An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business12 March 2015Strategic recruitmentLitigation US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head of litigation, Alex Leitch (pictured), to its City office, as its plans to bulk up the practice this year.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryFreshfields and Covington advise as Merck acquires US biotech company Terns for $6.7bnTrading Places: Cleary hires A&O Shearman capital markets duo as Freshfields tech M&A pair move to CovingtonRevolving Doors: City hires at Goodwin, Ropes as Willkie brings in former CC antitrust headPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playChance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snub