Law

Latham & Watkins: Jeremy Kenley Joins As Partner In Real Estate Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2025

Latham & Watkins has announced that leading real estate private equity lawyer Jeremy Kenley will join the firm as a partner in its London Real Estate Practice. The appointment represents a significant strategic addition for the global firm as it continues to expand its capabilities in advising on high-value, complex real estate transactions across international markets.

Ashurst Expands Japanese Finance And Capital Markets With New Partner Hire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2025

Global law firm Ashurst has announced the appointment of Chihiro Ashizawa as a Partner in its Global Loans & Global Markets practice, effective immediately and based in Tokyo.

Orrick Expands Global Arbitration Capabilities With Singapore Partner Hire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2025

Orrick has strengthened its international arbitration capabilities with the addition of partner Elaine Wong, who joins the firm’s Singapore office as part of its expanding global disputes platform. The move reflects Orrick’s heightened focus on Asia and builds on a year of significant international hiring for the firm.

Baker McKenzie Expands London Tax Practice With Addition Of Sebastian Ma’ilei As Transfer Pricing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2025

Baker McKenzie has strengthened its London Tax practice with the hire of Sebastian Ma’ilei, who joins the firm as a Transfer Pricing Partner. Ma’ilei brings extensive experience in international tax planning, tax controversy, and transfer pricing matters, with a focus on clients across the financial services, insurance, asset management, renewable energy, and technology sectors.

Clifford Chance: Mark C. Williams Named As Partner In Washington Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2025

Clifford Chance US has expanded its Energy Regulatory and Markets practice with the appointment of Mark C. Williams as a partner in the firm’s Washington office. The hire represents a strategic enhancement of the firm’s capabilities in advising clients navigating complex regulatory environments across the U.S. energy sector.

White & Case: Tabitha Al-Mahdawie Named As New Partner In London Employment Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Global law firm White & Case has announced the appointment of Tabitha Al‑Mahdawie as a partner in its London office, strengthening its Global Employment, Compensation & Benefits Practice. The development, announced on 17 November 2025, reflects the firm’s ongoing expansion in the employment law sector.

Dentons Expands Italian Restructuring Platform With Paolo Rusconi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Dentons has expanded its restructuring capabilities in Italy with the appointment of Paolo Rusconi as equity partner and head of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy department. He joins the firm’s Milan office alongside senior associate Mattia Maggioni, marking a significant strengthening of the firm’s offering in complex financial and corporate restructuring matters.

Paul Weiss Expands London Corporate Practice With Addition Of Francesca Storey-Harris As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has expanded its London presence with the appointment of Francesca Storey-Harris as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department, joining both the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity groups. The move strengthens the firm’s advisory capabilities across high-value corporate transactions in the United Kingdom, Europe and international markets.

DLA Piper: Sarah Chambless Joins As Partner To Expand Emerging Growth And VC Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

DLA Piper has expanded its national Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice through the addition of Partner Sarah Chambless, who will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. The appointment strengthens one of the world’s most active legal platforms for advising high-growth companies and venture capital investors.

Ashurst Perkins Coie Unveiled As Perkins Coie And Ashurst Agree To Combine, Forming A Top-20 Global Law Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Perkins Coie and Ashurst have announced plans to merge and create Ashurst Perkins Coie, a top-20 global law firm with $2.7 billion in combined revenue and a team of 3,000 lawyers. The proposed combination, described by both firms as a union of equals, is expected to establish one of the largest global legal platforms with deep strength across technology, energy and infrastructure, financial services, corporate transactions, and complex litigation.

Latham & Watkins Adds Kyra Bromley As Partner To Expand Antitrust Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Latham & Watkins has strengthened its Antitrust and Competition capabilities with the addition of Kyra Bromley as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Bromley, a leading Hart-Scott-Rodino practitioner, brings deep expertise in U.S. regulatory requirements for complex and cross-border transactions and will play a significant role in supporting the firm’s expanding transactional practices.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher Adds Heather Weigel As Partner To Expand M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has strengthened its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group with the addition of Heather Weigel as a partner in New York. The appointment marks a significant strategic expansion for the firm as deal activity accelerates and transactions grow more complex across U.S. and international markets.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Junko Suetomi To Strengthen Asia Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Greenberg Traurig expanded its presence in Asia with the appointment of prominent global trade lawyer Junko Suetomi as a shareholder in the firm’s Tokyo office. The move reflects the firm’s ongoing investment in top legal talent across the region as it continues to build its international trade, customs, antitrust, and litigation capabilities. Junko joins from Baker McKenzie, bringing extensive multidisciplinary experience advising the Japanese government, practicing in the United States, and counseling clients on sanctions regimes that affect markets worldwide.

Ropes & Gray Recruits Amanda McGrady Morrison As Partner And Co-Leader Of Private Capital Transactions Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Ropes & Gray announced that Amanda McGrady Morrison will return to the firm as a partner and co-leader of its global Private Capital Transactions practice effective December 1. Morrison rejoins the firm after serving as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Advent International for the past three years, marking a significant leadership addition for the firm’s private capital platform.

