Filling the void: DLA Piper makes key investment funds hire with senior Nabarro appointment Legal Business DLA Piper has appointed Nabarro’s head of alternative investment funds, Andrew Wylie (pictured), to lead growth in its City investment…
Pinsents makes senior political hire in a bid to boost international awareness Legal Business Former secretary of state for international development Douglas Alexander (pictured) is joining national firm Pinsent Masons as an adviser to…
Revolving doors: Linklaters, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown reach into lateral hire market Legal Business In a busy week for Global 100 firms, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, and Linklaters have all added to their partner…
Kirkland & Ellis suffers London mass exit as seven partners walk out in less than a week Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has lost capital markets partner Andrew Hagan to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, within days of the firm losing…
Latham targets Asian private equity market with hires from Clifford Chance and Freshfields Tom Moore After making significant investment into its European private equity practice to transform it into one of the region’s biggest private…
Guest post: How law firms benefit when laterals don’t fit in Legal Business Much has been written recently about the need for law firms to integrate laterals more effectively. One need only search…
Revolving doors: Multiple hires for Mayer Brown, as Pinsents, Cooley and Jones Day make appointments Legal Business US firm Mayer Brown has made a number of lateral hires this week as Pinsent Masons, Cooley and Jones Day…
Magic Circle play: Dentons hires Clifford Chance veteran Voisey Legal Business Dentons continues to build its City offering through lateral recruitment, confirming the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) senior capital markets…
Revolving doors: Nabarro makes double disputes hire, as Big Four accounting firms make legal moves Legal Business In a busy week for City hires, Nabarro and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have added to their ranks, while accounting…
City corporate push: Dentons makes M&A play with Pinsent Masons partner Levy Legal Business Dentons has made a corporate play in the City with the hire of Stephen Levy, who departs Pinsent Masons after…
Vinson & Elkins ramps up City private equity push with hires from Freshfields and Cadwalader Legal Business US firm Vinson & Elkins has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partner Ian Frost and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft deal doer Paul…
Private equity play: Mayer Brown makes major move with the hire of Reed Smith’s Europe head Yam Legal Business US firm Mayer Brown has hired Reed Smith’s Europe and Middle East head of private equity Perry Yam (pictured) to…
Cooley continues City expansion with Mayer Brown finance partner Clark Legal Business US firm Cooley continues to recruit major lateral hires into its year-old London office as it has announced today (11…
Latham & Watkins lures CMA director of mergers to broaden London offering Legal Business Latham & Watkins has hired the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s director of mergers Jonathan Parker as it rounds out…
Revolving doors: team hires galore as Stephenson Harwood, Dentons and Clydes all add to their benches Legal Business In a busy week for international hires, several firms have made key team hires around the globe, with Stephenson Harwood,…
IP litigator Sternfeld departs boutique after 15 years to join Fieldfisher Legal Business Fieldfisher has bolstered its IP group and its life sciences practice with the hire of three partners from IP boutique…
Revolving doors: Nabarro, Pinsents and Hogan Lovells make key hires Legal Business Several firms have made noteworthy strategic appointments in the past week, with Nabarro, Pinsent Masons and Hogan Lovells all adding…
Quinn Emanuel hires Clydes litigator Friedman as it expands City-based Israel offering Legal Business Clyde & Co litigator Paul Friedman (pictured) has left the firm after more than 12 years to join US firm…
Latham takes another private equity partner from the Magic Circle as Linklaters’ Traugott departs Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins has hired Linklaters‘ German head of private equity Rainer Traugott as it continues its aggressive…
Revolving doors: Withers and Watson Farley make City hires as A&O boosts Frankfurt and New York practices Legal Business In a busy week for lateral hires, Withers and Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) have made appointments in the City…
