Associate GC Josh Maxfield will replace long-time GC Andrew Etkind in July
Vanessa Xu’s exit follows the departure of Marwa Elborai, who left for Kirkland in March
James Glaysher joins UK independent firm from Candey to lead new practice
Allen & Overy accounts for 32 of the promotions and Shearman eight, with women making up 42% of the cohort
Purchase of heart tech-maker Shockwave Medical is latest in series of deals to bolster J&J’s cardiac health division
Bakers’ South Africa M&A co-head Angela Simpson moves over alongside three more lawyers
Mid-market specialist Fatema Orjela adds further bench depth to firm’s transactions group
Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF
A letter from more than 600 legal professionals and academics has called on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel
Nikki Edwards pledges renewed focus on diversity and inclusion as the new leader of London’s litigators
Inaugural 11-strong group includes lawyers and business services professionals
Simpson Thacher confirms antitrust partner Ross Ferguson’s departure as Paul Weiss reportedly gears up to open first base in continental Europe
Adrian Morris will replace Bjarne Philip Tellmann, who left the company last month
US promotions dominate this year’s cohort, though overall numbers are lower than 2023’s round
Wachtell and Paul Weiss follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 38% rise in global deal value
Veijo Heiskanen opts to become independent after 22 years with LALIVE
Duran Ross returns to Lewis Silkin, the firm where he trained, after six years at Hausfeld
Lori Massini is replacing Sarah Nathanson, who is leaving the company this month
Cohort evenly split between men and women sees UK firm exceed 500 partners
New arrivals include Timothy Leyh, Randall Thomsen and Tyler Farmer, with Farmer co-leading BCLP’s Seattle office