Revolving Doors: Addleshaws hires in London as Weil, Bakers and Dentons make international appointments Legal Business Addleshaw Goddard boosted its London practice with another hire last week as Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, Dentons…
Quinn Emanuel takes fraud heavyweight Hastings from Addleshaw Goddard Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has recruited Addleshaw Goddard partner and fraud specialist Mark Hastings, constituting a major blow to…
‘An important step’: Shearman’s Soundy and Priestley resurface at Goodwin Legal Business Goodwin Procter has confirmed Mark Soundy and Sarah Priestley are joining following their resignation from Shearman & Sterling.
Another blow for KWM as Addleshaws hires former European head Boss along with two other partners Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has made a play for King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners, taking on the firm’s former managing partner…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump strengthens trade practice in London, while Mayer Brown expands pensions Legal Business In a busier week for laterals, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Mayer Brown strengthened their London…
Squires continues German growth with three-partner Frankfurt team from WilmerHale Matthew Field Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has recruited three litigation and competition partners from US firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &…
Freshfields latest to bulk up in the US with Cadwalader corporate hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its US platform, taking corporate partner Aly El Hamamsy from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
Rising star Sum quits for Sidley Austin in blow for Linklaters banking practice Legal Business Rising restructuring star Yen Sum will exit Linklaters‘ banking practice to join US firm Sidley Austin after eight years with…
KWM head of litigation and major biller Pollack in talks to join Covington Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ head of litigation Craig Pollack is in talks to move to US firm Covington & Burling.
DAC Beachcroft takes on Clyde & Co team including four partners Legal Business DAC Beachcroft will pick up a team from its insurance competitor Clyde & Co with four partners making the move…
Mishcon employment partner heads in-house in rare exit from City firm Sarah Downey Mishcon de Reya has seen a partner exit from its ranks, as it has emerged that employment lawyer Helen Croft…
Goodwin Procter poised to take majority of KWM’s prized funds team Georgiana Tudor Four King & Wood Mallesons partners, the majority of the firm’s influential funds team, are in talks to join Goodwin…
Goodwin Procter to take Halford and other KWM partners as recap fails Legal Business After resigning last month, King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) influential head of investment funds and major biller Michael Halford will…
Revolving doors: Another two out at Olswang as Clydes and WFW add to their benches Legal Business Arnold & Porter and Withers take the latest Olswang leavers, while Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), Clyde & Co and…
Simmons latest to benefit from KWM exits as German IP team quits Legal Business Simmons & Simmons announced today (16 November) the hire of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) intellectual property (IP) partner Michael…
Olswang’s patent prosecution co-head exits amid merger talks Madeleine Farman Olswang has lost the co-chair of its patent prosecution group to Dentons as the TMT firm prepares its mega merger…
Revolving doors: Clifford Chance and RPC bulk out in Asia as Dentons expands in Europe Legal Business In this week’s round-up of lateral appointments, Clifford Chance (CC) and RPC have added to the benches in Hong Kong, while…
Another defection from Macfarlanes as competition head moves to White & Case Legal Business In a rare move, White & Case has hired Macfarlanes competition and EU head Marc Israel after 15 years at…
‘One of the top teams’: Milbank takes A&O US senior partner in real estate group hire Matthew Field Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has taken on a three-partner team from Allen & Overy (A&O) in New York, including…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws and Hogan Lovells boost ranks as Matrix targets Freshfields and Olswang construction head exits Kathryn McCann In a busy week for laterals, Addleshaw Goddard, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have boosted their international ranks,…
