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Lateral moves, hires, offices and partner news naming Freshfields, across the U.S. and the Americas, the Middle East, Europe, Asia. Every story is sourced.

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Law.com reports spike in Freshfields partner departures across global officesOct 22 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Veritas Legal, Norton Rose Fulbright, Freshfields advise on Aegis Logistics' $809 million Tristar HoldingsOct 21 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Hogan Lovells Cadwalader partners with both Harvey and Legora in new AI strategyOct 20 2026 · US & Americas · Leadership Freshfields apologises over comments about Middle East investorsOct 20 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Freshfields adds regulatory partner Carlo Felizardo in Washington for U.S. Life Sciences practiceOct 20 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Freshfields' Konrad Gröller binds European offices into EU Connect offeringOct 20 2026 · Europe · Leadership Freshfields apologizes over comment on Middle Eastern investors after leaked emailsOct 20 2026 · Europe · Leadership Freshfields apologises over comments about Middle East investorsOct 20 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Freshfields and Redeker win interim ruling for DB units against competitor clauseOct 19 2026 · Europe · Also notable Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields' Asia arbitration and Singapore head Nick LingardOct 19 2026 · Asia · Lateral moves Lawdragon publishes 2027 Leading Dealmakers guide covering 1,284 U.S. lawyersOct 16 2026 · US & Americas · Rankings Freshfields warns of scam impersonating its lawyers in GermanyOct 16 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields tightens partner performance and compensation scrutiny amid US profitability pushOct 16 2026 · Europe · Pay & bonuses Skadden hires Freshfields antitrust partner Merit Olthoff in BrusselsOct 16 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Freshfields advises All for One Group on planned delisting and VINCI delisting offerOct 16 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields reportedly considering spin-off of legal-tech unit Freshfields LabOct 15 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Freshfields leaders reportedly discuss external investment in AI unit, per leaked emailOct 15 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Freshfields advises Euricom on acquisition of Müller's Mühle from GoodMills DeutschlandOct 15 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields reportedly considering spin-off of legal-tech unit Freshfields LabOct 15 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields leaders reportedly discuss external investment in AI unit, per leaked emailOct 15 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields leaders reportedly discuss external investment in AI unit, per leaked emailOct 15 2026 · Asia · Also notable Freshfields leaders reportedly discuss external investment in AI unit, per leaked emailOct 15 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Freshfields advises Tristar Group on Aegis Logistics' US$809 million stake acquisitionOct 14 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Freshfields advises Tristar Group on Aegis Logistics' US$809 million stake acquisitionOct 14 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Freshfields Boston partners Goulding and Palermo honored at 2026 New England Legal AwardsOct 13 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Legal Cheek data: solicitor apprentice starting salaries reach £33k at top firmsOct 13 2026 · Europe · Pay & bonuses Freshfields advises Asieris on exclusive licensing agreement with Theramex for CEVIRAOct 12 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises Asieris on exclusive licensing agreement with Theramex for CEVIRAOct 12 2026 · Asia · Also notable Weil, Gotshal & Manges adds private equity partner Rebecca Ward in London from FreshfieldsOct 10 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Freshfields advises AstraZeneca on $2 billion Summit Therapeutics equity investment and collaborationOct 10 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Freshfields advises AstraZeneca on $2 billion Summit Therapeutics equity investment and collaborationOct 10 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises AstraZeneca on $2 billion Summit Therapeutics equity investment and collaborationOct 10 2026 · Asia · Also notable Freshfields advises AstraZeneca on $2 billion Summit Therapeutics equity investment and collaborationOct 10 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Kirkland & Ellis reportedly stops sharing revenue figures, citing reduced relevanceOct 9 2026 · US & Americas · Financials Kirkland & Ellis to stop sharing financial performance with media and American LawyerOct 9 2026 · US & Americas · Financials Kirkland & Ellis reportedly stops sharing revenue figures, citing reduced relevanceOct 9 2026 · Europe · Financials Kirkland & Ellis to stop sharing financial performance with media and American LawyerOct 9 2026 · Europe · Financials Matthew Goulding of Freshfields named New England Regional Managing Partner of the YearOct 8 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable Former A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe co-founds AI law firm FalconOct 7 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises Banner Ridge on $280m acquisition of True Green Capital Fund III LPOct 6 2026 · US & Americas · Also notable HSF Kramer hires Sidley UK life sciences head Marie Manley in double partner hireOct 6 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Freshfields advises HELM AG on sale of HELM Pharmaceuticals to NoucorOct 6 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises Banner Ridge on $280m acquisition of True Green Capital Fund III LPOct 6 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises Banner Ridge on $280m acquisition of True Green Capital Fund III LPOct 6 2026 · Asia · Also notable Freshfields advises Banner Ridge on $280m acquisition of True Green Capital Fund III LPOct 6 2026 · Middle East · Also notable Debevoise & Plimpton reportedly hires leaders of Freshfields' private capital groups in New YorkOct 5 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Two Freshfields New York private capital partners leaving, understood to be joining DebevoiseOct 5 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Clifford Chance, Freshfields and DLA Piper advise on BT's £400m TalkTalk acquisitionOct 5 2026 · Europe · Also notable Freshfields advises Phoenix Tower International on Spanish-law aspects of $6.5bn financingOct 5 2026 · Europe · Also notable Two Freshfields New York private capital partners leaving, understood to be joining DebevoiseOct 5 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Freshfields adds two capital markets partners in New York and Silicon ValleyOct 3 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Jones Day adds Luigi Verga and Giulio Politi as Milan corporate partnersOct 3 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Juve: Germany's top 100 firms exceed €11bn revenue; Freshfields leadsOct 3 2026 · Europe · Financials Maximilian Kind moves from Freshfields to Noerr's Hamburg officeOct 3 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Weil adds David Jansen as partner in Frankfurt private equity practiceOct 3 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Former A&O global senior partner Wim Dejonghe co-founds AI-native firm FalconOct 3 2026 · Europe · Practice trends Former A&O and Freshfields lawyers launch AI-native European firmsOct 3 2026 · Europe · Also notable 通商 Hong Kong hires former Freshfields listed-company advisory head 张恺欣Oct 3 2026 · Asia · Lateral moves Freshfields appoints Gregory Salathé as Tokyo partner in Global M&A and CapitalOct 3 2026 · Asia · Lateral moves Noerr hires a Freshfields private equity partnerOct 2 2026 · Europe · Lateral moves Cooley adds Nicholas Caselli as securities litigation partner in New YorkOct 1 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Cooley hires a Freshfields partner in New YorkOct 1 2026 · US & Americas · Lateral moves Freshfields hires a partner in TokyoOct 1 2026 · Asia · Lateral moves Law firms advise on RoboTechnik's HKEX main board listingSep 29 2026 · Asia · Also notable Freshfields appoints Michelle Holford Chief Marketing and Business Development OfficerSep 28 2026 · Europe · Leadership Freshfields’ Saudi disputes head joins Three CrownsSep 23 2026 · Middle East · Lateral moves