Revolving doors: McDermott hires Hogan Lovells private equity head as Dechert loses partners in London and Paris Muna Abdi The lateral market maintained momentum last week as McDermott Will & Emery hired from Hogan Lovells with both Addleshaw Goddard…
Dealwatch: Slaughters leads on Hong Kong’s £32bn LSE bid as US firms tap into mid-market Muna Abdi Strategic deals have continued into September after a busy summer, with firms rallying to get deals over the line before…
Dealwatch: Paul Hastings and Slaughters react on nuclear sale as Magic Circle duo imbibes Greene King takeover Muna Abdi August has proved to be active with big-ticket deals prompting inbound investment to the UK with the disposal of John…
Paul Hastings targets private equity again with Hogan Lovells trio Thomas Alan Paul Hastings has made a significant private equity play at the expense of Hogan Lovells, hiring a three-partner transatlantic team.…
The head, the tail, the whole damn thing: UK firms suffer again as Global London sharks circle Thomas Alan With recent financial results displaying the added bite of US firms in the City, it appears their approach to the…
US firms strike in the City again as Latham hits Links and Paul Hastings taps Hogan Lovells Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has once again hit the Magic Circle to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City, recruiting…
‘Better than many’: Paul Hastings sees London revenue grow 14% as Milbank breaks $1bn barrier globally Thomas Alan Paul Hastings saw its strong revenue growth in London tempered slightly to 14% in 2018 in what remained a strong year…
Still more promise than delivery but Paul Hastings shows signs of progress Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the fortunes of the US giant after a (relatively) expansive 2018 Paul Hastings’ recent London history could…
Paul Hastings doubles up in the City as A&O loses global IP head to Kirkland Thomas Alan Paul Hastings pulled off two headline lateral hires in London in a week as the US firm strengthens its corporate…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings lands Bakers FinReg veteran as Reed Smith hires City IP expert and Mayer Brown appoints Fried Frank’s UK finance head Thomas Alan In what has otherwise been a relatively subdued week for City laterals, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith and Mayer Brown have bolstered their…
Paul Hastings turns to Linklaters for hire of second City corporate heavyweight in a week Marco Cillario An expansive Paul Hastings has made its second headline lateral in London in a week, this time at the expense of…
Another City loss for DLA Piper as private equity star quits for Paul Hastings Nathalie Tidman Paul Hastings has hired Anu Balasubramanian to lead its private equity team in London, a striking move that sees DLA…
‘Strategic progress’: Paul Hastings posts 16% revenue rise in Europe to £96m Legal Business The European offices at Paul Hastings had a record year in 2015, with profit increasing by 50% from £20.2m to…
Stay or go? Heavyweight Ward abandons Paul Hastings move to remain at Ashurst Madeleine Farman Banking partner Nigel Ward is to remain at Ashurst after it was announced earlier this month he was to make…
Paul Hastings adds another City heavyweight as Ashurst is hit again Legal Business Paul Hastings has continued to strengthen its burgeoning City practice with yet another high-profile lateral hire, this time taking respected…
KWM loses historic SJ Berwin client as buyout firm NorthEdge picks Paul Hastings for £300m fund raising Legal Business Paul Hastings has won a first time instruction from UK buyout firm NorthEdge on the launch of a £300m fund,…
A record year: Paul Hastings posts 6% revenue rise as PEP reaches $2.5m Legal Business Paul Hastings has bucked the slowdown in the US legal market by posting record profits, with profits per partner crossing…
Third lateral hire of the week: Paul Hastings appoints Clifford Chance corporate partner in Frankfurt Legal Business Following two major hires in the City this week, US firm Paul Hastings has turned its attentions to Frankfurt with…
‘Depth and prestige’: restructuring heavyweight Ereira leaves Linklaters for Paul Hastings Legal Business David Ereira, the City finance heavyweight who has spent 25 years as a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and latterly…
Structured finance heavyweight Severs departs BLP for Paul Hastings Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) head of structured debt and capital markets, Paul Severs, is leaving the firm to join Paul…
