Corporate/commercial

PARTNER HIRE

Linklaters hires private equity partner from Freshfields to boost Paris M&A team

Florent Mazeron's arrival follows the departure of Paris corporate partner Marc Petitier in December

LEGALTECH

Orrick spins out first standalone business from its tech innovation hub

Legal collaboration platform Joinder will be led by former Orrick partner Dan Keller

INVESTIGATIONS

Ex-Slaughters partner Nigel Boardman to lead Greensill lobbying investigation

UK Prime Minister orders review into development and use of supply chain finance in government

M&A LEAGUE TABLES

Linklaters and Fangda top Q1 Asia Pacific M&A advisory rankings

Magic Circle UK firm leads on value, Fangda for volume as deal activity continues to recover

M&A LEAGUE TABLES

Cravath tops European M&A advisory rankings as deal-making continues to rebound

Wall Street firm pips Freshfields to the number one spot in Mergermarket's Q1 rankings

M&A LEAGUE TABLES

Global M&A activity hits first quarter record as pandemic concerns fade

White & Case tops Refintiv's advisory rankings for announced deals, with Latham & Watkins second

PARTNER PROMOTIONS

Skadden makes up three partners in London and one in Shanghai as part of 17-strong round

City trio include two corporate specialists, following on from high-profile 2020 lateral hire of Bruce Embley

PARTNER HIRES

Milbank strengthens private equity offering with double partner hire from Schulte in New York

Duo includes Schulte's former M&A co-head Richard Presutti and capital markets partner Antonio Diaz-Albertini

Freshfields hires Bay Area M&A 'rising star' to expand its Silicon Valley office

Joseph Halloum joins as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco

PARTNER HIRE

Shearman hires Travers Smith London M&A head to boost global deals team

Phil Cheveley will lead Shearman's EMEA M&A practice alongside Laurence Levy