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• A&O bolsters NY M&A practice with veteran hire from Shearman

  Jul 10 2018 Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited M&A veteran Stephen Besen from Shearman & Sterling in New York. Besen has advised on mergers, joint ventures, private equity... more

• A&O rehires former financial regulatory head in London

  Jun 25 2018 Allen & Overy has rehired partner Bob Penn from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton just two years after he departed from the firm. Penn was a partner at A&O for... more

• Goodwin Procter rebuilds HK branch with private equity hire

  May 10 2018 Goodwin Procter has recruited Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton associate Bosco Yiu as a private equity partner in Hong Kong. Yiu’s main focus is on privatization,... more

• Cleary veteran moves to Linklaters to avoid retirement

  Mar 08 2018 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton rainmaker Roberto Casati has left the firm for a position at Linklaters. In a significant senior move for the Italian market,... more

• Macfarlanes finance partner exits to Reed Smith

  Feb 26 2018 Reed Smith has hired investment fund finance head Bronwen Jones from Macfarlanes. Jones has been with Macfarlanes since 2004, when she made the move from Kirkland... more

• Cleary hires HSF disputes partner James Norris-Jones

  Nov 21 2017 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired James Norris-Jones from the London offie of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF). Norris-Jones served as a dispute resolution... more

• Deutsche Bank Appoints New Global Law Chief as Co-General Counsel Depart

  Nov 13 2017 Deutsche Bank has appointed Florian Drinhausen as its new legal head. Currently serving as the chief compliance officer and the head of global governance, 49-year-old... more

• Cleary announces promotion round of three new partners

  Nov 01 2017 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced three new partner promotions in a smaller round than usual. The promotion round included London-based M&A lawyer... more

• Siemens & Alstom railway merger led by Latham & Watkins and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

  Sep 28 2017 German company Siemens has completed a merger with the railway operation of French company Alstom, in a deal valued at €15bn (£13.1bn). Advising the companies were... more

• Cleary promotes finance lawyer in City office

  Nov 01 2016 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has promoted finance lawyer Jim Ho in the firm’s London office, during a year when partnership promotions have consisted primarily of... more

• Cleary appoints Michael Gerstenzang as managing partner

  Sep 13 2016 Michael Gerstenzang has been elected as managing partner of New York firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. He has been a partner at Cleary since 1999, and will... more

• Another German partner leaves A&O this week

  Sep 08 2016 Michael Ulmer has left Allen & Overy (A&O) for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, making him the second corporate partner to leave A&O’s Frankfurt office this week. On... more

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton hires new financial services partner

  Apr 29 2016 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired a new financial services regulatory partner. Bob Penn, currently the head of non-contentious financial services regulation... more

• Mayer Brown continues expansion in Germany

  Feb 16 2016 Mayer Brown has hired two partners to join its private equity offering in Germany. The partners Birgit Hübscher-Alt and Julian Lemor come to Mayer Brown from King &... more

• Cleary Gottlieb promotions mostly in US

  Oct 27 2015 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced its latest promotions round, making up seven partners. Six of the seven partners are based in the United States. The new... more

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton hires partner in HK

  Jul 10 2015 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have hired Shuang Zhao, a capital markets partner to join its Hong Kong office. Zhao was previously partner at Shearman & Sterling,... more

• New York firms announce bonuses

  Nov 24 2014 Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett instigated a slew of announcements about year-end bonuses for associates on Friday, with firms Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and... more

• Barclays streamlines panel of legal advisors

  Jul 08 2014 Banking group Barclays has streamlined its panel of legal advisors, cutting 30% of the list of firms and organising the remainder into a two-tiered system of... more

• US law firm Cleary hikes pay for UK associates

  Jun 23 2014 US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has increased trainee and junior associate pay in the UK, further increasing the gap between what local and US firms are... more

• Weil advises on 2.91bn electronics deal

  Feb 03 2014 Weil, Gotshal & Manges is advising Chinese electronics company Lenovo Group on its $2.91 billion purchase of Google Inc’s Motorola handset division.    The deal -... more

