– Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling plan to merge in a deal that would create one of the world’s largest legal practices.
– Paul Hastings hired three finance partners whose clients have included JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Barclays from Cahill Gordon & Reinde.
– Quinn Emanuel is launching an intellectual property practice in London with the hire of David Lancaster, a partner from Pinsent Masons.