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International Edition

DLA Piper Hires Ex-Paul Hastings, Pinsents Partners in London

By Charlotte Johnstone | March 1, 2024

One of the new joiners had headed Pinsents' global investigations practice.

2 minute read

International Edition

US Firms Benefit as Latin America Capital Markets Activity Roars Back

By Amy Guthrie | February 21, 2024

Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Shearman and Simpson Thacher are among the firms busy advising the region's state and corporate issuers as market conditions welcome debt and even some equity offerings.

4 minute read
International Edition

Fleet of Firms Land Roles on €2.5B Athens Airport IPO

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 9, 2024

Linklaters, Latham, White & Case and Milbank were among the firms acting alongside local Greek counsel on the oversubscribed listing.

3 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters, Slaughter and May Land Roles on £2.5bn UK Housebuilder Deal

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 8, 2024

Eversheds also advised on the merger, creating the largest housebuilding company in the country in the hopes of reviving the housing developing market in the UK.

2 minute read
International Edition

Shein Loses U.S. General Counsel as It Fights Flurry of Litigation, Preps for IPO

By Maria Dinzeo | February 7, 2024

Valerie Ho helped craft the fast-fashion giant's global legal and compliance structure and was helping it fend off questions about its IP and labor practices as it preps for an IPO.

3 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields, Simpson Thacher Take Lead Roles on Flutter's NYSE Listing

By Charlotte Johnstone | January 30, 2024

The company announced its New York ambition late last year, in the latest indication of European companies pivoting to States listings.

2 minute read
International Edition

Five Ways to Manage Unoccupied UK Capital Markets Lawyers

By Paul Hodkinson | January 29, 2024

Law firms in the UK are dealing with a dire lack of IPO work, which does not bode well for London's ranks of ECM and DCM specialists.

5 minute read
International Edition

Why Private Credit is the Hottest Ticket Right Now

By Kasvi Sehgal | January 24, 2024

With the market expected to grow to $2.3 trillion by 2027, private capital is one of the few selected practices that law firms are looking to grow this year.

7 minute read
International Edition

Second Executive Committee Member Exits Allen & Overy

By Jack Womack | January 23, 2024

The departure of the firm's derivatives and structured finance team head in London comes in the same period that CVC hired its Netherlands head—a fellow executive committee member.

2 minute read
International Edition

Dealmakers Plan to Keep Investing in Private Equity Practices Amid Higher Expectations for 2024

By Patrick Smith | January 18, 2024

Private equity attorneys from leading law firms say creative dealmaking could meet pent-up demand to produce an uptick in deals.

7 minute read
Daily Business Review

Fox Rothschild Opens Third Florida Office in 'High Growth' Sarasota

By Amanda O'Brien | February 27, 2024

Robert Stroud, who will chair the firm's health care transactions practice, arrives from Southwest Florida's Blalock Walters.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Shearman Lateral Hire Rides Latin America Capital Markets Wave

By Lisa Shuchman | February 23, 2024

Facing depleted ranks, Shearman & Sterling's storied Latin America practice convinced a former counsel to return—and business is booming.

3 minute read
Law.com

Shearman Lateral Hire Rides Latin America Capital Markets Wave

By Amy Guthrie | February 22, 2024

Facing depleted ranks, Shearman & Sterling's storied Latin America practice convinced a former counsel to return—and business is booming.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

Skadden Nabs Latham Cap Markets Partner

By Patrick Smith | February 22, 2024

Paulson works with investment banks and others on IPOs, private offerings and debt and equity securities. Like his former firm, Skadden has strong relationships with those entities.

3 minute read
International Edition

US Firms Benefit as Latin America Capital Markets Activity Roars Back

By Amy Guthrie | February 21, 2024

Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Shearman and Simpson Thacher are among the firms busy advising the region's state and corporate issuers as market conditions welcome debt and even some equity offerings.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Deals Are Back. But Don't Get Too Excited

By Lisa Shuchman | February 20, 2024

Firms with large transactional practices may see the recent rush of deals as the sign they've been waiting for. The Global Lawyer suggests they may want to curb their enthusiasm.

8 minute read
National Law Journal

Senate Republicans Seek to Block SEC's Proposed Predictive Data Analytics Rule

By Maydeen Merino | February 7, 2024

"By waging a war on technology, the SEC would hurt the very investors that it claims to be protecting—Americans saving for retirement," said Sen. Ted Cruz.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Hires White & Case Partner to Co-Chair Capital Markets Practice

By Patrick Smith | February 5, 2024

The firm's growth strategy includes expanding capital markets for a practice that is more than just a "support function" for other practices, said firm chair Frank Lopez.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

Bilzin Beats Rival Law Firm Repping Shareholders in Class Action Against US Century Bank

By Michael A. Mora | December 29, 2023

"When you have complex cases like this, you should try to identify dispositive issues early and try to be concise and make them as understandable as possible," said Michael Hanzman, senior counsel at Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod.

4 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

For Phila. Legal Market in 2024, Expect Stability, Transactional Rebound

By Amanda O'Brien | December 28, 2023

"One of the strongest factors for Philadelphia going into 2024 is the life sciences and biotech market," said consultant Laura Terrell.

5 minute read

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