Revolving Doors: Proskauer and TLT hire in the City as Clydes insurance head retires Muna Abdi Proskauer and TLT have added to their funds and banking practices in what was a quiet week generally for City…
Double blow for Magic Circle as US leaders Weil and Skadden secure M&A veterans Muna Abdi Leading US firms continue to dominate the London recruitment market with significant appointments from the Magic Circle, as Weil, Gotshal…
Significant hires Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) suffered another significant loss with the departure of litigation partner Marc Florent to Baker McKenzie. Florent…
Paul Hastings withdraws from Milan as K&L Gates loses eight-partner employment team in Australia Thomas Alan Paul Hastings is shutting up shop in Milan as its office head leaves for a US rival while K&L Gates…
Revolving doors: DLA wins back Proskauer real estate partner as Macfarlanes and Dentons make City hires Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment picked up pace again last week as DLA Piper won back a real estate partner from Proskauer Rose,…
Freshfields secures trophy four-partner US deal team as debate over leadership continues Nathalie Tidman In what it hopes will signal a breakthrough for its US business, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured the hire of a…
A&O’s transatlantic woes continue as New York leveraged finance pair quit for Shearman Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has suffered a fresh blow to its transatlantic aspirations following its failed US merger as two…
Revolving doors: Former Quinn white collar head sets up City boutique as Shearman and HFW make Paris corporate plays Muna Abdi Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s former white-collar crime and corporate investigations head in London Robert Amaee has launched a boutique…
Joining the club: Eversheds hires Hong Kong litigation partner from Slaughters Thomas Alan Eversheds Sutherland has recruited Slaughter and May litigation partner Mark Hughes in a rare departure for the Magic Circle firm.…
Big deal: Weil makes symbolic London play with hire of Linklaters M&A star Avery-Gee Nathalie Tidman In a rare marquee hire for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters M&A star David Avery-Gee (pictured) is joining the US…
Bakers makes eleventh City lateral in last year with Ashurst corporate hire Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s global head of corporate Jason Radford (pictured) is unfazed by the loss to Baker McKenzie’s prolific City hiring spree…
Revolving doors: US players dominate lateral recruitment as Alston & Bird opens City branch Muna Abdi US firms led the way with lateral hires in London last week, with Alston & Bird launching a City branch.…
A&O adds NY capability in London as Freshfields lures Linklaters Paris partner Nathalie Tidman A double Magic Circle hire today (17 September) has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) hiring financial services regulation counsel Knox…
Revolving doors: US & City firms target Simmons & Simmons as Ashurst makes hires Muna Abdi US & City firms saw a steady influx of lateral hires across sectors as Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy…
Another team walks at Clydes as eight partners depart in San Francisco Muna Abdi Eight partners will be leaving Clyde & Co’s San Francisco office in favour of setting up their own firm in…
Bad timing – A&O loses M&A duo to Skadden following failed US merger talks Marco Cillario Allen & Overy has lost two well-respected London corporate partners to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom just days after…
Revolving doors: Back to school for new City Clydes, Kennedys and Pinsents laterals as European hires continue apace Muna Abdi City firms have been gearing up for what looks to be a busy September as Clyde & Co, Kennedys and…
Clyde & Co shipping team sets sail to establish boutique firm Muna Abdi Clyde & Co has lost at least five partners from its global marine group, with the shipping team leaving to set…
Revolving doors: KPMG and Orrick hire City partners as Ashurst and A&O focus on Germany Muna Abdi Lateral hires in London and Germany were the order of last week, with KPMG bolstering its City legal services bench,…
Wealth of experience: Fieldfisher hires private client duo from Linklaters Muna Abdi Fieldfisher has hired Linklaters’ head of trusts Peter Golden to lead up its private client team. Golden will replace partner Penny…
