Law firms Linklaters makes first US lateral hire in two years with Baker’s New York litigation chief Legal Business · 28 October 2015 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Litigation US Linklaters Linklaters has made a statement of intent in New York by hiring Baker & McKenzie’s Manhattan litigation head Douglas Tween, its first lateral hire in the US in almost two years.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 categoryStarling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026Linklaters and Hogan Lovells sweeten the deal on £2.7bn Tate & Lyle takeover bidLaw firmsKate Peacock18 May 2026Will Brussels merger overhaul create Europe’s next corporate giants?Law firmsKate Peacock15 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 2025White & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continueLaw firmsAlex Ryan14 Feb 2025‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearLaw firmsAnna Huntley8 Oct 2024‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024Law firmsIsabel Caine9 Sep 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snubLaw firmsIsabel Caine21 Aug 2024