Doqfy: Interview With Founder & CEO Aditya Pandranki About The Legal Document Workflow Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Doqfy is a company that aims to digitize and automate contract and legal document workflows for businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Doqfy founder and CEO Aditya Pandranki to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Brown Chiari Forms Strategic Partnership With Anytime AI To Improve Case Resolution Speed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2025

Brown Chiari, a leading personal injury law firm based in Western New York, announced a new strategic partnership with Anytime AI that is expected to strengthen the firm’s operational efficiency and enhance the client experience across its practice areas. The firm, which represents clients in nursing home abuse and neglect, motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, and a wide range of additional personal injury matters, will incorporate Anytime AI’s comprehensive legal technology platform into its daily workflows.

GC AI Raises $60 Million Series B At $555 Million Raised To Empower In-House Legal Teams Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

GC AI, the rapidly growing AI platform designed specifically for in-house legal teams, has raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners and Northzone, with participation from Sound Ventures, Aglaé Ventures, SilverCircle Partners, News Corp, The Council, and strategic investors including Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel. The funding round values the company at $555 million, bringing its total funding to $73 million.

White & Case Adds George Fatula As Partner In Washington DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

White & Case announced the expansion of its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the appointment of George Fatula as a partner in Washington, DC. The firm stated that Fatula will support clients engaged in significant energy and infrastructure matters, particularly those involving complex regulatory considerations.

Mayer Brown Adds Frederick Cristman And James Adams As Partners In Global Leveraged Finance And Private Capital Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Mayer Brown announced that Frederick Cristman and James Adams have joined the firm as partners in its Washington, DC office within the Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. Both executives previously served at Hogan Lovells and bring extensive experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border finance transactions across private credit and banking markets.

Paul Hastings Expands London Tax Practice With Addition Of Senior Partner Duo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Paul Hastings has expanded its London office with the addition of leading tax lawyers Jenny Doak and Catherine Richardson as partners, strengthening the firm’s global tax platform and supporting growing demand for counsel on complex strategic transactions. The move advances the firm’s plan to build a premier U.K. and international tax capability integrated with its global transactional practices.

DeepJudge: $41.2 Million Series A Raised To Advance Enterprise Legal AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

DeepJudge has raised $41.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Felicis with continued participation from Coatue. The company plans to expand product development and support growing demand in the United States and the United Kingdom. DeepJudge reported more than 500% year-over-year revenue growth as law firms seek systems that enable attorneys to access institutional knowledge securely at scale.

Weil: Rachel Weiner Cohen Added As Partner To Expand IP, Technology & Science Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2025

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Rachel Weiner Cohen has joined the firm as a partner in its IP, Technology & Science Litigation practice in Washington, D.C. This appointment marks a continued expansion of the firm’s Intellectual Property capabilities as it strengthens its presence in complex technology and science-related disputes.

Shipman Expands Northeast Presence With Addition Of 17 Attorneys In New Boston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Shipman & Goodwin has expanded its presence in the Northeast with the addition of 17 attorneys and 15 professional staff members from Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers P.C., establishing a new Boston office located at 101 Huntington Avenue in the Prudential Center. The move significantly increases the firm's footprint in Massachusetts and strengthens its position across the region as it continues a strategy of sustained growth.

Vinson & Elkins: Samara Shepherd Named As Partner In Investment Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Vinson & Elkins has added Partner Samara Shepherd to its Investment Funds practice in Houston, marking another strategic hire as the firm continues to expand its presence across private equity fund formation and management advisory services.

Broadfield Expanding Dispute Resolution Practice With Addition Of Grace Zhu In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Broadfield has expanded its Dispute Resolution and Investigations practice in Hong Kong with the appointment of Grace Zhu as a partner. Zhu joins Liu, Patrick Ling & Co., bringing extensive experience advising global private equity firms, multinational corporations, and asset managers on high-stakes investigations and cross-border disputes across Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

White & Case Expands Houston Presence With Addition Of M&A Partner Joshua Teahen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Global law firm White & Case has strengthened its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Energy Industry Group, and Global Private Capital Industry Group with the appointment of Joshua Teahen as a partner in its Houston office. The recruitment reflects the firm’s ongoing investment in expanding its energy and infrastructure-focused transactional capabilities both in the United States and internationally.

White & Case Adds Arun Birla And Jiten Tank As Partners In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Global law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Tax Practice with the addition of Arun Birla and Jiten Tank as partners in London. The appointments strengthen the firm’s capabilities in advising international clients on complex tax and transactional matters.

Dentons: Tomáš Kafka Named As Partner To Strengthen Prague Capital Markets Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has announced the addition of Tomáš Kafka as a partner in its Prague office, further expanding its Capital Markets practice effective as of November 1, 2025.

Eversheds Sutherland Enhances Transactional Risk Insurance Practice With Appointments Of Laura Marcelli And Matt Davies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Eversheds Sutherland has expanded its highly regarded transactional risk insurance (TRI) practice with the appointment of two senior lateral partners, corporate specialist Laura Marcelli and tax expert Matt Davies, both joining the firm’s London office from DLA Piper. The move reflects the global law firm’s ongoing strategy to deepen its expertise in complex deal protection and tax advisory services across major transaction markets.

Dentons: Jochem Calis Appointed As Partner For Amsterdam Tax Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has announced the addition of Jochem Calis as a Partner in its Amsterdam Tax practice. Calis brings over 15 years of experience in national and international tax advisory, with a particular emphasis on people tax services, including wage tax, personal income tax, social security and immigration. He joins from Grant Thornton, where he served as tax director of the Dutch global mobility services department.