Latham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher come out on top in new Legal 500 US rankings Alex Ryan Legal 500 has launched its 2025 US research, with Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher emerging as the…
Cleary and White & Case switch on for Canal+ £2.5bn IPO in London Elisha Juttla Elite US firms played a key role as French broadcaster Canal+ made its debut on the London Stock Exchange, becoming…
Black History Month Q&A: Naomi Tarawali, Cleary Gottlieb Elisha Juttla In celebration of Black History Month, Cleary partner Naomi Tarawali shared her perspectives on her legal career during a recent…
‘A super guy’: Cleary hires Travers PE head Shawyer as City hiring spree continues Charles Avery Cleary Gottlieb has brought in Travers Smith’s respected head of private equity Ian Shawyer (pictured) to strengthen its City practice,…
Cleary makes rare City M&A lateral play with hire of Linklaters deal star Rumsby Charles Avery Cleary has turned to Linklaters M&A partner Nick Rumsby to boost its corporate offering in the City, in what will…
Partner promotions: Cleary makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round Charles Avery Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London,…
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri Nathalie Tidman I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed…
Life During Law: Tihir Sarkar Nathalie Tidman I grew up in the Midlands in the ̒80s. It was hard hit by the recession. My dad lost his…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – International Arbitration Team of the Year Thomas Alan After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Firm focus: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Nathalie Tidman London headcount: 121 lawyers, 19 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2014: 1% (-17% partners) London head: Litigation partner Sunil Gadhia…
Dealwatch: Big-ticket M&A back on track as Cleary and NRF lead on Alstom’s €6.2bn rail acquisition Muna Abdi Amid a relative dearth of substantial European buyouts recently, the proposed €6.2bn acquisition by France’s Alstom of the rail business…
Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale Muna Abdi Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri…
Partner promotions: Cleary bypasses the City as Ropes again makes up just one in London Nathalie Tidman Despite previously denying claims that the firm is retrenching in London, Ropes & Gray has promoted just one new partner…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump hires Orrick private equity player as Kirkland revisits Linklaters for tax lateral Muna Abdi City and US rivals in London have been continuing to ramp up lateral recruitment with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &…
Global Outlook sponsored briefing: Internal investigations and public enforcement: challenges under Italian law Guest Blog Cleary Gottlieb’s Francesco De Biasi, Andrea Mantovani and Alessandra Anselmi examine the challenges facing companies Internal investigations and public enforcement…
Comment: Deal view – Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Deal view: Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Cleary Gottlieb makes London disputes play as Herbert Smith Freehills loses seasoned partner Tom Baker The continued dominance of US firms in the City lateral market shows no sign of slowing, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen…
US firms lead in Europe as Franco-German merger creates new rail giant Marco Cillario Latham and Cleary advise as Siemens and Alstom combine US law firms took the lead as Siemens agreed to combine…
Akin Gump reveals trainee salary increases, as NQ pay remains static yet competitive Georgiana Tudor Akin Gump has increased trainee salaries by 12% and 8% for first and second years respectively, with the group representing the…
