Legal services
Trump tariffs to chill M&A say advisers: ‘Crazy s*** is horrendous for deals’
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs expected to hit global M&A
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Sidley hires senior Latham London capital markets partner
Latham’s London corporate co-chair follows ex-colleagues to Sidley
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Willkie Farr hires Gibson Dunn antitrust team in Germany expansion
Willkie grows in Germany with former Latham & Watkins team
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Proskauer Rose, Milbank, Paul Weiss boost ranks in hot London legal market
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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Paul Weiss hires Akin heavyweight to launch London litigation team
US law firm launches London disputes practice following major expansion
3 min read
Natasha Harrison: ‘I made a career out of being adverse to Credit Suisse’
Once heir-apparent to David Boies, Harrison reveals what she’s incorporated into her own business, Pallas Partners, from her time at UK and US firms
5 min read
EY to ‘aggressively cut costs’ in restructuring
EY’s major restructuring under new boss Janet Truncale is aimed at using lessons learned from its failed breakup to cut costs and boost growth
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Baker McKenzie hires Michal Berkner after McDermott exit
Berkner is married to leading Conservative politician Robert Jenrick
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Linklaters promotes 34 new partners
Magic Circle law firm boosts partner promotion numbers
2 min read
Want to be a Magic Circle partner? Answer these three questions
Your guide to the week’s top legal stories
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Slaughter and May promotes six new partners
Magic Circle law firm adds to its London partner ranks in another tight round
1 min read
EY legal heavyweight Monica Gogna leads team to Squire Patton Boggs
Gogna is joining the US law firm in a senior financial services regulatory role
A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué: ‘My godfather was accused in a failed coup… he inspired me to be a lawyer’
The high-profile lawyer on the perils of a blockbuster merger, pay wars and the three questions he asks aspiring partners in promotion interviews
EY restructures UK legal practice with 30 jobs at risk
Big Four firm consults with legal staff over job cuts
In pictures: Financial News and Private Equity News networking evening
A&O Shearman managing partner Hervé Ekué spoke to Financial News and Private Equity News editor in chief Shruti Tripathi Chopra at the 18 March event
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A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué on skyrocketing pay rises: ‘We haven’t reached the top’
Ekué speaks to Financial News in his first sit-down interview since A&O’s mega-merger with Shearman & Sterling last year
2 min read
Kirkland & Ellis partner pay hits $9.2m
The law firm’s average equity partner profit passed $9m for the first time
1 min read
Travers Smith launches in Brussels, closes in Paris
City law firm shuffles European operations
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Will the Big Four reshape US law?
KPMG’s recent US legal launch could be the start of a wave of change
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