Alex Ryan

Sidley Austin’s high profile hires of Clifford Chance restructuring duo Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley last month are the latest examples of the US firm’s efforts to build up in London.

‘The Dallas market has shifted a lot,’ says Krista Hanvey ( pictured ), co-chair of the employee benefits and executive compensation practice at Gibson Dunn, and co-partner in charge of the firm’s Dallas office. ‘There’s a lot of competition, as we’re all going after the same Fortune 500 clients headquartered here.’

Akin has hired three restructuring partners from Weil in London, including City restructuring co-head Neil Devaney.

Kirkland & Ellis is set to boost its London bench with the hire of Paul Weiss’ head of European M&A, Will Aitken-Davies.

Four US law firms targeted by the Trump administration are set to argue that the executive orders against them endanger the fundamental tenets of the adversarial justice system, as the firms’ fightback against US President Donald Trump continues.

Sidley Austin has made up 52 new partners in a off-cycle promotions round, following the US firm’s introduction of a new income partner tier on 1 June.

Legal 500 has released its 2026 US research, with Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis, and Simpson Thacher holding onto their positions as the leading firms by top-tier rankings.

For Pride Month, Stevens & Bolton disputes partner Sophie Ashcroft discusses being a “later in life” lesbian, becoming a visible role model and why law firm culture is so important

Liability management – the increasingly prominent practice at the intersection of finance and restructuring – was thrust into the spotlight at the start of this year when heavyweight partner David Nemecek left Kirkland & Ellis in New York for Simpson Thacher.