner's would land.

07/11/2025

Eversheds Hires Seven-Lawyer Bird & Bird Paris Employment Team Including Ex-Office MP

Eversheds has been bulking up with partners across Europe in recent months including this week’s hire of a three-lawyer, German tax team from Dentons.

07/11/2025

The Inexorable Rise of the PE Superstar Lawyer

Private equity superstar lawyers—the Tom Cruises of the legal profession—can mean big business for firms, but it's worth considering the financial risk of a new hire.

07/11/2025

National Insurance Hike Proposal: How Much Could Firms End Up Paying?

Law.com International has compiled a table to show how much partners at UK Top 50 firms will pay on average.

07/11/2025

Baker Botts Recruits HSF Kramer Partners to Power Up Its Riyadh Office

Two partners who helped launch Herbert Smith Freehills’ Saudi office are now joining Baker Botts, strengthening its push in the Kingdom.

06/11/2025

Latin America 'Under the Microscope': Colombian President is Latest Target of US Sanctions

Lawyers advising companies on compliance and regulatory matters have been very busy in Latin America this year, with designations hitting key players in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.

06/11/2025

Polish Billionaire's Succession-Style Legal Battle Over Media Empire Spills Into US Courts

Ropes & Gray is advising Polish media mogul and billionaire Zygumunt Solorz on an inheritance battle that has led to at least a dozen legal proceedings worldwide, with Clifford Chance and other firms playing key parts in the family drama.

06/11/2025

EU Officials Open Investigation into Possible Collusion by Nasdaq and Deutsche Bo rse

The investigation comes at a time of transatlantic tensions over the extraterritorial effects of the EU’s digital rules on U.S. companies.

06/11/2025

Chinese law firms have had to dig deep into their war chests to hire the slew of foreign talent that was once unavailable to them. https://loom.ly/Wa5eRtQ

Chinese firms are attracting top international talent, acting as players in the increasingly active Hong Kong market and expanding internationally.

06/11/2025

Alston & Bird in Midst of Merger Talks with Cadwalader

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has been in merger talks with a "rolling" group of three firms over the past few months. Alston & Bird is now one of the contenders for Cadwalader's hand.