Law firms ‘A true asset’: Travers Smith private equity star Phil Sanderson set to join Ropes & Gray Legal Business · 27 August 2014 · 1 min read Financial services Strategic recruitment Ropes & Gray Travers Smith City firm Travers Smith has lost heavyweight private equity partner Phil Sanderson who is set to join US firm Ropes & Gray. This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryRopes makes up four London partners in first City promotions since 2023Law firmsWill Lewallen26 Oct 2026‘He’s stuck his neck out’ – national law firm leaders size up Burnham’s devolution driveLaw firmsTom Cox14 Oct 2026Simpson Thacher, Travers, Winston Taylor lawyers among new UK Green AmbassadorsGreen AmbassadorsTom Cox8 Oct 2026McDermott hires London finance partner from Fried FrankLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Nov 2026City reacts to a ‘pedestrian’ BudgetLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Oct 2026Latham hires leading IP litigator from Paul Hastings in tech pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen26 Oct 2026Freshfields launches in Boston with Latham private capital M&A hireLaw firmsElisha Juttla24 Feb 2025Revolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters boost competition as Simpson Thacher snaps up US funds quartetLaw firmsAnna Huntley20 Feb 2025Revolving Doors: Clifford Chance, Akin and Dechert bolster PE and finance teams in the CityLaw firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025