Law

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Life Sciences Transactional Partner Julie-Anne Lutfi In Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has welcomed Julie-Anne Lutfi as a partner in its Health Care and Life Sciences Transactional Practice Group in Boston. Lutfi joins from Foley & Lardner, where she counseled domestic and international public and private entities, investors, and corporations across the life sciences sector.

Dentons Promotes Gertrude Tamade To Litigation Partner In Papua New Guinea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2026

Dentons has promoted Gertrude Tamade to Litigation Partner in its Papua New Guinea office, strengthening the firm's disputes capability across Australasia. Tamade brings more than twenty years of experience advising on complex commercial and civil matters across the region.

Clifford Chance Appoints 30 Senior Counsel And Counsel Across European Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Clifford Chance has announced 30 Senior Counsel and Counsel appointments across its European offices, effective May 1, 2026. The promotions span practice areas including M&A, Antitrust, Private Capital, Technology, Tax, and Litigation, and cover offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Brussels, Madrid, Düsseldorf, Rome, Warsaw, and Milan.

Ropes & Gray Adds Real Estate Structured Finance Counsel Ian Sterling in New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Ropes & Gray has hired Ian Sterling as counsel in its real estate practice in New York, bringing nearly thirty years of experience across real estate structured finance and securitization. Sterling joins from an AmLaw 100 firm where he served as special counsel in the structured finance and securitization group.

Dentons Adds 8 Partners and Opens Charleston, South Carolina Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Dentons US has added eight new partners and established a new office in Charleston, South Carolina, expanding its capabilities across employment and labor, corporate transactions, and real estate. The eight-partner group, many of whom have practiced together for decades, anchors the firm's entry into one of the nation's fastest-growing business markets.

AALRR Welcomes Employment Litigator Ryan Estes as Partner in Cerritos

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo has added Ryan Estes as a partner in its Cerritos office, joining the firm's Private Labor and Employment Practice Group. Estes brings extensive experience defending employers in complex employment litigation, having handled more than 300 depositions, argued dispositive motions, and prepared multiple appellate cases.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Private Capital Lawyer Will Aitken-Davies As Corporate Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has hired Will Aitken-Davies as a corporate partner in its London office, joining from Paul Weiss. Aitken-Davies brings a practice focused on private equity and infrastructure investor transactions across European and cross-border markets.

Manifest OS: $60 Million Raised At $750 Million Valuation To Scale AI-Native Law Firm Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Manifest OS, a company powering a new generation of AI-native law firms built on fixed-fee and outcomes-based pricing, has raised $60 million in a Series A round at a $750 million valuation, which the company describes as the largest Series A in legal technology history. The round was led by Menlo Ventures alongside Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Quiet Capital.

Clifford Chance Appoints Marc Mehlen As Managing Partner In Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Clifford Chance has appointed Marc Mehlen as Managing Partner of its Luxembourg office, effective May 1, 2026. Mehlen succeeds Katia Gauzès, whose tenure strengthened client engagement and reinforced the office's strategic global relationships.

Paul Hastings Adds Amanda Persaud As Partner And Co-Chair Of Investment Funds And Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Paul Hastings has added Amanda Persaud as a partner and co-chair of Investment Funds and Private Capital in New York, further strengthening the firm's global funds platform. Persaud joins from Ropes & Gray, where she was part of its Band 1-ranked funds practice, and is recognized by Chambers as among the top practitioners of her generation in the field.

White & Case Adds Nuclear Energy Partner Simon Stuttaford In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

White & Case has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Simon Stuttaford as a partner in London. Stuttaford brings nearly 20 years of experience focused on energy and infrastructure, with a specialization in the nuclear sector.

Dentons Promotes Four Partners Across UK, Ireland And Middle East Region

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has announced the promotion of four new partners across its UK, Ireland, and Middle East region, effective May 1, 2026. The promotions follow the recruitment of 14 new partners in 2025 and three additional lateral hires already completed in 2026.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Wilfred Ho As Partner In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Wilfred Ho as a partner in its Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm's restructuring, litigation, and arbitration practice across the Asia-Pacific region. Ho brings more than 15 years of experience at leading international law firms, with a track record of handling some of the most complex and high-value disputes in the region.

