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Trading Places: Citigroup’s hiring spree, XTX Markets’ co-CEO steps down

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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Law firms on the hunt for top M&A talent

Catch up on this week’s top legal news

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Latham & Watkins tops law firm ranking for high-yield finance deals in Europe

Latham & Watkins retains first place while Paul Hastings and Weil Gotshal & Manges move up the ranks

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Simpson Thacher names co-heads of European M&A

The New York law firm has appointed two London partners to lead its M&A team in Europe

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Why M&A lawyers are optimistic on dealmaking

Catch up on this week’s top legal news

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M&A lawyers optimistic on dealmaking bounce: ‘It has definitely picked up’ 

City lawyers are seeing green shoots of recovery in M&A activity after tariff-induced uncertainty led to a slowdown in deals

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Why law firms in London are doubling down on hiring

Catch up on this week’s top legal news

3 min read

City lawyer hiring hits record high: ‘There is a hyper-focus on London’

Partner moves across the City were up 30% in the first half of the year as firms continue to bid for the best talent

4 min read

Why London remains ‘mission critical’ for global law firms

FN’s list of leaders in the sector includes several London heads

HSF Kramer boosts newly qualified lawyer pay to £145,000

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer hikes junior lawyer salaries by 7% as it inches closer to the Magic Circle law firms on pay

Meet the Fifty Most Influential Lawyers in Europe

FN’s pick of top lawyers returns for 2025

Senior GIC private equity lawyer joins Dechert in London

US law firm hires private equity specialist from key client

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London calling: US legal firms set up shop in the UK

Catch up on this week’s top legal news

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Meet three of Europe’s top lawyers

FN’s Fifty Most Influential Lawyers list returns next week. Here are three of this year’s debutants

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