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‘You see the shoulders coming down’ – the network supporting GCs under pressureIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves22 Apr 2026HSF Kramer makes up 25 new partners in first round since transatlantic tie-upLaw firmsWill Lewallen21 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 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 2025Defining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026Law firmsEliza Winter2 Feb 2026The silk class of 2026: ten names to notePractice areasWill Tolcher28 Jan 2026Gibson Dunn to launch Swiss base led by leading arbitration silkLaw firmsBertie Ford2 Sep 2025