Law

Baker McKenzie: Sarah Birrell And Victoria Lanyon Join Leadership Team In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Baker McKenzie has expanded its leadership team in Australia with the appointment of Sarah Birrell as a Partner in the Energy practice in Melbourne and Victoria Lanyon as a Partner in the Tax practice in Sydney. Birrell joins from Allens, while Lanyon comes from King & Wood Mallesons, bringing deep expertise in energy, resources, and taxation law.

Clifford Chance: Class Actions Capability Enhanced With Hiring of Alexandra Diehl And Team In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Clifford Chance has announced the hire of Alexandra Diehl and her 14-member team from White & Case, further strengthening the firm’s class actions and disputes capabilities in Europe. The new team will join Clifford Chance’s Frankfurt office, reinforcing the firm’s growing global litigation and dispute resolution practice.

O’Melveny: John Curran Joins Singapore Finance As Parter In Corporate Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm O’Melveny & Myers announced that seasoned finance lawyer John Curran has joined its Singapore office as a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice. The hire reinforces the firm’s cross-border capabilities and expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ropes & Gray: 21 Attorneys Elevated To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that 21 attorneys have been named partners, effective November 1. The roster of new partners reflects the firm’s continued investment in high-stakes practices across a wide array of industries and areas of law.

Kirkland & Ellis: Sports Attorney Jason Krochak Joins As Partner In NY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis announced that Jason Krochak, a leading sports-industry attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in its Sports Group. The appointment is part of Kirkland’s strategy to strengthen its presence in sports, media, and gaming-related transactional work.

Dentons Expanding Into Ethiopia Through Partnership With Tamrat Assefa Liban Law Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has officially launched its previously announced offering in Ethiopia through a strategic combination with local firm Tamrat Assefa Liban Law Office. This move marks a significant milestone in Dentons’ pan-African strategy and strengthens its presence in one of Africa’s fastest-growing and most promising jurisdictions.

Latham & Watkins Brings In Three New Restructuring Partner Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Latham & Watkins has announced that three highly regarded restructuring and special situations partners, Ryan Preston Dahl, Benjamin M. Rhode, and Natasha Hwangpo, will join the firm’s Restructuring & Special Situations and Liability Management practices in New York and Chicago. The additions follow earlier high-profile hires of partners such as Ray C. Schrock, Andrew Parlen, Candace Arthur, Alexander Welch and John Sobolewski earlier this year.

Latham & Watkins: Dr. Todd Trattner Joins As Royalty And IP Transactions Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Latham & Watkins has announced that Dr. Todd Trattner has joined its Bay Area offices as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. His hire expands the firm’s capabilities in life sciences and technology-related intellectual property transactions, particularly in royalty financings, monetizations, licensing, and strategic collaborations.

Eudia Expanding Legal Reach With Acquisition Of Out-House

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2025

Eudia, an AI-based legal technology company redefining enterprise legal operations, announced its acquisition of Out-House, a specialized legal services provider founded and led by veteran counsel Lynden Renwick. The acquisition strengthens Eudia’s position as the trusted AI platform for Fortune 500 legal departments and deepens its hybrid model of combining human legal expertise with AI-driven efficiency.

LegalOn Buying Fides To Expand Governance Capabilities For In-House Legal Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2025

LegalOn Technologies, a global leader in legal AI, announced the acquisition of Fides Technology, a governance AI company backed by Sequoia. This marks LegalOn’s first acquisition and significantly broadens its platform to cover governance, board, and entity management, enabling a single source of truth for contracts, matters, entities, and boards within enterprise legal departments.

DLA Piper Appoints Macarena Gatica As Partner In Data, Privacy And Cybersecurity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2025

DLA Piper has announced that Macarena Gatica has joined the firm as a partner in its Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity practice. Her appointment underscores the firm’s continued investment in expanding its Chile office and enhancing its leadership in data protection and technology law across Latin America.

White & Case: 45 New Partners Promoted Across 14 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2025

Global law firm White & Case has announced the promotion of 45 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2026. The newly promoted partners represent 12 practices across 20 offices in 14 countries spanning the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions. The announcement underscores the firm’s ongoing growth and the international scope of its legal expertise.

Paul Hastings: Tracey Chenoweth Added As Finance Partner In NY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2025

Paul Hastings announced that Tracey Chenoweth, a leading finance partner with extensive experience in complex leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, has joined the firm in its New York office. The move further reinforces the firm’s strategy to expand its global private equity and corporate platforms and deepen its leadership in sponsor and borrower-side finance.

Lucio: $5 Million Raised For Expanding AI-Native Legal Workspace Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Lucio, a Bengaluru-based AI-native legal workspace platform built by lawyers for lawyers, announced it had raised $5 million in funding earlier this year to expand globally and deepen its product capabilities. The round was led by DeVC alongside high-net-worth investors Ashish Kacholia and Lashit Sanghvi, underscoring growing confidence in Lucio’s mission to transform the way legal professionals work with AI.

EvenUp: $150 Million Series E At $2 Billion Valuation Raised For Improving Personal Injury Law

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

EvenUp, a San Francisco-based pioneer in AI-powered personal injury law, announced it has raised $150 million in Series E funding, bringing its valuation to over $2 billion. The funding round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from REV (the venture arm of RELX, owner of LexisNexis Legal & Professional), B Capital, SignalFire, Adams Street, Premji Invest, Bain Capital, HarbourVest, Lightspeed, and Broadlight Capital.

