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Jun 5 2025

Freshfields Earns Elite and Band 1 Rankings in Chambers USA 2025

Freshfields earns top honors in Chambers USA 2025, securing Elite and Band 1 rankings across key practice areas. Explore our latest recognition and industry impact.

May 28 2025

Aly Love Expands Freshfields’ M&A Practice in the Bay Area

Freshfields announced today that Aly Love has joined the firm as an M&A partner based in the Bay Area and will serve as Co-Head of U.S. Tech & Life Sciences M&A.

May 19 2025

Three Freshfields Partners Selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers Guide

Three Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers guide.

May 15 2025

Freshfields Awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year at 2025 IFLR Americas Awards

Freshfields has been awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year at the 2025 IFLR Americas Awards for advising CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s leading investment firms, on its global carve-out acquisition of Therakos from Mallinckrodt. The IFLR Americas Awards honor the most innovative cross-border transactions from the last year.

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Jul 9 2025

Freshfields advises on the US$607 million listing of Lens Technology on HKSE

Jul 7 2025

Freshfields advises on the US$445 million listing of FWD Group on HKSE

Jul 4 2025

Freshfields advises Lar España on the EUR 810m refinancing of its shopping centre portfolio

Jul 2 2025

Freshfields partners with King’s College London to offer future trainees LL.M in Law and Technology

Global law firm Freshfields has today announced a partnership with The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London to give a select group of future trainees the opportunity to study for an LL.M in Law & Technology.

Jul 2 2025

Freshfields advises RTL on the acquisition of Sky Deutschland

Freshfields has advised RTL Deutschland on entering into a binding agreement to acquire all shares in Sky Deutschland, thereby taking over Sky’s operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including customer relationships in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. Seller is the US media group Comcast.

Jul 1 2025

Freshfields Partners Selected to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers Guide

Three Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers guide for 2025.

Jul 1 2025

Freshfields advises Merck KGaA on bridge financing for acquisition of SpringWorks Therapeutics

Global law firm Freshfields has advised Merck KGaA, a leading science and technology company, on the financing of the purchase price for the acquisition of U.S. biopharma company SpringWorks Therapeutics.

Jun 30 2025

Freshfields advises IFBH on US$147.6 million Hong Kong listing

Global law firm Freshfields has advised IFBH Limited on the Hong Kong and US law aspects of its US$147.6 million listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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The Lawyer Awards 2025

Transatlantic Firm of the Year

British Legal Awards 2024

Private Capital Team of the YearOutstanding Social Impact

JUVE Awards 2024

Law Firm of the YearLaw Firm of the Year – Corporate lawLaw Firm of the Year – Private Equity and Venture Capital

Merger Market European M&A Awards 2024

European M&A Legal Advisor of the YearMENA Legal Advisor of the Year

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