• US biglaw follows Cravath bonus scale

  Dec 09 2013 A handful of large US law firms have released their 2013 bonus figures, after the trend-setting Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced its own bonuses last week. Most... more

• Cleary makes up six partners

  Nov 12 2013 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has promoted six partners across its global network, down from last year’s figures when eight new partners were made up. The... more

• Linklaters hires three partners in Paris

  Oct 24 2013 Linklaters has boosted its disputes practice in Paris with the hire of three partners from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paris-based firm Darrois Villey Maillot... more

• Linklaters expands Paris arbitration group

  Oct 22 2013 Linklaters has expanded its Paris arbitration group, taking on talent from Paris-based boutique Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.... more

• Prediction: top law firms in 2023

  Sep 07 2013 The Lawyer says that the term ‘magic circle’ will soon lose its utility as a descriptor of the UK’s elite law firms. The magic circle, which consists of Allen &... more

• 71 US law firms get perfect score on LGBT programs

  Nov 20 2012 The Human Rights Campaign scored leading legal and corporate institutions on their policies benefiting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, awarding a... more

• Summer associates get good odds at US law firms

  Oct 01 2012 American Lawyer magazine has reported an increase in the number of law students who spent their summers working at major law firms between 2011 and 2012, finding that... more

• Is the old-school lockstep model better for business?

  Sep 27 2012 Here is an interesting article about how firms recruit lateral partners. Failed law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf went on a huge recruitment drive in the year before it... more

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton launches in Abu Dhabi

  Sep 07 2012 US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has launched a presence in the Middle East, opening a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi base will be led by partner Gamal... more

• O’Melveny & Myers applies for license to practice in South Korea

  Jun 25 2012 O'Melveny & Myers has announced plans to apply for permission to launch a practice in South Korea after the hire of US qualified of counsel Sungyong Kang and Jinwon... more

• Vault ranks Wachtell as most prestigious US firm

  Jun 21 2012 The annual Vault Rankings, which determine the relative prestige of US law firms on the basis of nearly 17,000 surveys sent to associates, have been published. The... more

• Covington & Burling to launch in South Korea

  Mar 16 2012 Covington & Burling announced this week that it plans to launch a new base in Seoul, South Korea. Other international firms that have announced their intention to... more

• Four leading NY firms post increased revenues in 2011

  Mar 12 2012 Four of the top New York law firms posted their financial results for 2011, with all four showing an increase in revenues. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom... more

• McDermott Will & Emery to launch South Korea office

  Feb 17 2012 McDermott Will & Emery is planning to launch in Seoul, following the ratification of a trade agreement that allows foreign law firms to open offices in South Korea.... more

• US firms in Hong Kong attract top talent with big money

  Feb 08 2012 The legal services market in Hong Kong has long been dominated by British firms, but US law firms are now a potent force, attracting top talent by offer larger... more

• Dechert bonuses based on performance requirement

  Jan 16 2012 Dechert announced its 2011 end-of-year bonuses for US associates just after Christmas, with a schedule of bonuses that broadly matches the standard set by Cleary... more

• South Korea opens doors to US law firms

  Dec 01 2011 South Korea has opened its doors to foreign law firms, with British firms permitted to open there since July, and a free trade agreement concluded last week that also... more

• Women take majority of partner promotions at Wachtel, Cleary and Akin

  Nov 22 2011 Women have constituted the majority of new partners in the promotions rounds at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Akin Gump Strauss... more

• More US firms offer offset to compensate for discrimination against same-sex couples in tax code

  Nov 01 2011 Numerous major law firms have begun to offer a benefit for employees that enroll their same-sex partner in the firm’s health care plan. The benefit aims to offset... more

• Should law firms stay on home turf?

