Revolving Doors: Kirkland, Shearman and Latham hire in New York

Revolving Doors: Kirkland, Shearman and Latham hire in New York

Despite the sluggish summer hiring season, it has been busy in New York. After losing several partners to Paul Weiss, Kirkland announced it had appointed partner Adam Shapiro to its debt finance group. He brings with him a wealth of experience in restructuring, leveraged finance and syndicated lending, having served at Simpson Thacher for 16 …

Kirkland departures rack up as Paul Weiss makes major London and New York plays

Kirkland departures rack up as Paul Weiss makes major London and New York plays

August’s reputation as a slow month for lateral hires has been turned on its head in recent weeks, particularly considering the shock departure of debt finance rainmaker Neel Sachdev from Kirkland & Ellis. In what is one of the biggest City law moves in the last five years, Sachdev moves to Paul Weiss, taking with …

Revolving doors: Shake-ups at Kirkland and Paul Weiss, as Fieldfisher picks up competition team hire

Revolving doors: Shake-ups at Kirkland and Paul Weiss, as Fieldfisher picks up competition team hire

Kirkland & Ellis was at the centre of not one but two of the biggest stories in the London lateral hiring market last week . First, the news broke that former Linklaters private equity star Roger Johnson was set to leave. Then, the firm announced its hire of Paul Weiss London managing partner Alvaro Membrillera. Membrillera’s …

Welcome to Miami: Kirkland and Winston open in Florida as Willkie targets Frankfurt capital markets

Welcome to Miami: Kirkland and Winston open in Florida as Willkie targets Frankfurt capital markets

Winston & Strawn and Kirkland & Ellis have boosted their profiles on the US east coast by opening Miami offices, while Willkie Farr & Gallagher has continued its recent expansion in Frankfurt by establishing a capital markets practice. Fresh off the back of becoming the first law firm to surpass $6bn in annual global revenue, …

Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City

Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City

In another batch of strategic recruitment, Keystone Law’s flexible working model has attracted ten new partners, the firm has announced. The new hires include five corporate specialists: Michael Holter, who counts aviation and e-commerce companies among his clients, and Rupert Weber, who has expertise in investments into and from Africa, arrived from McDermott Will & …

Revolving doors: Mishcon expands in Singapore as Squire takes on Madrid buyout team

Revolving doors: Mishcon expands in Singapore as Squire takes on Madrid buyout team

Bouncing back from a swathe of pre-IPO disputes partner exits, Mishcon de Reya has made a senior contentious hire in Singapore. Arriving with significant in-house experience from his most recent role as senior legal counsel at QBE Insurance, Henry Winter is a dual commercial litigation and arbitration specialist who also has considerable experience dealing with …

Revolving doors: HSF takes two senior New York litigators from Hogan Lovells as Littler expands in Portugal

Revolving doors: HSF takes two senior New York litigators from Hogan Lovells as Littler expands in Portugal

Amid a hectic week for lateral partner recruitment, Herbert Smith Freehills has picked up two former Hogan Lovells financial litigation partners in New York to boost its US operations. A significant blow for Hogan Lovells, global head of financial services litigation Marc Gottridge and New York administrative partner and fellow financial litigator Lisa Fried are the high-profile departures.

The Client Profile: Lindsay Beardsell, Tate & Lyle

The Client Profile: Lindsay Beardsell, Tate & Lyle

Lindsay Beardsell is never one to rest on her laurels. She trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer but, as is the case for so many established general counsel (GCs), private practice failed to satisfy the need to be closer to a business. She recalls: ‘My parents had their own businesses and that always interested …