Targeting Europe: James Roome set for a place on Akin Gump’s global board Tom Moore26 November 2014USEuropeLeadership London-based restructuring guru James Roome, who carried a 28-partner team from Bingham McCutchen to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld this summer, is set to boost the European presence on Akin’s global management committee.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 jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentA&O Shearman rehires M&A partner after six-year Skadden stint as Ashurst and BCLP make lateralsGlobal London data highlights City split as half retrench while Paul Weiss and others soarSidley London hiring spree continues with Weil funds trio as Paul Weiss takes two more A&O partners‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestOsborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in MiamiThe American dream: US firms in expansion mode amid wave of international office openingsInternational roundup: White & Case hits Weil for three-partner New York team while Reed Smith opens in Denver‘Fresh perspectives’ – Gibson Dunn’s new London co-heads set out City plansLondon partners overlooked as A&O Shearman reveals post-merger leadership