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The American Lawyer

Brussels Antitrust Pro Leaves Shearman to Start Boutique

Trevor Soames, a former global antitrust co-chair at Howrey who joined Shearman & Sterling's Brussels office with four other partners in 2011, has left the firm to start his own boutique. His departure marks the latest European exit from the storied New York firm, although two other Brussels-based partners will remain at Shearman.
35 minute read

The American Lawyer

Magic Circle Lawyering Comes to Naught as UK IPO Pulled Due to Post-Brexit Volatility

Lawyering by magic circle firms came to naught as the U.K.'s largest private gym chain canceled its planned IPO due to concerns over market volatility.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ashurst Partners Do About-Face, Plus More Lateral Moves

Paul Hastings and Gibson Dunn see two purported recruits remain at a London-based legal giant; a bevy of moves at Chadbourne & Parke, Jones Day and Quinn Emanuel; Munger Tolles makes two high-profile hires; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.
210 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields, Weil and Wachtell Advise on $10B Aircraft Leasing Company Buyout

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz are advising on Avolon's $10 billion purchase of CIT Group's aircraft leasing business.
10 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance, Deacons and Freshfields Advise on $1.2B Hong Kong Telecom Deal

Clifford Chance is advising Asian buyout firm MBK Partners Inc. alongside TPG Capital on a $1.2 billion acquisition of the telecommunications business of Hong Kong conglomerate The Wharf Ltd.—one of the largest telecom deals in Hong Kong in recent years.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: White & Case Tops Tables as M&A Volume Plunges

League table rankings for the third quarter of 2016 show global transactional volume reaching its lowest levels in three years in Brexit's aftermath.
65 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst Loses Another Partner in Singapore

Ashurst has confirmed that Singapore restructuring partner Joel Hogarth is the latest to resign from the firm's partnership.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Changing Legal Market, Big Firm Model Faces Questions

Panelists at a law firm leadership forum debated the structural merits of today's global legal giants.
14 minute read

International Edition

Minter Ellison Launches New Consultancy Offering With Four Hires

Australia's Minter Ellison has launched a nonlegal consulting practice focusing on board and executive remuneration with the hire of a team from Willis Towers Watson.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Post-Brexit Deal Count Plunges to Lowest Levels Since 2013

By | October 06, 2016
Global and European M&A deal volumes fell to their lowest levels for three years during the third quarter of 2016, following Britain's vote to leave the European Union this June.
19 minute read

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