Revolving Doors: Insurance-focused firms invest as Clydes expands in South Africa and DWF hires a former managing partner Michael West Last week saw a flurry of announcements as firms revealed their hires made over the summer. Clyde & Co invested in…
Latest hires boost Fried Frank’s bold City expansion plans under Graham White Legal Business Former Kirkland & Ellis de facto London head Graham White has experience in building City practices and almost a year…
Clifford Chance bolsters City disputes practice with Debevoise public law specialist Legal Business Having endured a spate of high profile departures from its corporate offering in recent years, Clifford Chance (CC) has made…
Linklaters finance partner Irvine heads to Kirkland in latest exit from Hong Kong office Legal Business For the third time this year and dealing a blow to Linklaters‘ Asian objectives, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited from…
Jenner & Block hires White & Case’s Charlie Lightfoot to front London launch Legal Business As Jenner & Block ramps up its City presence, the US litigation firm has hired White & Case partner Charlie…
EY Law recruits competition chief from CC to spearhead state aid, antitrust and trade practice Sarah Downey Big Four accountant EY continues to enhance its international legal offering and has recruited Clifford Chance’s (CC) competition-focused counsel Steven…
Revolving doors: Global 100 firms expand in Europe as Hill Dickinson hires a captain Legal Business Last week saw Global 100 firms building their presence in Europe, with White & Case bolstering its private equity (PE)…
Eversheds’ Manchester office loses partner trio to DLA Piper as firm builds up in construction Kathryn McCann DLA Piper has targeted Eversheds‘ Manchester base, hiring three of the firm’s partners from the office, as its bulks up…
Ashurst rebuilds in the City with Skadden’s former global private equity co-head Lascelles Sarah Downey Having lost a string of London-based corporate stars in the last two years, Ashurst is making efforts to enhance its…
Revolving Doors: Norton Rose Fulbright takes Hogan Lovells partner as Squires builds in Germany and BLM makes a senior hire Legal Business Despite the summer break being upon us, law firms have continued to invest in their recruitment strategies. Norton Rose Fulbright…
Completing the set: Morgan Lewis takes another two partners from K&L Gates in City structured finance push Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has recruited two further partners from K&L Gates, adding to the three already to have made…
City moves: BLP looks to broaden insurance offering with Clyde & Co’s Quirk Michael West Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has boosted its insurance practice and expanded its regulatory offering by recruiting Clyde & Co’s leading…
Ropes adds first full-time City IP partner as it recruits McDermott privacy co-chairs in data security push Legal Business Ropes & Gray is pushing on with its City build-out with McDermott Will & Emery data privacy co-chairs joining the…
Senior CC German exits mount as Latham recruits head of banking Hagelüken Legal Business Latham & Watkins has returned to Clifford Chance (CC) for another star hire, with German banking chief Alexandra Hagelüken becoming…
Bryan Cave’s London head talks not being ‘all singing and all dancing’ as firm hires Macfarlanes structured finance chief in City push Legal Business After having carried out a strategic review which will see the Global 100 firm look to create three ‘best-in-class’ international…
KPMG boosts German offering with double Taylor Wessing hire Legal Business Accountancy firms continue to build their presence in the legal sector with KPMG Law the latest to boost its legal…
Revolving doors: OC, DLA and DWF make key hires as CMA promotes new cartels head Sarah Downey Last week saw a trio of LB100 firms, Osborne Clarke (OC), DWF, and DLA Piper, make key national and international…
Europe’s re-emerging CLO market sees Sidley and Ropes turn to Weil Gotshal to boost structured finance teams Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges‘ structured finance practice in the City has been hit by the departure of two lawyers with…
Revolving doors: Mishcon loses City funds chief to OMM as firms bulk up in Asia Michael West O’Melveny & Myers (OMM) made a strategic move last week as it continues to ramp up its City office with…
Trading partners: Kirkland recruits Freshfields’ Blackstone and Goldman relationship partner Steele Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis continue to swap talent in the City, this time with Kirkland hiring the…
