Deborah Kirk latest in string of partner departures from Latham’s City office | 2w

A&O Shearman’s financial markets co-head David Lucking moves across with three more partners | 3w

Average compensation jumps 26% in two years according to survey by Major Lindsey & Africa | 4w

Plaintiff lawyer David Kessler was lead counsel in landmark Tyco class action | 4w

Thomas, who will stay on as a partner, will oversee process to appoint successor in January | 4w

HT Flanagan to work out of Dallas and New York at Kirkland, which boasts world’s largest debt finance practice | 4w

Sale to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice comes as investors anticipate more and larger European PE buyouts | 4w

Jenny Davies joins as a partner in Cooley’s London life sciences partnering and licensing practice | 4w

Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium | 1mo

Chicago giant replenishes London ranks following raids by Paul Weiss; also hires structured credit partner from Milbank in New York | 1mo

Team boosts Paul Hastings’ complex workplace litigation offering | 1mo

Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group | 1mo

New York firm latest of a string of leading international practices to scale back in China | 1mo

Revathi Raghavan is fifth partner to join Paul Weiss this year in London from Kirkland’s investment funds team | 1mo

Merged firm is reportedly adopting a three-level modified lockstep | 1mo

Offices set to open early next year with mix of Japanese and local lawyers | 1mo

Rapidly-growing Spanish firm integrates Lima-based Berninzon & Benavides Abogados | 1mo

Follows similar move by rivals Cravath, Paul Weiss and WilmerHale | 1mo

Claudia Berg latest in string of senior hires by US firm in the City in recent months | 1mo

Friven Yeoh joins having co-led Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy group | 1mo