Dentons: Strategic Talent Acquisitions In Early Autumn

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2025

Dentons has announced several new executive appointments in early autumn. These are some of the firm’s latest hirings.

Stephenson Harwood: Paul Barron Named As Partner In Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2025

Law firm Stephenson Harwood has significantly strengthened its Private Equity practice with the strategic appointment of partner Paul Barron, who has joined the firm’s London office.

Latham & Watkins: Lydia Torne Joins Firm As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2025

Latham & Watkins has announced the addition of Lydia Torne as a partner in the firm’s London office, where she will be a key member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice.

Spellbook: $50 Million At $350 Million Valuation Raised For Improving Legal Contract Review Processes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2025

Spellbook, a platform often referred to as "Cursor for contracts," announced it has completed a $50 million Series B funding round. Keith Rabois, the Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, led this round. This funding round also saw participation from Threshold Ventures, along with existing investors such as Inovia Capital, Bling Capital, Moxxie Ventures, Path Ventures, and Jean-Michel Lemieux. The funding values Spellbook at $350 million post-money, bringing the total funding the company has received to over $80 million.

Norton Rose Fulbright: Chip Gage Added As Corporate Finance Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2025

Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its business practice group with the strategic addition of corporate finance partner Chip Gage, who will be based in the Dallas office. This move aligns with the firm's commitment to enhancing its transactional practices and underscores its proactive response to the growing demand for expert counsel in leveraged and acquisition finance, particularly among middle-market private equity clients seeking tailored financial solutions.

Filevine: $400 Million Raised To Advance Legal Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2025

Filevine, a prominent leader in the legal technology field, has completed an all-equity financing round, raising $400 million. This substantial investment clearly demonstrates the strong confidence investors have in the rapidly expanding legal tech market and Filevine's growing significance within it. Over a period of fifteen months, Filevine meticulously executed two distinct funding rounds. The initial round was led by Insight Partners in the investment efforts. This was then followed by a larger, subsequent round, where Accel and Halo Fund joined Insight Partners as co-leads, benefiting from the continued and unwavering support of existing investors, including Meritech, Stepstone, Run Ventures, and Album Ventures.

Paul Hastings: Sally Evans Added As Partner For Global Antitrust Practice In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2025

Paul Hastings has enhanced its global antitrust capabilities, particularly in London and Brussels, with the exciting addition of Sally Evans as a new partner. This strategic move underscores the firm's commitment to building a formidable antitrust platform across key international markets.

Baker McKenzie: New Tax Partner Sam Trowbridge Joins London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2025

Baker McKenzie has recently expanded its London team by bringing on Sam Trowbridge as a new partner in their highly regarded Tax practice. This strategic move is part of the firm's ongoing effort to strengthen its senior talent pool in the city.

White & Case: Luca Maffia Named As Partner In Milan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2025

White & Case, one of the world’s leading global law firms, has strengthened its Global Debt Finance Practice and Global Financial Institutions Industry Group with the addition of Luca Maffia as a partner in its Milan office. This move reflects the firm’s ongoing commitment to expanding its capabilities in Europe and supporting clients across a wide range of complex financial transactions.

Baker McKenzie: Sumon Dantiki Named As Partner And Co-Chair Of National Security Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Baker McKenzie has announced that Sumon Dantiki, a former senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined its Washington, DC office as a partner in the Litigation and Government Enforcement Practice and as co-chair of the firm’s National Security Practice. Dantiki is widely recognized for his expertise in cybersecurity, national security, and complex investigations, especially in matters involving the intersection of technology, security, and legal risk.

DLA Piper: Shana Ramirez Added As Partner In Leveraged Finance Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

DLA Piper has announced that Shana Ramirez has joined the firm as a Partner in its Leveraged Finance practice, based in the Los Angeles office. Her appointment strengthens the firm’s capabilities in advising on a broad spectrum of financing transactions for both lenders and borrowers.

Kirkland & Ellis: Kara Kuchar Named As Partner To Enhance Fintech Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has announced the appointment of Kara Kuchar as a partner in its firm, bringing significant expertise in fintech regulation to its legal team. Kara specializes in payments, licensing, and regulatory compliance, and her arrival enhances the firm’s ability to advise clients navigating the fast-evolving financial technology landscape.

Ropes & Gray: European Reach Expanded With New Office In Milan And Key Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Ropes & Gray, a law firm known for its work with private equity clients, has opened a new office in Milan, Italy. This expansion strengthens the firm’s presence in Europe and supports its strategy to meet growing demand for cross-border legal expertise. The Milan office follows the recent opening of a Paris location and builds on the firm’s established operations in London.

Baker McKenzie: Tom Oslovar Joins As Partner In Transactional Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Baker McKenzie has announced that Tom Oslovar has joined its Palo Alto office as a Partner in the Transactional Practice Group. With over ten years of experience advising clients across Silicon Valley and the United States, Oslovar brings deep expertise in intellectual property and technology-focused mergers and acquisitions. His work spans a wide range of industries, including advising founders, investors, legal teams, and boards on how to develop and commercialize technology effectively.

Latham: Mohammed Shaheen Rejoins Chicago Office As Partner In Banking & Private Credit Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced it has welcomed back Mohammed Shaheen as a partner in its Chicago office, where he will contribute to the firm’s Banking & Private Credit Practice. Shaheen brings a wealth of experience in representing banks and private credit funds in a wide range of complex financial transactions. His work includes advising on credit facilities, leveraged buyouts, acquisition financing, and corporate restructurings.