Law firms Latham continues City hiring spree with HSF energy head Balsdon Legal Business · 13 December 2016 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Energy US firms Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins announced today (13 December) that it has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’s (HSF) global energy co-head John Balsdon, who will join its finance team in the City.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 categoryLegal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026McDermott hires HSF Kramer global energy leadLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025‘Everybody wanted to be on that bus’: Baker Botts on its award-winning Saudi green hydrogen dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan18 Nov 2024Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024