Law

Paul Hastings: Christopher Zochowski And Bradley Noojin Joins As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:56 PM

Paul Hastings announced that Christopher Zochowski and Bradley Noojin have joined the firm as partners. Zochowski and Noojin come to the firm from A&O Shearman and add depth to Paul Hastings’ strong PE team. The firm has added over 20 partners to its premier global private equity and M&A platforms over the last several years.

Definely: $30 Million Series B Raised For Legal Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:52 PM

AI-based legal tech company Definely announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding to accelerate its global expansion and AI product roadmap. The funding round includes investors from Europe and North America, and it is led by growth investor Revaia, alongside Alumni Ventures, Beacon Capital, and legal tech company Clio. And early investors, including Octopus Ventures, Zrosk Investment Management, The Raine Group, and Cornerstone VC, have also participated in the round. This additional funding brings the total raised by Definely since its founding to $40 million.

Baker McKenzie: Sunny Mann Named As Global Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2025

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that International Trade, Compliance and Investigations partner Sunny Mann has been elected as the firm's new Global Chair, succeeding Milton Cheng. Mann will start on his four-year term in October.

Sidley: Michael Rohr Joins As Partner In ECVC Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.

DLA Piper Expands Investment Funds Team In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

DLA Piper announced it has expanded its presence in the Tokyo office with the appointment of an Investment Funds team. Partners Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki Omori, along with of counsel Wataru Sasaki, associates Hiroki Hosoda and Matthew Shiota, and paralegals Hirokazu Miyamoto and Noriko Narahara, join from Withers.

DLA Piper: Masahiko Ishida Named As Corporate Partner In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Masahiko (Masa) Ishida as sole Country Managing Partner (CMP) in Japan, effective immediately. Masa has held the role of Co-CMP, alongside Corporate Partner Lance Miller, since May 2022. Lance, who was appointed CMP in October 2015, is retiring after 18 years with the firm.

Dentons: Jan Pohle Named As Partner In Dusseldorf Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

Global law firm Dentons announced that it has welcomed Jan Pohle as a new partner in its Düsseldorf office, effective June 2025, enhancing Dentons’ existing team of data protection, compliance, IP, and technology specialists in the firm’s four offices in Germany.

Baker McKenzie: James Wyatt Hired As Partner In Energy & Infrastructure Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced it has hired James Wyatt, as a partner in its Energy & Infrastructure team in London, strengthening the firm’s global transactional expertise and capabilities.

Clifford Chance: María Guinot Named As Partner In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that María Guinot has been appointed as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, boosting its commercial litigation and regulatory investigations offering, with a focus on the financial services sector. And she will join the firm in the coming weeks.

Flank: $10 Million Raised For Scaling Autonomous Legal Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Flank, a Berlin-based company that is building an autonomous AI legal agent for enterprise teams, announced a $10 million funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued participation from Gradient Ventures, the Seed fund designed for founders in AI, as well as 10x Founders and HV Capital.

White & Case: Sonia Tubiana Named As Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Sonia Tubiana as a partner in Paris.

Weil: Tom Ara Named Joins As Partner In U.S. Private Equity Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2025

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that prominent entertainment, sports, and media (ESM) dealmaker Tom Ara has joined the firm as a partner in the U.S. Private Equity Group, leading the firm’s ESM practice based in the Los Angeles office.

Simpson Thacher: Joanne Mak Joins As Partner In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Joanne (Jo) Mak will join the firm as a partner in the London office, where she will focus on secondaries transactions. Jo represents clients on various transactions in the private funds secondaries market, including single-asset continuation funds, multi-asset continuation funds, portfolio sales, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondary offerings, preferred equity, and other fund recapitalizations. And her practice also incorporates advising private funds in connection with a range of transactional matters, including direct co-investments. Jo joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner.

GC AI: Series A Funding Raised To Help Legal Teams Find AI To Automate Tasks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

GC AI, a legal AI platform built for in-house counsel, announced nearly 3 times the revenue growth this year. And GC AI has grown an average of 21% month-over-month (MoM) in revenue in 2025, now serving more than 350 enterprise customers and thousands of users across 53 countries. The company also recently closed a Series A led by Sound Ventures, alongside Fellows Fund, Guillermo Rauch, Gokul Rajaram, TipTop VC, and more than 30 general counsel and legal leaders.

Morrison Foerster: Naoya Shiota Named As Partner In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Leading global law firm Morrison Foerster announced the addition of Naoya Shiota as a partner in the global Private Equity Group in the firm’s Tokyo office. Shiota’s arrival further enhances Morrison Foerster’s international private equity capabilities in Japan, complementing its 50-strong team of corporate and M&A attorneys in Tokyo.

Kirkland & Ellis: Graham Robinson, Laura Knoll and Chadé Severin Named As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading M&A attorneys Graham Robinson, Laura Knoll, and Chadé Severin have joined the Firm as partners. These three partners specialize in public company M&A transactions, with a particular focus on the biotechnology sector.

Akin: Skye Smith Joins As Partner In Investment Management Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2025

Akin announced that Skye Smith has joined the firm as a partner in its investment management practice. And Smith will start in the Dallas office and relocate to Abu Dhabi in the coming months. Smith joins Akin from DLA Piper.

Dentons: Evan Sherwood Named As Partner In Government Contracts Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2025

Dentons announced the addition of Evan Sherwood as a partner in its Government Contracts practice in the Washington, DC, office.

King & Spalding: Allison Bell Joins Corporate Practice Group As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2025

King & Spalding announced that Allison Bell has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. And Bell has extensive experience with various capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters.

Clifford Chance: Charles B. Tanenbaum Named As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2025

Clifford Chance announced it has hired partner Charles (Chase) B. Tanenbaum, further expanding its Funds & Investment Management practice in the US. And Tanenbaum arrives from Kirkland & Ellis, bringing more than a decade of experience advising asset managers on a range of matters, including fundraises across a spectrum of strategies.