Allen & Overy loses litigation partner Florent to Baker McKenzie’s City hiring spree Muna Abdi Allen & Overy (A&O) has lost its second London partner in as many weeks with the defection of Marc Florent (pictured),…
Revolving doors: US moves for Baker McKenzie and Linklaters as Morgan Lewis makes City play Muna Abdi US and City firms have extended their reach in key jurisdictions with Baker McKenzie making a move in Silicon Valley and…
Revolving doors: Expansive Goodwin makes another City tech play as Dechert and Quinn hire further afield Muna Abdi Following a string of hires to expand its London office this year, Goodwin Procter has again added to its City technology…
Revolving doors: Ince appoints London managing partner duo as City players hire globally Muna Abdi After an eventful few months following its acquisition by Gordon Dadds, Ince has put down some roots with the appointment of…
HFW brings on board Ince shipping team to launch Monaco office Muna Abdi HFW is to launch a Monaco office after hiring a team from Ince led by partners Ian Cranston, Andrew Charlier…
Revolving doors: NRF loses insurance team to DAC Beachcroft as Taylor Wessing taps Fieldfisher for life sciences co-head Muna Abdi In an otherwise sedate week for City legal recruitment, DAC Beachcroft has proved the exception to the rule for August hiring,…
Taylor Wessing quartet boosts flourishing Goodwin City office as O’Melveny losses stack up Muna Abdi The City offices of progressive US firms continue to set the tone for the London lateral recruitment market – a…
Significant hires Legal Business Ashurst has lost former managing partner James Collis to Squire Patton Boggs. Collis succeeded Ashurst litigation managing partner Simon Bromwich…
Revolving doors: Eversheds ups City disputes investment as White & Case hires Latham duo in Milan Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland has added to recent investment in its London litigation and dispute management practice with a lateral hire from…
Revolving doors: City move for Weil as HSF adds duo in South Africa Muna Abdi In a quiet week for lateral recruitment, Weil, Gotshal & Manges hired from Ashurst in the City as other firms made…
Paul Hastings targets private equity again with Hogan Lovells trio Thomas Alan Paul Hastings has made a significant private equity play at the expense of Hogan Lovells, hiring a three-partner transatlantic team.…
Italian job: HSF hires two partners from Paul Hastings in Milan energy drive Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has hired a six-strong energy and infrastructure team from Paul Hastings, with two partners and four…
Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie expands £40m City tax practice as Eversheds makes multiple hires Muna Abdi In a muted week for lateral recruitment, Baker McKenzie and Eversheds Sutherland made hires in the City, while Eversheds also grew on…
Revolving doors: Ashurst bolsters project finance as Eversheds expands in the Netherlands Muna Abdi In a week dominated by European hires, Ashurst and Dentons turned to the City with hires in project finance and data privacy,…
Revolving doors: Dechert makes hires from Sidley and Hill Dickinson expands its commodities team Muna Abdi The lateral hires market has seen significant moves recently with Dechert hiring more partners from Sidley Austin, Crowell & Moring…
Former Ashurst managing partner Collis quits for Squire Patton Boggs Marco Cillario Ashurst lifer and former managing partner James Collis has quit the firm to join the London arm of Squire Patton…
Taylor Wessing beset by Goodwin’s City expansion as four more partners defect Nathalie Tidman Goodwin Procter has made good on its promise to build out its City technology and life sciences bench having again…
City O’Melveny exodus continues as Akin Gump hires private equity funds duo Nathalie Tidman The London woes of Allen & Overy’s prospective merger partner O’Melveny & Myers have continued with the loss of private…
‘Necessary bandwidth’: Addleshaws lures deal finance veteran from McDermott Anna Cole-Bailey Amid a quiet month for the lateral recruitment market in London, Addleshaw Goddard made the most significant play, bolstering its…
Significant hires Legal Business US giant Kirkland & Ellis has lost private equity duo David Arnold and Gavin Gordon (pictured) to Willkie Farr & Gallagher.…