Baker McKenzie: Anna Orlander Rejoins As Partner To Strengthen Global M&A Practice In Stockholm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Baker McKenzie announced that Anna Orlander has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Stockholm office, reinforcing its global M&A and transactional capabilities.

White & Case: Adam Johnson Joins As Partner To Expand Global Capital Markets Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

White & Case announced that Adam Johnson has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office, strengthening its Global Capital Markets Practice.

Simpson Thacher: Finance Partner Hire Strengthens New San Francisco Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced the addition of a finance partner in San Francisco, continuing the buildout of its newly established office and broader West Coast expansion strategy: Katie Taylor. Taylor brings experience advising private equity sponsors, financial institutions, and corporate clients on a range of financing transactions, including leveraged finance, structured finance, and capital solutions. The hire is expected to enhance the firm’s ability to support complex transactions and client needs across technology, healthcare, and other key sectors in the region.

Kirkland & Ellis: Josh Feltman Joins As Partner To Strengthen Restructuring And Finance Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Joshua Feltman has joined the firm as a partner, significantly enhancing its finance, restructuring, and liability management capabilities.

DLA Piper: Partners Approve Global Alignment Under Unified Leadership Structure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

DLA Piper announced that partners across its U.S. and International entities have approved a closer global alignment under a single leadership team, a move designed to strengthen the firm’s competitive position and expand its ability to serve clients across markets.

Kirkland & Ellis: Adam Prince Joins As Private Equity And M&A Partner In Philadelphia Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Adam Prince has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Practice Group, strengthening its transactional capabilities in Philadelphia.

Dentons: Public Transport Benefit Launched With Extraordinary To Support Sustainable Commuting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Dentons has expanded its partnership with Extraordinary to introduce a public transport salary sacrifice program, aiming to reduce commuting costs for employees while promoting environmentally sustainable travel.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges: Antitrust Law Firm Expands German Platform With Two Partner Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced the continued expansion of its German operations with the addition of antitrust partners Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann, reinforcing the firm’s global antitrust capabilities and accelerating growth in one of Europe’s most active legal markets.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Joshua Feltman To Strengthen Finance, Restructuring, And Liability Management Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Joshua Feltman has joined the firm as a partner, further enhancing its capabilities across finance, restructuring, and liability management.

A&O Shearman: Adds Kathryn Mims In Washington, D.C. To Strengthen Antitrust Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

A&O Shearman announced that Kathryn Mims has joined the firm as a partner in its U.S. Antitrust practice, further expanding its capabilities in complex competition law matters.

White & Case Appoints Christina England-Livengood In Washington, DC To Expand Nuclear Energy And Project Finance Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

White & Case announced that Christina England-Livengood has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group, strengthening its capabilities in nuclear energy and regulatory advisory.

Reed Smith: Ian Hohmeister Named Inaugural Managing Partner Of Boston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Reed Smith announced that finance partner Ian Hohmeister has been appointed as the inaugural office managing partner of its Boston location.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff: Plantation, Florida Office Doubled And Two Attorneys Added

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced the expansion of its South Florida presence, doubling the size of its Plantation office as part of its continued growth in the region.

Baker McKenzie: Adds Timothy Karcher In New York To Strengthen Global Restructuring And Insolvency Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Baker McKenzie announced that Timothy “Tim” Karcher has joined the firm as a partner in its Transactional Practice Group, enhancing its Restructuring & Insolvency capabilities in New York and globally.

Ropes & Gray: Expands European Private Capital Platform With Key Partner Hires In Milan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Ropes & Gray announced the addition of Fabrizio Scaparro as partner and Paola Pagani as counsel in its Milan office, strengthening the firm’s private equity and M&A capabilities across Europe.

DLA Piper Hires Robert Fettman In New York To Strengthen Structured Finance And Insurance Regulatory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

DLA Piper announced that Robert Fettman has joined the firm as a partner in its Structured Finance practice, expanding its capabilities in complex financial transactions and insurance regulatory matters.

Dentons Appoints Vincent Avallone As Employment And Labor Partner To Strengthen Nationwide Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Dentons announced that Vincent Avallone has joined its Employment and Labor practice as a partner, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in handling complex workplace and regulatory matters across the United States.