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Paul Weiss said Max Oppenheimer and Jamie MacDonagh would join its London office as partners in the Corporate Department’s Private Equity M&A Group. The firm said they advise sponsors and corporate clients on private equity and public and private company acquisitions, adding to its London transactional practice.
Weil said Yuni Yan Sobel joined its U.S. antitrust practice as a partner in New York from Paul Weiss. The firm said her work includes domestic and global merger control for private equity, public company acquisitions and restructuring transactions, alongside advice on antitrust risk and regulatory deal terms.
Paul Weiss said corporate partner Carmen Lu will join a panel on the 2027 proxy season at a Glass Lewis-sponsored event in New York. The firm said the panel is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on October 15, 2026.
Paul Weiss said Chambers UK 2027 recognized it in eight practice areas and awarded 29 individual lawyer rankings. The firm said the results included new practice recognition and top-tier attorney rankings across capital markets, competition, leveraged finance and telecommunications in the latest edition.
Paul Weiss said it entered a five-year partnership with Columbia Law School as the sole Lead Firm Partner of AI @ CLS, the school’s generative artificial intelligence initiative. The firm said the partnership will support student education, faculty research and discussion of legal and regulatory questions involving AI.