Law firms Revolving doors: HSF, Pinsents and Bird & Bird make key international laterals while High Court judge returns to Bar Legal Business · 8 May 2016 · 3 min read Strategic recruitment Revolving doors The Bar Bird & Bird Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Pinsent Masons Last week saw a host of international law firm lateral hires, while judge Sir Jeremy Cooke has left the UK’s High Court to return to the commercial Bar.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 category‘Candy land for private equity’ – why elite law firms are looking to TokyoLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Aug 2026HSF Kramer and Jones Day advise as Sainsbury’s offloads Argos for £120mLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves31 Jul 2026Pinsents elects financial services head as new senior partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen30 Jul 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‘I’ve learned not to take keyboard warriors seriously’ – Garden Court’s Oscar Davies on practising law in the culture warLaw firmsEliza Winter27 Apr 2026Defining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026Law firmsEliza Winter2 Feb 2026The silk class of 2026: ten names to notePractice areasWill Tolcher28 Jan 2026