Pressure piles on Ashurst as ten partners quit last month Madeleine Farman Paul Hastings, A&O and PwC heap further woe on City stalwart A beleaguered Ashurst has suffered another wave of partner exits, with ten…
Ashurst changes another mind as James Perry gives up move to Gibson Dunn Victoria Young Ashurst has confirmed London regulatory partner James Perry will remain at the firm, after resigning in April for Gibson, Dunn…
Bird & Bird strengthens disputes bench with Nokia litigation head Legal Business Bird & Bird has landed former Nokia litigation head Richard Vary as a partner in its intellectual property (IP) and…
Shearman private equity head Mark Soundy to exit firm Legal Business Shearman & Sterling’s global private equity head Mark Soundy is to depart the firm after a three year stint.
‘Ready to hit the ground running’: former Ashurst PE player Lascelles joins Vinson & Elkins Legal Business Private equity specialist Shaun Lascelles, the former Ashurst Singapore head whose departure was announced last month, has joined Vinson &…
Revolving doors: Dechert, Mishcon and Squires strengthen the ranks Legal Business Following the post-summer hiring spree, the latter half of September only brought single lateral hires in criminal, corporate, tax and…
Irwin Mitchell exits continue as two corporate partners join OC in London Kathryn McCann Following last month’s exits to Dentons, Irwin Mitchell has lost a further two partners in London, with Edward Persse and…
Exits stack up as Olswang loses partners to Clifford Chance and Bond Dickinson Madeleine Farman Olswang has suffered a double exit with its co-head of life sciences departing the firm in favour of Clifford Chance,…
Stay or go? Heavyweight Ward abandons Paul Hastings move to remain at Ashurst Madeleine Farman Banking partner Nigel Ward is to remain at Ashurst after it was announced earlier this month he was to make…
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.
Vinter is coming: Covington boosts projects offering as former BG GC returns to private practice Legal Business Covington & Burling has landed a heavyweight in-house veteran to boost its London project finance offering with the arrival of…
‘A great enhancement to our practice’: Quinn lures Macfarlanes’ Berman in latest City hire Sarah Downey In a rare defection from Macfarlanes, financial services head David Berman is set to join Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Revolving doors: White & Case, Winston & Strawn, Fieldfisher and Bond Dickinson bolster ranks Legal Business Although last week saw several partner departures from a select few LB 100 players, namely Ashurst and Simmons & Simmons,…
Allen & Overy takes another two from Simmons in sustained IP push Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken its third and fourth IP partner from Simmons & Simmons this year, as it…
Engineering success: Eversheds hires top Nabarro construction disputes partner Douglas Legal Business Eversheds has hired disputes partner Jonathan Douglas from Nabarro to join the firm’s construction and engineering team.
Going private: KWM’s former City tax head resurfaces at Forsters Legal Business Former King & Wood Mallesons head of tax Heather Corben has resurfaced at private client firm Forsters, following the restructuring…
Revolving doors: National hires for Shoosmiths and DLA, while Ashurst also boosts its ranks Kathryn McCann In a week which saw multiple departures from Ashurst, the firm sought to reverse the trend with a hire in…
Ashurst Singapore head latest to go in day of exits for beleaguered firm Madeleine Farman Ashurst‘s Singapore managing partner is the latest to quit the firm, in a day where Ashurst has seen partner exits…
Paul Hastings adds another City heavyweight as Ashurst is hit again Legal Business Paul Hastings has continued to strengthen its burgeoning City practice with yet another high-profile lateral hire, this time taking respected…
Kirkland acquires litigation boutique to bolster US Supreme Court practice Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has bolstered its US appeal court credentials with its latest heavyweight lateral hires, bringing in former US…
