Revolving doors: Post-summer hiring spree continues with Eversheds, Pinsents and Clydes adding to their ranks Kathryn McCann The post-summer hiring spree continued in earnest this week, with Eversheds, Pinsent Masons, Clyde & Co, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher…
Linklaters City corporate head Stuart Bedford quits to join LeapFrog Investments Legal Business Stuart Bedford, former City corporate head at Linklaters, is set to join emerging markets private equity house LeapFrog Investments as…
Cleary taps A&O for Frankfurt M&A hire as US law firms sustain Euro push Sarah Downey Top 25 Global law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has bolstered its ranks in Frankfurt with the hire of…
US spree: Morgan Lewis hires five-partner team for Shanghai launch as Latham taps A&O for German hire Matthew Field US-bred law firms have kicked off the key post-summer season with a rash of hires, with Morgan Lewis & Bockius…
Taylor Wessing hires buyout partner in latest London exit for Olswang Legal Business Taylor Wessing has moved to bolster its City buyout practice with the hire of a partner from Olswang in the latest in…
Revolving doors: DLA, Simmons and Fieldfisher all look abroad with international hires Legal Business The summer lull is over with a spate of new laterals for firms including multiple hires at DLA Piper, Simmons…
The eagle strikes: Cadwalader taps Bird & Bird for disputes head Baker Matthew Field New York-headquartered Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired Bird & Bird dispute resolution co-head Steven Baker to its London office.
MoFo and Gibson Dunn take a partner each from Proskauer’s City practice Kathryn McCann Following the news yesterday (20 August) that Proskauer Rose had hired from Dentons‘ private equity practice, the firm has lost…
Top KWM funds partner exits for Clifford Chance in Germany Matthew Field Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) for its highly-regarded Germany head of funds Sonya Pauls.
Akin Gump and Proskauer pick apart Dentons’ City private equity team Tom Moore Two leaders in Dentons‘ private equity practice in the City have quit the firm, with Igor Krivoshekov departing for Akin…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn adds New York PE strength while Bakers hires two in tax Legal Business US hires were on the cards for Baker & McKenzie and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Withers added in Hong…
Dentons takes fifth Irwin Mitchell partner in boost for banking practice Legal Business Dentons has strengthened its London banking and finance practice with the hire of Irwin Mitchell partner Simon Tweedle, its fifth…
Revolving Doors: Dechert makes double DLA hire as BLP, Bird & Bird and Mayer Brown add to international offices Legal Business In a big week for international hires Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bird & Bird and Mayer Brown…
Five partners exit Irwin Mitchell as real estate team leaves for Dentons and Howard Kennedy Matthew Field Irwin Mitchell has lost five partners from its London real estate practice, with a four-partner team defecting to Dentons and…
Revolving doors: Shoosmiths appoints five new partners as Burford and RPC make hires Matthew Field The front door was spinning at Shoosmiths this week as it swooped for hires from three City firms, while Ashurst‘s…
Revolving doors: Clydes, Paul Weiss and Halebury strengthen offerings with international hires Sarah Downey Last week saw a trio of firms bolster their international offerings through lateral hires, including Clyde & Co, US firm…
Simmons loses another patent heavyweight as A&O takes IP head Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its fifth major lateral hire this month, taking on Simmons & Simmons head of…
Quinn makes City white-collar crime play with hire of former SFO prosecutor Amaee Legal Business Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a long-anticipated corporate crime practice in London through the hire of…
Clifford Chance latest Magic Circle firm to boost New York office with restructuring hire Matthew Field Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped Chadbourne & Parke for restructuring lawyer Douglas Deutsch, its second hire to the New York…
Latham strikes again: US firm takes Slaughters finance partner Warna-kula-suriya Legal Business In what is arguably the most high-profile partner exit from Slaughter and May in recent history, Latham & Watkins has…