  Oct 17 2011 Interesting article here about the effect of international expansion on law firm balance sheets. The article points out that of the five elite London firms belonging... more

• Cleary Gottleib launches an office in São Paulo

  Aug 22 2011 US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has opened the doors to its São Paulo office, after receiving regulatory approval. The Brazilian office will be led by... more

• US BigLaw starts summer recruitment with high hopes

  Aug 18 2011 The recruitment drive for associates for the class of 2013 has begun in earnest, with recruiting partners coming on campus to assess the current crop for coveted... more

• Cleary Gottlieb hires Clifford Chance's US litigation chief

  May 09 2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has scored a major coup with the hire of Clifford Chance US litigation chief Juan Morillo. Morillo leaves his position at Clifford... more

• Wall Street firms post high profits

  Mar 15 2011 A number of Wall Street firms saw profits rise last year, as M&A and capital markets work swelled. Some firms ensured their profits by pruning the equity partner... more

• Cleary steps up spring bonuses to match Cravath scale

  Mar 01 2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced that it will be paying spring bonuses, following the scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore. The firm had previously... more

• Freshfields follows the leader with US spring bonuses

  Feb 16 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has awarded spring bonuses to its 82 US–based associates, following the lead set by Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore,... more

• Spring bonuses abound while partnership prospects wither

  Feb 14 2011 Just one month after firms handed out their end of year bonuses, it seems that it is bonus time again. A number of firms have made announcements regarding ‘spring... more

• Cleary, Armstrong Teasdale and Bryan Cave lead US$877m cash and stock deal

  Feb 09 2011 Kindred Healthcare Inc is set to purchase RehabCare Group, Inc. in an $877 million cash and stock deal that will create the country's largest rehabilitation services... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell announces generous spring bonuses

  Jan 24 2011 Sullivan & Cromwell has announced a generous spring bonuses for its associates. The firm has decided to the 2010 year-end bonuses, announced in December, with a... more

• What can we learn from this year's promotions?

  Dec 17 2010 This article takes a closer look at some of the decisions being made in this year’s partnership promotions round, asking what those decisions indicate about the... more

• Cleary Gottlieb to start Hong Kong local law practice

  Dec 02 2010 New York based firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired Norton Rose’s Freeman Chan to head a local law practice in Hong Kong. The firm has a number of large... more

• Akin Gump and Cleary Gottlieb lead $21.5 billion telecom merger

  Oct 07 2010 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken lead roles on a merger between Amsterdam-based VimpelCom with Weather investments.... more

• Cleary and Freshfields take lead on €9.8bn Deutsche Bank deal

  Sep 17 2010 Deutsche Bank has called upon Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to advise on its project of raising €9.8 billion to bolster the balance sheet and complete the proposed... more

• Cleary advises Brazilian oil and gas giant on $75b share sale

  Sep 07 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras on a massive $75 billion share sale, which will finance the development of offshore... more

• Cleary, Jones Day and Stikeman Elliott land roles in BHP Billiton deal

  Aug 18 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Jones Day and Stikeman Elliott have taken leading roles in BHP Billiton's $38.6 billion unsolicited offer for Canada's Potash Corp.... more

• Six firms lead $3.2 billion pharma merger

  Jun 22 2010 Six firms have advised on the $3.2 billion merger between Biovail, Canada's largest public pharmaceutical company, with California-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals.... more

• Cleary and Davis lead $1.28 billion software deal

  May 20 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Davis Polk & Wardwell have taken lead roles on software maker Symantec’s $1.28 billion cash acquisition of VeriSign’s internet... more

• Three firms score leading roles in $3.4 billion PE deal

  May 06 2010 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have taken lead roles in the $3.4 billion acquisition of Massachusetts-based... more

• Simpson, Davis and Cleary land roles in US Treasury offering of 1.5 bn Citi shares

  Apr 27 2010 The US Treasury is preparing to commence the first stage of its plan to unload 7.7 billion government-owned Citigroup shares on the market, with an offering of 1.5... more

• Debevoise, Jones Day, and Cleary lead $1.2 bn car rental merger

  Apr 27 2010 Hertz Global Holdings has announced the imminent acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in a major strategic merger in the US car-rental industry. The $1.2... more

• Law.com - Did Bank of America Mess Up Its Privilege Waiver?

  Oct 20 2009 Did Bank of America and its lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton make a mistake in the order waiving attorney-client privilege in the bank's case against the... more

• Vault Top 100 Law Firms 2010: And the winner is... Wachtell

  Aug 26 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is the most prestigious law firm according to Vault’s law firm rankings by law firm associates, defending its No. 1 spot for the seventh... more