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Debevoise's Maeve O'Connor and Michael Schaper discuss becoming practice group chairsOct 16 2026 · US & Americas · LeadershipLaw firms line up on both sides of Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery $110B dealOct 16 2026 · US & Americas · Also notableMcDermott Will & Schulte adds Paul Kovachev as real estate finance partner in NewOct 14 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral movesDebevoise hires DOJ acting director of antitrust litigation George NierlichOct 13 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves · Full articleKirkland & Ellis names François Capoul and Benjamin Bignier partners in ParisOct 13 2026 · Europe · PromotionsDebevoise evaluates pricing for STAAR AI platform beyond the billable hourOct 8 2026 · US & Americas · Also notableDebevoise & Plimpton reportedly hires leaders of Freshfields' private capital groups in New YorkOct 5 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral movesDebevoise and Paul Weiss lead on Schneider Electric's $22.6bn acquisition of PTCOct 5 2026 · US & Americas · Also notableTwo Freshfields New York private capital partners leaving, understood to be joining DebevoiseOct 5 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral movesDebevoise and Paul Weiss lead on Schneider Electric's $22.6bn acquisition of PTCOct 5 2026 · Europe · Also notableTwo Freshfields New York private capital partners leaving, understood to be joining DebevoiseOct 5 2026 · Europe · Lateral movesDebevoise and Paul Weiss lead on Schneider Electric's $22.6bn acquisition of PTCOct 5 2026 · Asia · Also notableDebevoise and Paul Weiss lead on Schneider Electric's $22.6bn acquisition of PTCOct 5 2026 · Middle East · Also notable

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